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| Chivers,Lorenzo D.missing February 7,1999; Colorado | |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Sep 7 2006, 12:00 AM Post #1 |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Jan 10 2007, 08:16 PM Post #2 |
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Lorenzo D. Chivers Above Images: Chivers, circa 1999 Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: February 7, 1999 from Westminster, Colorado Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: November 5, 1962 Age: 36 years old Height and Weight: 5'10, 160 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Chivers may have a moustache, beard or a goatee. Details of Disappearance Chivers was employed by Tuff Movers in Westminster, Colorado in 1999. The company was owned by Paul Skiba. Paul's daughter, Sarah Skiba, was visiting him during the weekend of February 7, 1999 at his home in Thornton, Colorado. Paul and Chivers had a moving assignment scheduled for February 7 in Littleton, Colorado. Sarah accompanied them for the job. The group was last seen at approximately 6:00 p.m. that day. None of them have been heard from again. Sarah's mother reported her daughter as a missing child to authorities when she failed to return home from her father's visitation. Investigators initially believed that Paul had abducted Sarah with Chivers's possible assistance. A warrant was issued for Paul's arrest. Authorities thought the disappearances were related to a possible custody dispute. The investigation changed direction when Tuff Movers' vehicle, a white 1978 Chevrolet moving truck with red crescents painted on both sides, was located shortly after Russell contacted authorities. A photo of the truck is posted below this case summary. Investigators discovered the vehicle had been abandoned in the Westminster parking lot used by Paul's company. The truck was riddled with bullet holes and was smeared with blood and a piece of human scalp with hair attached was inside; shell casings and blood were found in the lot as well. There was no sign of Sarah, Paul or Chivers at the scene. Chivers's car was found parked in the lot, but Paul's vehicle was located in Denver, Colorado. DNA tests performed on the blood in April 1999 found on the truck's door was proven to be Paul's type. Authorities changed the classification of the missing persons' cases at that time to Endangered Missing and announced that foul play was suspected in the disappearances. The truck's 3 x 10-foot metal ramp was not located with the vehicle. Authorities believe that the ramp may contain evidence related to the cases. Investigators were continuing to search for the ramp in February 2002. Investigators dredged several lakes around the Denver, Colorado area in an effort to locate Sarah, Paul and Chivers's remains. No evidence was produced during the searches. It was believed that authorities were preparing to make an arrest in connection with the cases in August 1999, but the report proved to be false. No one has been charged with any involvement in any of the disappearances, but in 2005 authorities renewed the investigation into their presumed murders. Some agencies may continue to refer to Paul and Chivers as "abductors" in Sarah's case; the classification has changed, however. Above: Tuff Movers truck Investigating Agency If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Westminster Police Department 303-430-2400 ext 4225 Source Information The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children Child Protection Education Of America The Polly Klaas Foundation America's Most Wanted The Rocky Mountain News The Denver Post Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons Updated 2 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated October 28, 2005; details of disappearance updated. Charley Project Home |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Jan 10 2007, 08:16 PM Post #3 |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Mar 11 2007, 11:06 PM Post #4 |
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| Ell | Feb 7 2008, 11:19 AM Post #5 |
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TheDenverChannel.com Related To Story Video: Police Look For Clues In Cold Case Cold Case Comes Upon 9 Year Anniversary Police, Family Make Plea For Help By Tyler Lopez, 7NEWS Reporter POSTED: 6:13 pm MST February 6, 2008 UPDATED: 6:52 pm MST February 6, 2008 DENVER -- Thursday Feb. 7, 1999 is the day Paul Skiba and his 9-year-old daughter Sarah vanished. Another man, Lorenzo Chivers was also listed as missing. But as the years wore on, police found evidence leading them to conclude the trio was murdered. "That people know Paul and Sarah’s bodies haven’t been found and the murderers are still free," Sharon Skiba said that’s her motivation for speaking up. "I pray for him every night," Skiba said. She is Paul’s mother and Sarah’s grandmother and said the last pictures she saw of them was from a winter tubing trip to Fraser, Colo. The anniversary will reopen painful wounds but she will not try to mark the day in any significant manner. "No we don’t do anything. We’re planning to have a memorial service if the bodies are found. Not at this time," Skiba said. Evidence found at the scene near 72nd Avenue and Raleigh street included blood and bullet holes. It was an industrial lot where Paul Skiba parked his moving company truck. Chivers had recently helped him with a job in the foothills. Sarah was a fourth grader at Fraser Elementary near