In the late summer of 1979 the partially clothed body of 17-year-old Kimberly Jean Grabin was found in a field in Arapahoe County, Colorado, near Interstate-70 and Gun Club Road. Officers who examined her on the morning of August 18 determined she had been brutally beaten and strangled. At the time she was last seen wearing jeans and a plaid blouse. Kimberly, who used the nicknames Shadow and Shorty, had a history of running away and was known to associate with the street people of East Colfax and Capitol Hill.

Witnesses reported seeing a man and a woman talking inside a light-colored car, possibly a Chevrolet Nova or Vega, near the scene on the morning of August 17. Investigators later developed leads including a man who was apprehended by the FBI for a separate rape and assault in Rocky Mountain National Park and who had a known history of violent behavior; no definitive link or arrests in Kimberly’s case have been announced. The investigation remains an active cold case.

If anyone knew Kimberly, saw a light-colored Nova or Vega in that area the night of August 16–17, or has information relevant to her last hours, please come forward.