WARNING: This story contains mentions of death and assault.
Cold Case Solved: Rhonda Marie Fisher Murder in Colorado
An unsuspecting piece of evidence has helped authorities close a case that’s been haunting Colorado for nearly 40 years.
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Discovery of Rhonda Marie Fisher’s Body
On April 1st, 1987 the body of a 30-year-old woman named Rhonda Marie Fisher was discovered on the side of the road 35 miles from Denver.
Reports confirm that she was sexually assaulted and strangled.
Initial Investigation and Challenges in the 1980s
Fisher was last seen the night before in Denver. When law enforcement initially looked into the case decades ago, an early person of interest in the case was cleared.
However, officialsconfirmed that these investigations were not looking at any serial offenders in the area.
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