On a fall day in 1985, the discovery of a woman's body in a Denver alley began a mystery that would endure for decades. Sonya Richardson, a 37-year-old Black female, was found on October 4, 1985, in the 1600 block of Verbena Street. She had been shot to death, and her case was immediately classified as a homicide.
The initial investigation into Richardson's death did not lead to any arrests, and as time passed with no new leads, her case grew cold. The Denver Police Department has not pub
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