On July 30, 1992, 51-year-old Joseph Soliz was killed when two intruders forced their way into his west Denver home and opened fire. The attackers fled on foot, leaving a scene described as sudden and violent and a neighborhood stunned by the brazen home invasion. Detectives initially had no clear suspect and the case remained unsolved for years.

Around 2001, convicted killer Marvin Gayle Gray began confessing to numerous killings while serving multiple life sentences. Gray told Denver authorities he and another man carried out the July 1992 attack on Soliz, and he was eventually charged in connection with that homicide. Prosecutors later dropped the charge, and no one has ever been convicted specifically for Soliz’s death.

The case is notable for the gap between a detailed jailhouse confession and the absence of a legal resolution. Anyone who knew Joseph Soliz or has information about the July 1992 west Denver shooting is asked to come forward.