ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Laramie County, WY

The Blackthorn Murders (1973)

Unsolved homicide from 1973 in Laramie County, WY. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the physical evidence inventory.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1973

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

  2. 1974

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

  3. 1988

    A retired detective releases his field notes to the family.

  4. Recently

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

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mapsandtime2 days ago

County weather records contradict the stated ground conditions in the scene report. That changes the tyre impression reading.

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