In the early morning hours of September 1, 2024, a 54-year-old woman named Jian Chan was found dead in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado. A woman walking her dog discovered Chan wrapped in a bedsheet around 6:30 AM; her hands were bound and she had sustained two gunshot wounds to the chest. The body was located near Walsen Road.

Authorities say a 911 caller confessed to killing his wife and the call was traced to the Walsen Road area. The caller, identified as 80-year-old Stephen Chan, later went to the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Falcon substation and admitted to the killing. Court documents describe a confrontation at the couple’s home that morning in which Stephen Chan bound Jian Chan, forced her into his car and drove to Walsen Road before shooting her.

Friends described Jian Chan as outgoing, generous and a devoted mother of two, and said she seemed unusually persistent about visits and a bit nervous in the weeks before her death. Does anyone have information about Jian’s movements or contacts in late August 2024 that could help clarify what happened?