Colorado True Case Files.

A complete list of all the missing persons, unsolved cases, and resolved cases featured on True Case Files from the state of Colorado. Links to full case write-ups are provided.

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MISSING IN COLORADO:

Name: Nicholle Torrez

Missing since: December 14th, 2006

Last seen in: Denver, CO

Age at disappearance: 27

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Name: Bekime 'Becky' Elshani

Missing since: March 29th, 2008

Last seen in: Colorado Springs, CO

Age at disappearance: 22

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Name: Nicole Silvers

Missing since: April 9th, 2014

Last seen in: Longmont, CO

Age at disappearance: 16

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Name: Lashaya Stine

Missing since: July 15th, 2016

Last seen in: Aurora, CO

Age at disappearance: 16

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Name: Daniela 'Jasmin' Amaro

Missing since: October 6th, 2017

Last seen in: Denver, CO

Age at disappearance: 29

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Name: Nathaniel Holmes

Missing since: December 19th, 2017

Last seen in: Westminster, CO

Age at disappearance: 17

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Name: Rashell Hammond

Missing since: August 15th, 2019

Last seen in: Mosca, CO

Age at disappearance: 30

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UNSOLVED IN COLORADO:

A woman shot to death in front of her father's home.

Name: Margaret Sweet (38)

Case type: Murder; shooting.

Date: December 24th, 2008

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

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A preteen from Greeley vanished while walking to the mall. Two months later, her body was found in an irrigation ditch.

Name: Kayleah Wilson (12)

Case type: Disappearance and murder.

Missing: March 28th, 2010

Remains found: May 19th, 2010

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A young woman brutally murdered inside her Aurora residence.

Name: Chantila Wooten (24)

Case type: Murder; sharp force trauma.

Date: October 8th, 2010.

Location: Aurora, CO

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A college student found strangled to death inside her Colorado Springs apartment.

Name: Angelina Sicola (23)

Case type: Murder; strangulation.

Date: May 2nd, 2013.

Location: Colorado Springs, CO

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A mother from Maysville vanished from her family's home in 2020. Her husband was charged with murder in 2021, but charges were later dropped without prejudice. Suzanne's remains were found in 2023.

Name: Suzanne Morphew (49)

Case type: Disappearance and murder.

Missing: May 10th, 2020

Remains found: September 2023.

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A teen girl found shot to death inside her family's Pueblo home a day before her birthday.

Name: Hailey Perkins (13)

Case type: Murder; shooting

Date: June 27th, 2022

Location: Pueblo, CO

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RESOLVED IN COLORADO:

Name: Kara Nichols (19)

Case type: Disappearance/homicide.

Missing: October 9th, 2012

Remains found: February 3rd, 2022

Arrest made: February 2022

Outcome: Joel Hollendorfer was found guilty of manslaughter in June 2023. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Full story: The Disappearance and Murder of Kara Nichols.

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Name: Kelsie Schelling (21)

Case type: Disappearance/presumed murder.

Missing since: February 5th, 2013

Arrest made: November 15th, 2017

Outcome: Kelsie's body/father of her unborn child, Donthe Lucas, was found guilty of Kelsie's murder in March 2021. He was sentenced to life in prison. Lucas has denied involved in Kelsie's disappearance, and her remains have not been found. 

Full story: The Disappearance and Presumed Murder of Kelsie Schelling.

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Name: Kiaya Campbell (10)

Case type: Sexual assault/murder.

Date: June 7th, 2017

Arrest made: June 8th, 2017

Outcome: Aidan Zellmer pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of Kiaya on February 1st, 2019. In exchange for his guilty plea, the sexual assault charges were dropped. Zellmer was sentenced to life in prison and will be eligible for parole after serving 40 years.

Full story: The Murder of Kiaya Campbell.
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Name: Natalie Bollinger (19)

Case type: Murder; shooting.

Date: December 28th, 2017

Arrest made: February 8th, 2018

Outcome: Joseph Lopez accepted a plea deal in December 2018 and pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Natalie Bollinger. He was sentenced to 48 years in prison plus 5 years' probation.

Full story: The Murder of Natalie Bollinger.

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Name: Jepsy Amaga Kallungi (26)

Case type: Disappearance/presumed murder.

Missing since: March 21st, 2019

Arrest made: June 2021.

Outcome: Jepsy's husband, Dane Kallungi, went to trial in March 2023 and was found guilty of Jepsy's murder. He was sentenced to life in prison. Despite several searches, Jepsy's body has still not been found. 

Full story: The Disappearance and Presumed Murder of Jepsy Amaga Kallungi.

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