MT MT- Randy Church, 23, engineering student @ MSU, fatally shot as he closed down the Pizza Hut, Bozeman, Sat. night, 10 Feb; 1985, *New initiative*.

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Montana Cold Case: the murder of Randy Church

For the last 40 years, Ruby Burney has been asking herself a question: Why was her 23-year-old brother Randy Church murdered in Bozeman?

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July 22 2025

''Randy was closing down the Pizza Hut in Bozeman when someone shot and killed him in February of 1985. It was a Saturday night. Randy was alone. According to police reports, his body was discovered at 9:30 the next morning when a manager was called to unlock the door. Randy was supposed to meet another employee at 9 a.m. but he never showed.

Richard and Darlene Church, Randy’s parents, died never knowing what happened to their son. At the time of the murder, he was excelling as an engineering student at MSU. The semester prior he held a 3.4 GPA. He loved motorcycles, rafting, and electronics. Family and friends describe him as someone with a heart of gold, and his siblings say he had a real zest for life.''

 

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'Somebody knows something somewhere': Randy Church case passes 40 years unsolved

On February 10th, 1985, 23-year-old Randy Church was closing the Pizza Hut restaurant off Main Street in Bozeman. Temperatures that night dipped to 2 degrees.

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Photo by: FAMILY PHOTOS, MTN NEWS
On February 10th, 1985, 23-year-old Randy Church was closing the Pizza Hut restaurant off Main Street in Bozeman. Temperatures that night dipped to 2 degrees. Church was reportedly closing with another employee, whom he later sent home early while he continued to clean and follow the closing procedure.
''BOZEMAN — “Somebody knows something somewhere.”
For the last forty years, Ruby Burney has been asking herself a question: Why? Why was her 23-year-old brother, Randy Church, murdered in Bozeman?'

“Randy was very meticulous about the closing of Pizza Hut -- he cleaned everything, deep cleaned everything, and very meticulous about the books,” Detective Spencer Jenkins, Bozeman Police Department, said.''

 

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[LadyL]

no indication that it was a robbery?

 

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no indication that it was a robbery?

None that i could find, although wondering if there is a hint in the comment about how the victim was ''very meticulous about the books''.
Other than that, his family still wants to know why Randy was murdered. imo.