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Grand Junction Cold Case Murder Of Deborah Tomlinson Solved After 45 Years

It was Dec 27, 1975 when Grand Junction Police officers responded to an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Belford Avenue.

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December 3, 2020

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4)– The Grand Junction Police Department says a 45-year-old cold case has been solved. The investigation involved the homicide of 19-year-old Deborah Tomlinson.

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It was Dec 27, 1975 when Grand Junction Police officers responded to an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Belford Avenue. A caller had said a woman was dead inside one of the units. Officers found Tomlinson, who had been bound, sexually assaulted, and strangled.

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