Thomas Carpenter

Death by Force

On December 27, 1973, Colorado State Patrol Officer Thomas “Tom” Carpenter, aged 31, was found deceased in his patrol car, marking a tragic and unresolved chapter in the history of law enforcement in Colorado. The incident occurred in the morning hours, with Carpenter last seen around 9 a.m. on the westbound on-ramp from Broadway to the Boulder Turnpike. At that time, he was observed with a vehicle and two men, described as a white male and a black male. The vehicle in question was later det ...Read More