On the late evening of January 15, 1983, 24-year-old Russell Clark answered a knock at the door of the central Denver home he shared with his new wife. A physical struggle with an unknown man broke out immediately, and the intruder shot and killed Russell. He worked at the Brown Palace Hotel and had been married only a few months when his life ended.

Witnesses described the fleeing man as a Black male in his 20s, about 5 feet 10 inches with a medium build and a 3-inch afro, last seen wearing a bluish-green waist-length ski jacket, dark pants and dark tennis shoes. No arrests have been made and the Denver Police Department lists the case as an open, unsolved homicide.

Anyone who remembers that night or who has information about the man described is asked to contact investigators.