Police say forensic evidence has led them to uncover the man responsible for killing a 56-year-old businesswoman in Colorado Springs in 2010.
Investigators believe Robert Quillen is the person who shot Yong Glenn to death on March 8, 2010, at her tailoring shop — Yong’s Tailor Shop and Cleaners — on the 3800 block of Maizeland Road.
Police say after Yong’s killing, her vehicle, a tan or gold 2001 Nissan Pathfinder, was stolen.
“In March 2016, the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Cold Case Homicide Unit was notified after someone attempted to register Ms. Glenn’s vehicle in California,” police said in a Thursday news release. “As the investigation progressed, Cold Case Investigators identified Robert Quillen as the driver of the vehicle in California.”
Authorities say they learned that Quillen had committed suicide shortly before the vehicle surfaced.
“Forensic analysis of the firearm used in Mr. Quillen’s suicide matched that of the firearm used to murder Yong Glenn in 2010,” the release said.
Police say firearm evidence, and other evidence recovered from the vehicle and information gathered since Yong’s murder, convinced investigators and prosecutors that Quillen was responsible for her death.
CORRECTION: This story was updated at 7:43 a.m. Jan. 20, 2016 to correct the spelling of Yong Glenn’s last name.