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June 2025
'DENVER (KDVR) — The Weld County Sheriff’s Office posted about the unsolved case of Marjorie Fithian’s death, as Tuesday marks 50 years since the “tragic mystery.”
''On June 24, 1975, Marjorie Fithian and her 18-month-old son, Dylan Fithian, planned on taking a bus from Denver to their home in Greeley after a family visit. However, neither Marjorie nor Dylan ever boarded the bus back home.
Later that morning, Marjorie was found dead on a gravel road about 50 miles from Denver, with a gunshot wound to her head. The sheriff’s office said her unharmed son was found there too, holding onto his mother’s hand. The person who found them was ranch hand, Terry Furnish, who immediately called for help.
“Theories about Marjorie’s death initially involved drug trafficking, as she had a history of marijuana use, and a local drug dealer falsely claimed involvement, only to retract his statement later.''
The sheriff’s office said that detectives have continued an extensive investigation over the years, but as of Tuesday, “no leads have conclusively explained her murder.”
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2022
''In 1975, a Greeley woman was shot in front of her 18-month-old son. Her killer has yet to be located.
Marjorie Fithian, 23, and her son had traveled from Greeley to Denver on a Friday to spend the weekend with family.
On Sunday, Fithian’s uncle dropped Fithian and her son off at a bus station in Denver, where they were supposed to get on a bus back to Greeley.
Instead of Greeley, Fithian and her son somehow ended up in Roggen, Colorado — a small town just west of Morgan County, according to Cold Case Detective Byron Kastilahn with Weld County Sheriff’s Office.
“There’s no clue as to how they ended up in Roggen,” Kastilahn said.
Fithian and her son were later found by drivers on the side of a road that connects Roggen and Highway 34, Kastilahn said.
Fithian had been shot in the face. Her son was with her, unharmed. ''
'DENVER (KDVR) — The Weld County Sheriff’s Office posted about the unsolved case of Marjorie Fithian’s death, as Tuesday marks 50 years since the “tragic mystery.”
''On June 24, 1975, Marjorie Fithian and her 18-month-old son, Dylan Fithian, planned on taking a bus from Denver to their home in Greeley after a family visit. However, neither Marjorie nor Dylan ever boarded the bus back home.
Later that morning, Marjorie was found dead on a gravel road about 50 miles from Denver, with a gunshot wound to her head. The sheriff’s office said her unharmed son was found there too, holding onto his mother’s hand. The person who found them was ranch hand, Terry Furnish, who immediately called for help.
“Theories about Marjorie’s death initially involved drug trafficking, as she had a history of marijuana use, and a local drug dealer falsely claimed involvement, only to retract his statement later.''
The sheriff’s office said that detectives have continued an extensive investigation over the years, but as of Tuesday, “no leads have conclusively explained her murder.”
Greeley woman killed for unknown reasons
The Weld County Sheriff's Office is still investigating her murder
www.longmontleader.com
''In 1975, a Greeley woman was shot in front of her 18-month-old son. Her killer has yet to be located.
Marjorie Fithian, 23, and her son had traveled from Greeley to Denver on a Friday to spend the weekend with family.
On Sunday, Fithian’s uncle dropped Fithian and her son off at a bus station in Denver, where they were supposed to get on a bus back to Greeley.
Instead of Greeley, Fithian and her son somehow ended up in Roggen, Colorado — a small town just west of Morgan County, according to Cold Case Detective Byron Kastilahn with Weld County Sheriff’s Office.
“There’s no clue as to how they ended up in Roggen,” Kastilahn said.
Fithian and her son were later found by drivers on the side of a road that connects Roggen and Highway 34, Kastilahn said.
Fithian had been shot in the face. Her son was with her, unharmed. ''
