Investigators are asking the public’s help in solving a murder that happened 20 years ago this month in southern Colorado.
The body of Deborah Reid was found on Aug. 14, 1997, under a bridge about 16 miles east of Walsenburg, according to a Colorado Bureau of Investigation news release. Reid, from Las Animas, was 34 at the time.
She was reported missing, by her sister and her ex-husband on Aug. 4, 1997, after failing to show up at her job at the Bent County Corrections Facility. She had made a phone call Aug. 3 from a La Junta gas station, her last known whereabouts.
The CBI said the cause of Reid’s death is unknown because of severe body decomposition, but investigators believe she was murdered.
Homicide investigators are looking for new information in this cold case.
“Deborah was a mother of two young girls and someone who was well-respected in the community,” said CBI Agent Kellon Hassenstab. “My hope is that someone will provide that key piece of information that will help us solve this case and bring justice to Deborah and her family.”
Anyone with information on Reid’s disappearance, her death or a possible suspect is asked to call Hassenstab at 303-239-4312.
