CO CO - Vicki Clements Carpenter, 25, Aurora, 18 Feb 1985

[PommyMommy]

Vicki Clements Carpenter

Case Details
Case Type: Homicide
Height: 5' 5"
Case Status: OPEN
Weight: 115 lbs
Aliases:
Identifying Marks:
Incident Date: 02/18/1985
Occupation:
Agency: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office
City: Centennial
Date of Birth: 08/17/1960
County: Arapahoe
Date of Death: 04/02/1985
Agency Case #: 85-10495
Age: 25
Judicial District: 18th Judicial District
Gender: Female
Year Solved:
Race: Caucasian
NamUs Case #: Unknown
Eyes: Brown
NCMEC Case #: Unknown
Hair: Brown

About this Case:
Ms. Carpenter was a popular, outgoing, energetic and well-liked 25-year-old woman who loved her three-year-old son and family. Vicki also loved Country-Western Dancing and was showing interest in participating in variety contests at local establishments. Although estranged from one another, Vicki and her husband kept their relationship amicable for the sake of their son. On the evening of February 18, 1985, Vicki went to Knicks Restaurant and Saloon for the first time to participate in a fashion contest. At about midnight she left Knicks and headed home. She never showed up and her mother, who had been on the phone all night trying to locate her, reported her missing the next day. Witnesses at Knicks later stated they saw Vicki get into her white and maroon, 1967 Buick by herself. The car was later found abandoned and disabled only a half mile east of Knicks, in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Vicki's family knew that something terrible must have happened to her because she would never leave her son or family. The family continued to search for her until their hopes were dashed on April 2, 1985, when some kids who had been fishing discovered Vicki's partially submerged body floating in the Cherry Creek spillway. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.

If you have any information about this case, please contact:
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, Centennial CO

Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail: Vicki Carpenter

 

[PommyMommy]

SEP 10, 2012
Ten more unsolved Denver murders: Read victims' personal stories
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Vicki Clements Carpenter graduated from Denver's Temple Baptist Academy in 1978. The following year she married Paul Carpenter. Their son, Justin, was born in December 1981. Vicki was employed by King Soopers as a Secretary at their store on Montview in Aurora. A popular, outgoing individual, she enjoyed country-western dancing. Separated from her husband in August 1984, Vicki and Justin lived with her mother, Lynette Clements.

On the evening of February 18, 1985, Vicki went to Knicks Restaurant and Saloon for the first time to participate in a fashion contest. At about midnight she left Knicks and headed home. She never showed up and her mother reported her as missing the next day. Witnesses at Knicks later stated they saw Vicki get into her white and maroon, 1967 Buick by herself. The car was later found abandoned and disabled only a half mile east of Knicks, in the parking lot of an apartment complex.

Vicki's partially submerged body was found in the Cherry Creek Spillway on April 2, 1985. Authorities believe she was strangled. If you have information that might be related to this crime, please call Investigator Bruce Isaacson at the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office -- 720-874-4022 -- or e-mail him at BIsaacson@co.arapahoe.co.us

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[PommyMommy]

SEP 26, 2019
Colorado Cold Case (Beth Miller, Denise Davenport, Jonelle Matthews, Vicki Carpenter

 

[PayrollNerd]

Someone must have been hiding in the backseat of the car. Once she was out of the line of sight, that person pops up, scares her and she stops the car. I wonder if there was any evidence found in that car that belonged to her husband or someone at Knicks.

 

[PommyMommy]

MAY 10, 2018
Unsolved: Young mom's body dumped in reservoir | 9news.com
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She won the swimsuit competition and then left to meet friends at another nearby bar. She never made it there.

The next day her car was found at an apartment complex on Hampden Avenue, with a slit tire.

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"They weighted her body down with cinderblocks and chains in hopes that she would never be found," said Michelle. "What kind of person does that? It's a monster that would do that."

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The condition of her remains caused problems for investigators who have never been able to determine her exact cause of death. There also was no DNA evidence.

One witness came forward and told police she saw Vicki after she left Knicks, at a 7-11 on East Girard Avenue. That person said Vicki was with another woman with long dark hair. The mystery woman has never been found.

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[PommyMommy]

FEB 19, 2021
What Happened To Vicki Carpenter Remains A Mystery 36 Years Later – CBS Denver (cbslocal.com)
What happened to Vicki Carpenter 36 years ago remains a mystery. The 24-year-old’s body was discovered in the Cherry Creek spillway about 6 weeks after she was last seen in 1985.

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Anyone with information regarding what happened to Vicki is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867). You can text to CRIMES (274637) then title DMCS and enter your message or send an e-mail to metro-denvercrimestoppers.com. If the information you provide leads to the arrest and charging of a wanted individual, you can receive a cash reward up to $2,000.

 

[guytc]

Is there already a thread of followers of this case? I was made aware of come circumstantial facts that point to a man up for parole this month, for a murder case he was convicted of.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Is there already a thread of followers of this case? I was made aware of come circumstantial facts that point to a man up for parole this month, for a murder case he was convicted of.

This is the thread.

Be sure to read the posting rules!

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[BlkMtnGirl]

Is there already a thread of followers of this case? I was made aware of come circumstantial facts that point to a man up for parole this month, for a murder case he was convicted of.

Welcome to Websleuths! Do you have a mainstream media link to information on the murder case?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Who murdered Vicki Clements Carpenter?​

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado Bureau of Investigation are working to solve the cold case murder of Vicki Clements Carpenter over 37 years ago.

The sheriff’s office said Carpenter went to Knicks Restaurant and Saloon on Feb. 18, 1985, to compete in a fashion contest. They said around midnight, she left the restaurant.

Carpenter’s mother said she never returned home, and she reported her daughter missing the next day.

Witnesses told the sheriff’s office they saw Carpenter get into a white and maroon 1967 Buick by herself at Knicks.

Carpenter’s car was later found abandoned and disabled half a mile from Knicks in the parking lot of an apartment complex.

A little less than two months later on April 2, 1985, Carpenter’s body was found floating in the Cherry Creek spillway by kids who were fishing.

“Investigative leads in this case have failed to identify who is responsible for murdering this young, vivacious woman,” the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said.

The sheriff’s office said that Carpenter, 25 at the time, had a three-year-old son.

Cold case: Who murdered this young mom in 1985?

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado Bureau of Investigation are working to solve the cold case murder of Vicki Clements Carpenter over 37 years ago.

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