Shawny Lee Hitch Smith, 32, was found dead in a field in Weld County, Colorado, on February 7, 2003, about a quarter mile from the Wyoming line. Investigators concluded she died from blunt‑force trauma combined with sexual violence after being beaten and sexually assaulted. The fatal assault occurred between the night of February 6 and the early hours of February 7.

She was last seen alive at the Cowboy South Bar in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming; her body was located just over the state border. Wyoming and Colorado agencies, including the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office, have classified the death as a homicide and treat it as an active cold case. Despite appeals for information about possible suspects or vehicles, no one has been publicly identified, accused, or arrested. The assailant’s identity remains unknown.

If anyone remembers seeing Shawny that night, or observed suspicious people or vehicles near the state line between Cheyenne and Weld County on February 6–7, please share what you know.