CO CO - Maria Abbatiello-Smith, 30, the body of a homicide victim was found in a vacant field near 700 block of Mariposa Street, Denver, 26th Nov 1977

[Truly_Mysterious]

Maria Abbatiello-Smith​

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Case Details​

Case Type: Homicide
Case Status: OPEN
Incident Date: 11/26/1977
Agency: Denver Police Department
Agency Case #:77-409341
City: Denver
County: Denver
Judicial District: 2nd Judicial District

Victim Details​

Age: 30
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth: 3/8/1947
Date of Death: 11/26/1977
Aliases/AKA: Marie Sandra (Abbatiello) Smith, Marie S. Abbatiello, Sandra Smith, Sandra Abbatiello
Occupation: Worked at the Airman's Club on the Lowry Air Force Base

About this Case​

On November 20th, 1977, 30 year old Maria Abbatiello-Smith was reported missing. Six days later, her body was found within a vacant field near the 700 block of Mariposa Street. During the investigation, it was determined that Maria was the victim of a homicide. Prior to her death, Maria worked at the Airman's Club on the Lowry Air Force Base.

If you have any information about this case, please contact:​

Denver Police Department, Denver, Colorado

LINKS:

>>Colorado.gov Cold Case file<<
>>Denvergov.org file<<
>>Ancestry.com Tree Search, then click "view all" (NOTE: shows name discrepancies but the date and place of death are both correct)<<

 

[subaw0067]

Bumping this case

 

[RuinRoad]

Two days after Christmas the year before another womans body would be found along railroad tracks just under 4000 feet away.

Tina Grant,22, was an exotic dancer on East Colfax Ave.