Scott Marcus was the kind of guy who was eager to help other people.
On March 25, 1994, his generosity cost him his life.
- Scott Marcus, 37
He agreed to fill in for a co-worker during a graveyard shift at a 7-Eleven at store near East Evans Avenue and South Holly Street.
Early that morning his killer entered the store with a gun to rob it.
It’s unclear what sparked the shooting. There were no witnesses.
The store was not then outfitted with a surveillance camera. A still camera in the store must be triggered by the clerk and for whatever reason it was never pressed.
The killer fired at least one bullet into his chest.
According to a Rocky Mountain News story at the time, the killer got away with less than $20. Money was strewn all over the floor.
Marcus had only been working at the store for three months, according to the story.
The next morning a Rainbo bread-truck driver discovered the body when he stopped to make a delivery at 4:45 a.m.
Customers said the father of a 12-year-old boy talked about a film career.
Marcus’ older brother, Dan, released a statement calling the crime “a senseless, brutal, non-thinking act of violence,” according to the News article.
“A robbery of a human life for a measly $20 to $30 – is this the price some sickos put on human lives nowadays? Well, this older brother of the victim says this (kind of) senseless crime has to stop or it invalidates much of the good in humankind,” he was quoted as saying.
Police say Marcus was raised in Kansas City, Mo., where his father worked long hours in an electric company and his mother traveled the country showing German shepherds.
Anyone with tips about who killed Marcus are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Call Denver Post staff writer Kirk Mitchell at 303-954-1206 or follow him on Twitter @kmitchellDP.
