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47 Denver homicides in 2011: See where they happened

The Denver coroner has released the final homicide list for 2011 -- a somber roster with 47 names on it, ranging from the well-known (Kenia Monge, nineteen, slain by Travis Forbes) and boarder Brandon Sigalaf to individuals that may never have seen print until this post. Look below and page...
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The Denver coroner has released the final homicide list for 2011 -- a somber roster with 47 names on it, ranging from the well-known (Kenia Monge, nineteen, slain by Travis Forbes) and boarder Brandon Sigalaf to individuals that may never have seen print until this post. Look below and page down to see interactive maps of all the known crime scenes -- and click on victim names that appear in blue to read our original coverage about these tragic events.

47. Herbert Packard Time and date of death: 2:15 p.m. December 19 Male, white, 79 Cause of death: Pending further studies Location: Not listed


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46. Andrea Roan Time and date of death: 3:32 p.m. December 16 Female, white, 27 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to the head Location: 1200 block of Washington Street


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45. Dwayne Morris Time and date of death: 6:03 p.m. December 2 Male, black, 18 Cause of death: Gunshot wound of the neck Location: 13144 East Robins Drive

44. Manuel Martinez Time and date of death: 1:30 p.m. November 27 Male, Hispanic, 27 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to the head Location: Unknown


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43. Pamela Legg Time and date of death: 7:50 p.m. November 7 Female, white, 64 Cause of death: Complications of immobilization (pneumonia and pulmonary emboli) due to fracture of right femur Location: 5195 West Quincy Avenue


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42. Mark Sepulveda Time and date of death: 3 p.m. October 18 Male, Hispanic, 24 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to chest Location: 14th Avenue and Krameria Street


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41. Alonzo Bencomo Time and date of death: 9:30 p.m. October 3 Male, Hispanic, 34 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to the thorax Location: 250 South Osceola Street


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40. Marquez Jones Time and date of death: 11:45 a.m. September 18 Male, black, 24 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to the head Location: East 8th Avenue at North Broadway Street


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39. Katrishay Quarles Time and date of death: 3:15 p.m. September 17 Female, black, 18 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to the thorax Location: Park Avenue West and Lawrence Street

38. Kenia Monge Time and date of death: 2:30 a.m. September 8 (time of body recovery) Female, Hispanic, 19 Cause of death: Undetermined cause of death Location: Unknown; body found buried under a cottonwood tree near Keenesburg


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37. Patricio Archuleta Time and date of death: 8 a.m. September 3 Male, Hispanic, 34 Cause of death: Multiple (two) gunshot wounds Location: 4801 Morrison Road


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36. Maurice Sevier Time and date of death: 3:35 p.m. September 3 Male, black, 55 Cause of death: Multiple sharp force injuries Location: 1525 Perry Street


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35. Brandon Sigalaf (earlier identified as "Brandon Sigala") Time and date of death: 11 p.m. August 28 Male, Hispanic, 27 Cause of death: Gunshot wound of head Location: 26th Avenue and Zuni Street

34. Timothy Volk Time and date of death: 9:05 a.m. August 28 Male, white, 48 Cause of death: Pending histology and medical records review Location: Not listed


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33. Larry Buerman Time and date of death: 4 p.m. August 23 Male, white, 52 Cause of death: Stab wound to chest Location: 2371 Monaco Parkway


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32. Juanita Smith Time and date of death: 3 p.m. August 22 Female, black, 48 Cause of death: Stab wound to chest Location: 1535 Unitah Street


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31. Manuel Amaro-Rojas Time and date of death: 2:30 a.m. August 11 Male, Hispanic, 24 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to the right arm and chest Location: Unknown; found in car near 8th and Decatur


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30. Crystal Crespin Time and date of death: 1:15 a.m. August 8 Female, Hispanic, 32 Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds Location: 1080 South Eliot Street, Apartment 2


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29. Byron Parker Time and date of death: 12:50 p.m. August 7 Male, black, 29 Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds Location: 753 North Santa Fe Drive


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28. Donald Hubbard Time and date of death: 10:41 p.m. August 7 Male, black, 52 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to the chest Location: 5300 block of East 33rd Avenue


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27. David Maestas Time and date of death: 7:50 p.m. August 7 Male, Hispanic, 33 Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds Location: 2200 block of North Downing Street


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26. Anthony Silva Time and date of death: 4:42 a.m. July 23 Male, Hispanic, 25 Cause of death: Gunshot wounds (two) to the chest. Location: 36th Avenue and Pontiac Street, Denver


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25. Dominick Johnson Time and date of death: 10:30 p.m. July 4 Male, black, 28 Cause of death: Perforating gunshot wound of the chest. Location: 3400 block of Dahlia Street


