CO CO - State Trooper Thomas "Tom" Carpenter, 31, abducted & shot 4X in head, Denver, 27 Dec 1973

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Family Prays For Answers In Fallen Officer's Cold Case: 'He's Dead Isn't He?'
''There are some wounds that never heal. One of those is losing a father.

“There’s probably not a single day that we don’t think about him,” said Sheila Carpenter Barela.

Almost 50 years ago, on Dec. 27, 1973, Colorado State Troopers visited Sheila’s childhood home. They were there with news about her father — Thomas Carpenter — to give his wife.''

(credit: Rocky Mountain News)
''Thomas was a state trooper. He was working the Interstate 25 corridor just north of Denver. He stopped a car that turned out to be stolen. That’s when he was ambushed by two men.''

Thomas Carpenter (credit: Denver)
“I think one of them walked up in front of them, walked up behind him and that’s what they did, they wrestled him to the ground, took his gun and forced him to drive away,” said Ken Sniff, a former Colorado State trooper and friend of Thomas.

The two men, one white and one Black, forced Thomas to drive to Denver’s Montbello neighborhood. They stopped in the parking lot of some apartments, then did the unthinkable.

“He was murdered. He was shot four times in the back of the head,” said Col. Matt Packard of the Colorado State Patrol.''

 

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Denver police work to solve 47-year-old cold case homicide | KDVR FOX31
Dec 28, 2020 rbbm.
''Then at 10:50 a.m., witnesses reported seeing a white male and black male running from the direction of the patrol car at 13870 Albrook Drive. Trooper Carpenter was found deceased inside his patrol car, in the driver seat, having been shot from someone in the back seat.''

''Two years later, Carpenter’s gun was found in a ditch in New Mexico, but this discovery did not lead to any arrests.''

''Carpenter graduated from Colorado State Patrol academy in 1968, after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was 31 when he was killed, married and was a father to three kids under 10 years-of-age. He was described as a kind, calm, religious man, who was quick to help someone in need.''

“While nearly 50 years have passed since this tragic murder, we are hopeful that the case can be solved through new community tips and by re-examining the evidence from a modern perspective,” said Denver Police Chief Paul M. Pazen, in a media statement. “This case, along with other cold homicide cases, receive an in-depth analysis by our dedicated Cold Case Unit. This unit’s goals, while working with our Crime Laboratory, are to bring resolution to cold cases and ensure those who committed the crimes are held accountable.”


A reward of up to $10,000 is offered for information in this case.''

 

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Dec 27 2020

''Denver Family Prays For Answers In Fallen Officer's Cold Case''

Dec 28 2020
''Colorado State Patrolman Thomas Carpenter was killed in the line of duty in Denver's Montbello neighborhood on December 27, 1973. If have information about this crime, you can report it anonymously. Call 720-913-STOP(7867) or visit the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers website at http://metrodenvercrimestoppers.com for more information.''

 

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Thomas Carpenter was a devoted husband, father and trooper,” said Col. Matthew Packard, chief of the Colorado State Patrol. “Someone must know something about the murder of Trooper Carpenter. We are pleading that anyone with information, even if it seems insignificant, to please call the Denver police so that the family can receive closure in this case.”
Denver police ask for help to solve state trooper's 1973 killing

Police ask for help solving state trooper’s 1973 killing | OutThere Colorado

 

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Dec 27 2021 rbbm.
$10,000 reward for information on 48-year-old cold case | FOX31 Denver

Colorado State Patrol Officer Thomas Carpenter who was killed on December 27, 1973. Photo courtesy of Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.

''DENVER (KDVR) — Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information on the killing of Colorado State Patrol Officer Thomas Carpenter back in 1973.

On Dec. 27, 1973, Carpenter made contact with two individuals in a stolen car. Carpenter was then seen headed toward the Montbello neighborhood with the individuals in the backseat of his trooper car.

Denver police later found Carpenter killed in the backseat of his car with four gunshots to the back of the head at 13870 Albrook Dr. in the Montbello neighborhood.

The two suspects are described as an African American male and a white male both in their late teens to early 20s.


Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is urging anyone with information to call their tipline at 720-913-STOP. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for the $10,000 reward. A full recount of the cold case is on the Denver police’s YouTube page.''

 

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