Posted on 01/09/2012 3:49:51 AM PST by nickcarraway
Boulder police have arrested a suspect investigators believe is responsible for the 1994 death of 48-year-old Marty Grisham.
According to police, Grisham was gunned down around 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 1, 1994, as he answered a knock at his apartment door. When Grisham opened the door, an assailant shot him four times before fleeing the scene. He had been having dinner with his girlfriend at the time. Grisham lived in the 5600 block of Arapahoe.
Grisham was rushed to the hospital, where he died of his injuries. Grisham was the city of Boulder’s data processing director at the time of his death.
Today, police arrested Michael Martin Clark, 36, in unincorporated Summit County, on suspicion of first-degree murder.
Police say Clark was an acquaintance of Grisham’s daughter at the time of the homicide. Initially, he was a person of interest/suspect in the crime because he had admitted to stealing a book of checks from Grisham, which he used to forge nearly $4,500 from Grisham’s account. Grisham reported the theft and identified Clark as a suspect when he discovered the theft on Nov. 1, 1994. Grisham was killed later that night.
Clark was arrested on a forgery charge on Nov. 3, 1994, and later pled guilty to that charge. He said he was able to access Grisham’s home because he’d been given a key by Grisham’s daughter so he could take care of Grisham’s cat. Police say he denied any knowledge of or involvement in Grisham’s murder.
“Cold cases like this one are often solved through good, old-fashioned detective work. Diligence, attention to detail and perserverence — that’s how detectives solved this crime,” said Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner.
The FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF), the DEA and the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force provided technical and investigative assistance during the investigation, police said.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Det. Chuck Heidel at 303-441-3339. Those who have information but wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-444-3776. Tips can also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest and filing of charges on a suspect may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers.
Police say Clark was an acquaintance of Grisham’s daughter at the time of the homicide. Initially, he was a person of interest/suspect in the crime because he had admitted to stealing a book of checks from Grisham, which he used to forge nearly $4,500 from Grisham’s account. Grisham reported the theft and identified Clark as a suspect when he discovered the theft on Nov. 1, 1994. Grisham was killed later that night.
I can see how it would take >16 years to link the forgerer to the murder... its Boulder CO.
“Cold cases like this one are often solved through good, old-fashioned detective work. Diligence, attention to detail and perserverence — that’s how detectives solved this crime,” said Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner.
And why wasnt diligence attention to detail used 16 years ago?
Is that Grishams’ daughter in the picture, Nick? She’s an attractive lady ...
LOL, that’s perfect.
BRUSH YOUR HAIR! LOL.
No-that’s the girl from Cold Case the TV show.
wait, this was not good police work. this was crappy police work. they knew he did it the day it happened, he had the guy’s checkbook and wrote 4500 in check and the guy himself turned him in.
Dipsticks couldn’t get it done til 18 years later?
I thought this was about Jon Benet Ramsey.
Right around the time of the Ramsey murder, a female CU student was bludgeoned to death while walking home from a pizza restaurant one night. As far as I know, that case has never been solved. I thought it might've been about her.
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