On March 12, 1979, a deliberately set fire at 604 SE 8th Street in Loveland, Colorado, killed 29-year-old Walter Perry and his one-year-old son Kimmo. Kimmo, a White male, was asleep in the home with his father when the blaze began; both perished while Gwendolyn Joyce Perry, Walter’s wife and Kimmo’s mother, escaped. Investigators ruled the deaths a double homicide and concluded the fire was arson.

No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. The motive remains unknown, and the case is still listed as an open cold case in Larimer County. If anyone has information about the night of March 12, 1979, or knew the Perrys, law enforcement would welcome contacts that could help bring answers.