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The Denver coroner’s office has issued its report about homicides through June 2011. The 24 to date is way over 50 percent of last year’s 39 — but even if it wasn’t, loved ones of victims such as Gerald Schwartzman would still be grieving. Look below and page down to see synopses of each incident’s coroner report, and click on the name to see Westword‘s original coverage. Also see interactive graphics showing Google Maps of the area near the scenes.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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).”
