Darlene Mae Groomer Culberth, 51, and her husband Robert Curley Culberth, 70, were fatally shot at the VFW Lodge in Lamar, Colorado, on August 1, 1991. The couple were preparing to open the lodge when a patron arriving for the scheduled opening found the doors locked and, looking through a window, saw Darlene slumped behind the bar. Investigators determined Darlene had been shot in the head and abdomen. Evidence indicated the alarm system had been disabled shortly after the Culberths arrived and that $700 to $1,100 was taken, suggesting a robbery that escalated into a double homicide.

The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office investigated, and at one point an individual was arrested but later released without charges. The case grew cold over the years. In 2019 the case was re-examined on the television series Cold Justice; that team provided new leads to the District Attorney’s office. No one has been formally charged or convicted, and the murders remain unsolved.

Does anyone in the Lamar area remember unusual activity around the VFW that day or have information that could help the investigation?