Max Leroy Duran, 34, was found shot to death in the predawn hours of December 8, 1978, lying on the pavement near West 32nd Avenue and Quivas Street in Denver. The Denver Police Department classified the case as a homicide and logged it under file number 78-482110, but investigators were unable to identify suspects or make arrests at the time.

As described, there is no known motive and no publicly identified leads connecting anyone to the killing. The case remains listed with the Denver Police Cold Case Unit as unresolved. Duran’s family and community were left without answers after his planned tomorrows were cut short.

Does anyone have memories of that neighborhood or the night of December 8, 1978, that could help bring information forward?