Dawn DeHerrera loved to perform native American dances.
Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post- Dawn DeHerrera
She had a soft spot for homeless people and would often give up her lunch for someone she saw on the street, said her friend Jennifer Nelson. She loved cherries and pomegranates.
She was the “gentlest person I ever knew,” Nelson related to Families of Victims of Homicide and Missing Persons.
When friends were down or upset, she often said, “It’s all good, sista.”
DeHerrera disappeared in late December of 2002.
Police were called to a massage center near Federal Boulevard and Speer Boulevard in early 2003 on the report of a decaying body.
An autopsy was performed and it was determined that the remains were those of DeHerrera.
She died of asphyxiation, the coronmer concluded.
A service was held at the Denver Zen Center. No names of family members were announced in her obituary. Friends were asked to bring flowers and memories.
Anyone with information about DeHerrera’s murder is asked to contact Denver police at 720-913-2000. Denver Post reporter Kirk Mitchell can be contacted at 303-954-1206 or follow him on Twitter @KmitchellDP