It’s pretty safe to say that most of the folks you’ll meet in Colorado are good, hardworking people that you’re happy to know. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. In fact, some seriously hanus crimes have been committed in Colorado by residents such as:
1. Dylan Klebold
The Columbine High School senior who carried out one of the most deadliest massacres in state history was born in Lakewood.
2. Anwar al-Awlaki
Though born in New Mexico, Anwar al-Awlaki earned his bachelors degree from Colorado State University before becoming a militant Qutbist and Al Qaeda spokesman in Yemen.
3. Nathan Jerard Dunlap
The Aurora resident was convicted and charged with killing four Chuck E. Cheese employees. He is currently on death row.
4. Gary Lee Davis
The Colorado man was put to death by lethal injection after kidnapping, raping and killing his neighbor, Virginia May.
5. John Gilbert Graham
Graham, who was born in Denver, killed his mother and 43 other people while traveling on United Airlines Flight 629. His motive for planting a dynamite bomb in his mom's suitcase was to claim $37,500 in insurance money.
6. Timothy Boham
Boham, a former adult entertainer who had recently moved to Denver, was convicted in the shooting death of Denver businessman, John Paul "J P" Kelso.
7. Matthew Murray
The Colorado Springs native opened fire at the Youth With A Mission training center in Arvada, killing two and wounding two others.
8. William Lee Neal
Charmin' Billy Neal was a Colorado man who raped, beat and killed three women.
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