In late summer 1979 a 29-year-old White man was found dead in a remote forest area near Lenado, Colorado. The body, later identified as Donald Theodore Allison, was discovered by mushroom hunters off Woody Creek Road on August 18, 1979; it had been discarded down an embankment, partially covered with tree limbs, and was estimated to have been dead about 18 days. He was wearing a wristwatch, glasses in his shirt pocket, jeans, and a shirt.

An autopsy showed he had been shot twice with a .22-caliber weapon, once in the chest and once through the right eye socket. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office ruled the death a homicide, preserved his fingerprints and skull, and the case grew cold until 2012, when a fingerprint match to a missing-person report confirmed his identity as Donald Allison. Investigators reopened the inquiry and said they were pursuing viable leads and wanted to speak with several people, including at least one person who was incarcerated. No arrests have been announced and the murder remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Donald Allison or has information about his final days near Lenado, please come forward.