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24. Annette Taylor Time and date of death: 3:12 a.m. June 25 Female, black, 49 Cause of death: Stab wound of chest Location: 1955 Arapahoe St, #704, Denver


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23. Martin Wieland Time and date of death: 9:40 p.m. June 15 Male, white, 54 Cause of death: Complications of blunt force injuries to the head Location: 813 16th St., Denver


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22. Sanai Pitts. Time and date of death: 8:40 a.m. June 11 Male, white, under age 1 Cause of death: Complications of thermal injury and blunt injuries due to non-accidental trauma Location: 2692 So. Federal Blvd., Denver


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21. James Sanchez. Time and date of death: 3:56 a.m. June 5 Male, Hispanic, 24 Cause of death: Gunshot wound of chest Location: 375 S. Yates St., Denver


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20. Richard McDaniel. Time and date of death: 8:10 p.m. May 29 Male, black, 40 Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds Location: 30th Ave. & Lafayette St., Denver


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19. Laura Emery. Time and date of death: 2:34 a.m. May 26 Female, Hispanic, 46 Cause of death: Multiple stab wounds Location: 2420 Wesley Ave., Denver


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18. Gary Chavez. Time and date of death: 11:23 p.m. May 21 Male, Hispanic, 51 Cause of death: Penetrating gunshot wound of the abdomen Location: 5545 N. Xanadu Way, Denver

17. Denise Fransua. Time and date of death: 5:42 p.m. May 17 Female, Hispanic, 44 Cause of death: Gunshot wound of chest Location: 3847 Bryant St., Denver


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16. Briana Ramon. Time and date of death: 2:39 a.m. May 8 Female, Hispanic, 17 Cause of death: Gunshot wound of head Location: 2140 W. Gill Place, Denver


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15. Denetta Sillemon-Mills. Time and date of death: 4:34 p.m. May 4 Female, black, 49 Cause of death: Multiple sharp force injuries Location: 1900 E 35th Ave, Denver, Denver


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14. Kenneth Matthews Time and date of death: 3:15 a.m. May 2 Male, black, 43 Cause of death: Stab wounds to chest Location: 2100 Block of Lawrence St., Denver

13. Heather Pierce Time and date of death: 3:05 p.m. Female, white, 33 Cause of death: Blunt force trauma to head Location: Unknown


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12. Equihua Lopez Time and date of death: 10:03 p.m. April 15 Male, Hispanic, 30 Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds Location: 136 S. Julian St., Denver


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11. Gerald Schwartzman Time and date of death: 5:36 p.m. April 13 Male, white, 73 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to head Location: 1200 Blk of Hudson St. & Grape St., Denver


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10. Karen Escobar Time and date of death: 7:53 a.m. Female, Hispanic, 28 Cause of death: Multiple stab wounds Location: 4900 Block of East Warren St., Denver


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9. Cherise Houston Time and date of death: 11:30 p.m. March 23, 2011 Female, black, 24 Cause of death: Gunshot wound of head Location: 900 South Quince Street, Denver

8. Amara Sayon Time and date of death: 11:31 p.m. March 23, 2011 Male, mixed, 22 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to chest Location: 900 South Quince Street #D523, Denver


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7. Jacob Lauver Time and date of death: 4:18 a.m. March 12, 2011 Male, white, 21 Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds to head and chest Location: 2850 West Vassar Street, Denver


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6. Ramiro Sanchez Time and date of death: 12:53 p.m. February 18 Male, Hispanic, 56 Cause of death: Blunt force trauma to the head Location: 122 Stuart St., Denver

5. Ronald Ford Time and date of death: 2 p.m. February 11, 2011 Male, white, 63 Cause of death: Blunt force trauma to the head Location: 122 Stuart Street, Denver


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4. George Valenzuela-Lopez Time and date of death: 2:56 a.m. February 9, 2011 Male, Hispanic, 34 Cause of death: Complications of multiple gunshot wounds Location: 214 South Federal Boulevard, Denver


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3. Susan Wiggs Time and date of death: 8:21 p.m. January 25, 2011 Female, white, 58 Cause of death: Gunshot wound of the head Location: 936 Sheridan Boulevard, Denver


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2. Marvin Smith Time and date of death: 5:47 p.m. January 22, 2011 Male, black, 33 Cause of death: Gunshot wound to the abdomen Location: 605 West 26th Street #206, Denver


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1. Quentin Smith Time and date of death: 1:16 a.m. January 22, 2011 Male, black, 21 Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds Location: 36th Avenue and Pontiac Street, Denver

More from our Mile High Murder archive: "Mile High Murder: A grisly list of 23 Denver homicides through July 4 (2009)."

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