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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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).”
