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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Washoe County, NV

The Blackthorn Murders (1977)

Unsolved homicide from 1977 in Washoe County, NV. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the forensic lab record.

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Abandoned warehouse interior lit by a single shaft of light
Timeline
  1. 1977

    Body discovered near Blackthorn; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1978

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1990

    Evidence is re-submitted for testing under a cold case grant.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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tidewater2 weeks ago

The tip line transcripts were never indexed. Volunteers have digitised roughly a third and duplicate callers are already emerging.

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