Monday, October 2, 2023

Murder of Rosetta Witt


On October 2, 1961, 74-year-old Rosetta Witt was in her small grocery store that was attached to her house on 5050 Carr St. in Arvada, Colorado. At about 10:44 am Rosetta was found dead in the grocery store. Money was also missing from the register. 

A man was last seen in the store. The man is a white male between 30 to 35-years-old old. He was between 5'8" and 5'10" and around 165 to 175 lbs. He has dark hair and was sporting it in a pompadour style. He appeared to have needed a shave. He was wearing a windbreaker-style jacket, dark pants, and brown, heavy work boots. He would leave in a two-tone blue or blueish green 1950 to 1954 Oldsmobile-like car. There was a white woman in her late 20s in the car. She had short dark hair.

On October 2, 1961, 74-year-old Rosetta Witt was shot in her small grocery store attached to her home at 5050 Carr St. at about 10:44 a.m. Money was missing from the cash register. Shortly before the shooting, a white male (depicted in the composite drawing), about 30 to 35 years of age was seen in the store.
The man, described as being between 5 foot 8 to 5 foot 10 inches tall and 165 to 175 pounds, had dark hair in a pompadour style and appeared to need a shave. He was wearing a windbreaker-style jacket, dark pants and brown, heavy work boots. The man got into a two-tone blue or bluish-green 1950 to '54 Oldsmobile-type car. A white female about 25 to 30 with short dark hair was in the car.

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