Orlando Karl Hudson, 36, was found mortally wounded in the parking lot behind the Cimmarron Hotel after reports of gunfire in the 7200 block of East 36th Avenue on June 25, 2004. Denver officers discovered him down in the lot and he was pronounced dead that same day. Official records give his birthdate as December 20, 1968, and list Denver as the city of the incident and the investigating jurisdiction.

Detectives learned Hudson had been involved in a confrontation with unknown individuals shortly before he was shot. Despite canvassing and a later cold case review, no suspect has been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The Denver Police Department Cold Case Unit continues to list the homicide as unsolved and is seeking information from anyone who was near the Cimmarron Hotel that night or who heard about the confrontation afterward.