Beverly Jean McCool, who also went by Joan, was 49 when she left home in the 8000 block of West Warren Drive in Lakewood, Colorado for an evening walk at about 9:00 p.m. on February 6, 1977. That walk was the last time she was seen or heard from.

Beverly had attended Colorado Woman’s College and Colorado A&M College, studied physical education, and was active in the Ski Club. She was married to William Edward McCool, a World War II veteran, and they had three children. The initial investigation produced few leads and the case went cold; she was declared legally dead in February 1984. The Lakewood Police Department still lists the case as open.

Few concrete facts about the night are available beyond her leaving for a walk and not returning. Does anyone remember Beverly, her family, or that neighborhood in 1977 and have information that could help clarify what happened?