Ted Bundy and Colorado's Unsolved Murders

About this episode

The episode discusses the unsolved murder of Melanie 'Suzy' Cooley and explores the possibility of Ted Bundy's involvement.

On April 15, 1975, Melanie "Suzy" Cooley left Nederland High School where she was a senior. She was last seen hitchhiking in Nederland. A road maintenance worker found her body on May 2, 1975, in Coal Creek Canyon. Cooley was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue jean jacket with an embroidered eagle on the back and tan-colored boots. She had been hit over the head repeatedly with a large rock. Cold Case Investigator 303-271-5195 ⁠coldcase@jeffco.us⁠ ⁠DONATE TO THE SHOW⁠ Sources: ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/rjyno4/was_ted_bundy_responsible_for_the_murder_of/⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68610651/fort-collins-coloradoan/⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25079275/greeley-daily-tribune/⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92962363/⁠ ⁠https://www.jeffco.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=319⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92966488/⁠ ⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/rjyno4/was_ted_bundy_responsible_for_the_murder_of/⁠ ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20170223172245/https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2004/02/15/student-vanishes-and-questions-mount/ESRJL97tDDJd6MyiqcZvTN/story.html?p1=Article_Related_Box_Article⁠ ⁠https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93575757/⁠…

Topics covered

• Ted Bundy
• unsolved murders
• true crime
• Colorado

Keywords

• Melanie Cooley
• hitchhiking
• Coal Creek Canyon
• cold case

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Colorado, Nederland, Coal Creek Canyon

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