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The following episode contains intensely disturbing accounts of violence. Listener discussion is advised.

My mother, she loved Colorado. Whether it be the piece of the plains or the mountains, that's what made it home.

She was definitely a free spirit. Nothing can bring her down.

Being able to come west was an escape for her to get away from the abuse.

I felt like I needed to find my mother.

It appears to be the female human body.

It takes a special kind of person to do something that evil.

And he got down on his knees and started crying that he had just killed somebody. He was allegedly abusive, violent, should they be a witness or should they be a suspect?

I was scared. But there was not one second that I thought I should just stop the search.

Stop was not an option.

There are over 100,000 cold cases in America.

Only about 1% are ever solved.

This is one of those rare stories.

It's June 26, 2023, in Aurora, Colorado. John Kellner is a district attorney for the 18th Judicial District.

Aurora is the gateway to the Rockies.

You've got the mountains to the west, you've got the wide open plains to the east.

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