Melanie Suzanne Cooley
- Age
- 18
- Gender
- F
- Race
- White
- Hair color
- Brown
- Date of birth
- 10/27/1956
- Date of death
- 05/02/1975
- Aliases
- Suzi
#75-6817-1337Tier-1 extracted
Melanie Suzanne Cooley
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
May 2, 1975
Recovery location
Golden, CO
Coordinates
39.7555, -105.2211
Days open
18,664
Victim
Extracted
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedOn April 15, 1975, Melanie "Suzi" Cooley left Nederland High School where she was a senior. She was last seen hitchhiking in Nederland. A road maintenance worker found her body on May 2, 1975 in Coal Creek Canyon. Melanie was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue jean jacket with an embroidered eagle on the back and tan colored boots. Melanie had been hit over the head repeatedly with a large rock.
Anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to please contact the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office.
Modus operandi
Tier-1Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 39.7555
- Longitude
- -105.2211
- Precision
- Landmark
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