E84: Vincent Groves, The Colfax Killer

This week Beth and Wendy dive into the story of Vincent Darell Groves, Colorado’s most prolific serial killer.

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Articles/Websites

Wikipedia contributors. (06/16/2020). Vincent Groves. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06/18/2020 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vincent_Groves&oldid=962852246

Murderpedia. (n.d.). Vincent Darrell Groves. Retrieved 06/18/2020 from https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/groves-vincent.htm

Harr, Aydan. (02/25/2019). Wheat Ridge Alumni Connected to Multiple Murders. The Haystack. Retrieved 06/19/2020 from https://wrhaystack.com/5794/news/wheat-ridge-alumni-connected-to-multiple-murders/

Sanchez, Robert. (10/2012). Chasing a Ghost. 5280. Retrieved 06/19/2020 from https://www.5280.com/2012/09/chasing-a-ghost/

Banda, P. Solomon. (03/08/2012). Colo. Killer Wouldn’t Be Let Go Under Current Laws. The Gazette. Retrieved 06/20/2020 from https://gazette.com/news/colo-killer-wouldnt-be-let-go-under-current-laws/article_7d720ea7-c457-5302-b16d-de6330407c17.html

Crimesider Staff. (03/07/2012). Colo. Authorities: Deceased serial killer Vincent Groves may have had up to 20 victims from 1970s – ’80s. CBS News. Retrieved 06/20/2020 from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colo-authorities-deceased-serial-killer-vincent-groves-may-have-had-up-to-20-victims-from-1970s-80s/

Mitchell, Kirk. (03/06/2012). Deceased serial killer linked to murders of 4 Colorado women. The Denver Post. Retrieved 06/20/2020 from https://www.denverpost.com/2012/03/06/deceased-serial-killer-linked-to-murders-of-4-colorado-women-2/

Banda, P. Solomon. (03/08/2012). Convicted Colo. killer to blame for as many as 20 slayings? NBC News. Retrieved 06/20/2020 from http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46668311/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/convicted-colo-killer-blame-many-slayings/#.Xu6HiGhKiMp

Justia. (10/08/1992). People v Groves. Retrieved 06/20/2020 from https://law.justia.com/cases/colorado/court-of-appeals/1992/90ca1049-0.html

The Denver Post. (09/01/2012). Special Report: up to 6 serial killers murdered dozens over 20-year span in Denver metro area. Retrieved 06/22/2020 from https://cohere.rssing.com/chan-1094054/all_p4.html

Podcasts

Sick Grayson (host). (09/26/2018). No Better Death; Episode 4: Colorful Killarado [Audio Podcast]. Retrieved 6/17/2020 from https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-no-better-death-29878890/episode/episode-4-colorful-killarado-30002717/

Porritt, Laura (host). (01/31/2019). Colored Red; The Colfax Serial Killer: Vincent Darrell Groves [ Audio Podcast]. Retrieved 6/18/2020 from https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-colored-red-29047054/episode/the-colfax-serial-killer-vincent-darrell-30497223/

History

Reed, Byron. (02/21/2019). Black History Month: African Americans migrated west looking for new opportunities in the 1860s. 9News. Retrieved 06/21/2020 from https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/black-history/how-the-westward-migration-of-african-americans-impacted-colorado/73-9b591e66-167f-41e7-afc2-94d10d166e99

Khan Academy. (n.d.). The Homestead Act and the exodusters. Retrieved 06/21/2020 from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-gilded-age/american-west/a/the-homestead-act-and-the-exodusters

Khan Academy. (n.d.). The reservation system. Retrieved 06/21/2020 from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-gilded-age/american-west/a/the-reservation-system

Gardner, Natasha. (May 2011). Who Owns Denver? 5280. Retrieved 06/21/2020 from https://www.5280.com/2011/04/who-owns-denver/

Snow, Shawn. (11/10/2011). Farewell, Freda. Denver Urbanism. Retrieved 06/21/2020 from https://denverurbanism.com/2011/11/farewell-freda.html

Encyclopedia Britannica. (n.d.). Denver. Retrieved 06/21/2020 from https://www.britannica.com/place/Denver

How Not to Get Murdered

Coats, Ta-Nehisi. (n.d.). ALTERNATIVES TO CALLING THE POLICE AND POLICE AN JUSTICE REFORMS. The Responsible Consumer. Retrieved 6/22/2020 from https://theresponsibleconsumer.wordpress.com/alternatives-to-calling-the-police/

Shout Outs

Disclosure on Netflix
http://www.disclosurethemovie.com/

It was Simple: The Betty Broderick Murders an LA Times podcast
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-20/betty-broderick-murders-podcast

Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
https://www.usanetwork.com/tag/dirty-john-the-betty-broderick-story

Murderific True Crime Podcast
http://murderific.com/

Music

“Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●
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“Start as You Mean to Go On” by Birch https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Daniel_Birch
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“A Saint” by Saibysed https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoyDwrTWfhlv_yBm84WXXBg
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“Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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