Leobardo Miranda, 37, was fatally shot after an altercation at the New Mexico Bar on the 2200 block of Larimer Street in Denver on the evening of October 8, 1975. Witnesses say a disagreement at the bar escalated into a physical confrontation; Miranda was later found bleeding in a nearby alley and pronounced dead from a gunshot wound.

The Denver Police Department opened a homicide investigation but the people responsible were never identified. No arrests have ever been made, and the city’s Cold Case Unit continues to seek information that could lead to apprehension and prosecution.

If anyone has memories of the New Mexico Bar that night, knew Miranda, or has information that could help the investigation, please contact the Denver Police Department Cold Case Unit.