DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Authorities in Douglas County are asking for the general public’s assist to unravel a 43-year-old chilly case after a suspect arrested by regulation enforcement died by suicide final yr.
James “Jim” Ihm was discovered useless in unincorporated Douglas County close to Fern Creek Highway, roughly one mile east of Colorado Freeway 67, on March 8, 1981. About two weeks earlier, on Feb. 20, Ihm had deliberate to satisfy Richard “Rick” Eastridge, of Littleton, and others, on the Brazenhead Inn in Woodland Park.
Authorities stated they deliberate to satisfy “to finalize the main points of Ihm’s sale of a considerable amount of marijuana and have been going to journey to a secluded space to finish the transaction,” in response to a spokesperson with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Ihm was by no means heard from once more.
The case went chilly for practically 43 years till Eastridge’s arrest on Nov. 8, 2023. Deputies stated his arrest got here following quite a few witness statements, proof recovered in 1981, proof analyzed in 2023, and Eastridge’s confession.
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The suspect “implicated himself and others” who deliberate to rob Ihm of a considerable amount of marijuana, which finally resulted within the homicide, deputies stated.
Whereas out of custody on bond per week after his arrest, Eastridge took his personal life, they added.
“On the eve of the forty third yr for the reason that discovery of Ihm’s physique, we’re looking for the general public’s help with bringing this case to a remaining decision,” investigators stated in a information launch.
Anybody with data is inspired to contact the Douglas County Sheriff’s Workplace Chilly Case Unit at coldcasetips@dcsheriff.web or 303-660-7528.
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