CO CO - Jessica Caudill, 15, Golden, 14 April 1990

Name: Jessica Lynn Caudill, 15
Location body found: Cottonwood grove in Golden
Agency: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department
Date body found: April 14, 1990
Cause of Death: Strangled
Suspect: None identified

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Jessica Caudill (Provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department)


Jessica Lynn Caudill signed her poetry “Night Child.” She was a 15-year-old free spirit who frequently ran away from home, catching rides with long-haul truck drivers at truck stops across the country.
Jessica had a dream of going to Hollywood to become a rock ‘n’ roll star.

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Jessica was a runaway from Georgia, who was known to have hitched rides with truck drivers and had previously done so all the way to California. Jessica also used the name Night Child and Angel Heart when she traveled. She was frequently seen wearing a denim jacket with brown leather fringe.

She was known to have hung out at truck stops, and was believed to have been seen at the Union 76 Truck Stop at West 44th Avenue and Ward Road in Wheat Ridge.

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Laughing said:

OK, I am not a regular on that thread, but this brought Buckskin Girl to my mind:

She was frequently seen wearing a denim jacket with brown leather fringe.

Didn't check the years or anything, but I-70 does reach east of Ohio & west of Denver.

JMHO YMMV LRR ETC

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