Identified! CO - Denver Co., WhtFem UP12412, 40-60, found burned near dumpster, Feb'83 - Hope Waddell

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731UFCO - Unidentified Female


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Artistic rendering of the victim

Date of Discovery: February 3, 1983
Location of Discovery: Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Estimated Date of Death: 1982 to 1983
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Charred/burned
Cause of Death: Homicide by strangulation

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 40-60 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3" to 5'4"
Weight: 120-140 lbs.
Hair Color: Light brown, graying.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: A 9-inch vertical scar from her chest to pubic area. Surgical wire in her chest. Oohorosalphingectomy and hysterectomy.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available. She had upper dentures.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Nylon pantyhose.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim was located strangled and burned near a dumpster behind 2350 South Jason Street in Denver.
Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Denver County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: James Caruso
Agency Phone Number: 303-436-7711
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 1983-809505

Agency Name: Denver Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 720-913-6756 or 720-913-2000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 86347

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 12412

Information Source(s)

Namus
Colorado Bureau of Investigations
Denver Office of the Medical Examiner
Denver Police Department
 
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP12412
Female, White / Caucasian
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Date Body Found: February 3, 1983
Location Found: Denver, Colorado
Estimated Age: Adult - Pre 60; 40-60

Estimated Year of Death: 1982-1983
Estimated Height: 5' 4"
Estimated Weight: 130 lbs
Hair Color: Brown, flecked with gray
Artificial body part/aid: Upper jaw dentures
Scar/mark:
9-inch vertical abdominal scar
Clothing: Nylon hose

Circumstances of Recovery: Victim found strangled and burned next to a dumpster at 2350 S Jason St

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
 
Identified as Hope Waddell
Located & Identified Persons

Link to Facebook page for the Denver police department with story and picture of her.

Quote by Denver Police:

COLD CASE FILES: HOPE WADDELL

Hope's family spent 36 years looking for answers to her disappearance. DNA comparison and genetic genealogy in October 2019 lead to the discovery that Hope's body was found next to a dumpster located near 2350 South Jason Street in 1983.

Hope was a daughter and a mother.

Hope is missed by her entire family and news of her tragic death has brought a new level of grief.

The Denver Police Department Cold Case unit is seeking information that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect(s).

If you have any information regarding this homicide, call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867; you can remain anonymous and receive a reward up to $2000.

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2nd photo from - Hope Waddell
 

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