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Friday, January 18, 2019

COLD CASE - 1980

Denver Police Department Files

On Aug. 12, 1980, an arson fire killed Ernest Peterson (pictured), John F. Simmons and Thaddeus Hosey at the Jefferson Hotel at 1529 Champa St. "
Upon arrival, the building was engulfed in flames," according to the Denver Police Department. No arrests.