Our card this week is Marjorie Fithian, a wild card from Colorado.

It broke my heart when I first heard about what happened to Marjorie and her son, so

even though they're not featured on a cold case card in Colorado, I knew we had to tell

you their story.

And not just because it is so devastating, but because nearly 50 years have gone by since

Marjorie's murder and some of the stories surrounding her death are as confusing today

as they were back then.

From a personal attack to a serial killer to drug conspiracies, detectives need help closing

this case.

It's one that's haunted them for decades, and they're still desperate to solve it.

I'm Ashley Flowers, and this is The Deck.

Around 9am on June 24, 1975, Terry Furnish, a ranch worker, was driving down a rural dirt

road in Roggan, Colorado toward work.

Terry was a few miles away from the ranch when he saw a car speeding by him heading

in the opposite direction.

Now it might not sound unusual to pass another car on your way to work, but on this particular

country road, it was.

Terry was on County Road 386, which is a dirt road sandwiched between two highways with

nothing but fields as far as you can see.

It's not really a thoroughfare, so it was weird to see a little sedan way out there.

The car was going fast, and it kicked up dirt as it sped past Terry's truck.

Terry thought maybe it was just someone who took the wrong exit off nearby I-76, but

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