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    Vincent Groves - Serial Killer Active in the 1970s and 1880s

    Colo. Authorities: Deceased serial killer Vincent Groves may have had up to 20 victims from 1970s - '80s

    DENVER - Deceased serial killer Vincent Groves has now been linked to the deaths of four more women between 1979 and 1988. He may have been responsible for as many as 20 homicides, authorities said Wednesday.

    Groves was originally convicted of second-degree murder in 1982 for killing 17-year-old Tammy Sue Woodrum and was released in 1987 on mandatory parole. In 1990, Groves was sentenced to life in prison for the slaying of 19-year-old Juanita Lovato and 20 years in prison for second-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Diane Montoya Mancera.

    By using DNA from one of those murders, crime analysts have now linked Groves to the slayings of Emma Jenefor, 25, Joyce Ramey, 23, and Peggy Cuff, 20, who were all strangled in 1979, authorities said. Strong circumstantial evidence also tied Groves to the 1988 killing of Pamela Montgomery, 35, said cold-case detective Mylous Yearling.

    Groves stalked the Colfax Avenue corridor of Denver which is an area historically known for prostitution. He also held different jobs that took him to locations throughout the Denver area, Yearling said. The Denver Post reports that some of the women Groves targeted were prostitutes, while others were acquaintances.

    As part of a cold-case project funded with federal grants, Yearling said he was reviewing unsolved homicides when he realized the cases "were more than coincidences" and DNA evidence made the connection.

    When Groves was dying in 1996 at age 42, detectives asked him to share the fate of his victims but he refused, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey said.

    "This man destroyed lives. He destroyed families," Morrissey said. "We figured that he was killing two women a month. He was maybe the most prolific serial killer in the state of Colorado. I believe we'll link him to more."

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    Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey and Denver Police Chief Robert White jointly announce today the closure of four unsolved homicide cases all linked to the same serial killer. The announcement is the result of extensive investigative and forensic work performed by Denver’s Cold Case Review Team. In September of 2010, the United States Department of Justice awarded the Denver Police Department funds to review just over 250 unsolved homicides transpiring between 1970 to 1984 under a grant titled, “Solving Cold Cases with DNA”.

    During the case review portion of this project, investigators assigned to the Cold Case Unit from the Denver Police Department and Denver District Attorney’s Office, identified suspect Vincent Groves (dob: 04-19-54) connection to three unsolved murders in 1979 and a murder from 1988. DNA analysis performed by the Denver Police Crime Lab subsequently confirmed Vincent Groves’ direct link to the homicides. Special assistance was provided by the Lakewood Police Department and the Colorado Bureau of Investigations.

    Suspect Groves died in prison in 1996 and as a result, the below listed cases will be classified as solved.

    Identified family members of the victims have been notified:


    Emma Jenefor, a 25-year-old woman who was murdered in March 1979. Her body was found in the bathtub of her home in the 100 block of Garfield Street.

    Joyce Ramey, a 23-year-old woman who was murdered in July 1979. Her body was found in an industrial park near 56th Avenue and Havana Street.

    Peggy Cuff, a 20-year-old woman who was murdered in November 1979. Her body was found in an alley in the 1500 block of South Ogden Street.

    Pamela Montgomery, a 35-year-old woman who was murdered in August 1988. Her body was found in an alley in the 1700 block of Locust/Leyden Streets.


    Most importantly, the closure of these four cases may provide answers to family members who have gone decades living with questions about the tragic murder of their loved one.

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    Wow 1880 till 1970 although murder is always bad that is quite an achievement
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