Winter Park and was visiting her father at the time. "She would’ve graduated this year. And so (she) missed out on all that," Skiba said. "That’s really hard, knowing that a whole life was just snuffed out," Skiba said. Police said they’re at a standstill and need a tip, even from an anonymous caller. "We did follow up on a lot of different leads, (we) had developed some suspects. But until we can have just that little bit of evidence or information that can seal it, we can’t go forward," Investigator Stephanie Topkoff of the Westminster police Department said. The family isn’t the only group broken hearted to see another anniversary approach without closure. "I know this case really means a lot to the officers, many of which have been here these nine years," Topkoff said. If you have any information, no matter how minor, you’re encouraged to call Detective Sgt. Tim Clark at 303-430-2400 ext. 4250 or call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 (STOP). http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/15238885/detail.html |
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| Ell | Oct 28 2008, 09:03 PM Post #6 |
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Paul Skiba attended Wayzetta High School in Minnesota where he was born and raised. Paul was 19 when he came to Colorado with his girl friend. He worked at installing sprinklers for a while; later he went to work for a moving company. After several years the owner retired and Paul took over the moving business with his cousin, Herbert Michael Hymes. Paul bought Hymes out in 1998. The business was called Tuff Movers. The firm was frequently called upon to move antiques as well as items for some of Denver's luminaries and sports figures. It made a good living for Paul who brought his mother, Sharon, to Colorado from Minnesota. Paul and his mother lived together in Thornton. When asked the reason for Paul's success, his father, Carroll Skiba said "Paul was a hard worker, very intelligent and a good guy. He was very personable, outgoing and conscientious." Paul Skiba enjoyed camping. He took his employees on camping outings at least once a year. He loved fishing and carried tackle in the vehicle wherever he went. He also enjoyed cooking. Paul married Michelle in 1989. They had a daughter, Sarah. Later, the couple divorced. Michelle was awarded custody of Sarah; Paul was given weekly visitation rights. But Paul continued to be a good father to Sarah, visiting her in Granby every Wednesday. Paul would get a motel, bring Sarah over to play in the pool. The two would go out to eat and then Paul would take Sarah to school the next morning. Father and daughter frequently went fishing together. Paul loved Colorado. He attended concerts of his favorite music groups at Red Rocks and enjoyed skiing. Paul and Sarah would go tubing at Fraser. Paul had a good sense of humor and was generous to those in need. He also enjoyed smoking marijuana which he shared with friends and employees. At the end of January 1999, Sharon went back to Minnesota for her mother's funeral. While there on February 7, she received a call that Paul & Sarah had disappeared. His girl friend Theresa "just knew something terrible had happened to Paul." Sarah's mother, Michelle, reported to authorities that Sarah was last seen with her father. Sarah was 9-1/2 years old. Grand County Sheriff issued a warrant for Paul's arrest. Thornton Police were notified and listed Paul as a missing person. Lakewood police listed employee Lorenzo Chivers as missing also. Then a different scenario unfolded. A neighbor told the family that Paul & his girlfriend, Theresa, had a big fight and he told her to get out. It was now a week since Paul, Sarah and Lorenzo were last seen on a moving job in Morrison. Sharon went to the storage lot of the moving company with Rich, Paul's best friend. There was a strange lock on the gate. Rich went over the fence and walked up to the truck, moving a board away from the side. He saw all kinds of bullet holes, a blood smear and a piece of scalp with hair. Other family members, including Lorenzo's, were called and came to the scene. Thornton Police were called. The storage lot, located near 72nd & Raleigh, was close to an auto repair business and an archery shop. Investigators learned that on the night of the disappearance the truck had left the yard about 9 pm and returned about midnight. Analysis of the blood revealed it was Paul & Sarah's. Police theorized that the murders took place at the lot, the killers then loaded the bodies into the truck, disposed of them, then returned the truck to the lot. Bodies of the victims have never been found. Chivers has not been seen since. He had a son and a daughter the same age as Sarah. If you have information regarding any element of this crime, please contact Sgt. D. R. Lester at 303-430-2400, ext 4226. Jurisdiction: Westminster Police Department Detective: Sgt. D.R. Lester, 303-430-2400, ext 4226 Case Number: 99-02080 http://www.unresolvedhomicides.org/victims.cfm?browse=y |
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| monkalup | Aug 6 2009, 11:34 PM Post #7 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/06/cold.c...kiba/index.html Ambush suspected after man, daughter vanishStory Highlights •Sarah Skiba and father went missing in 1999, along with employee Lorenzo Chivers •DNA tests show pool of blood on the ground belonged to Sarah and her father •Police have interviewed as many as 80 people, but no arrests have been made •"Someone took her away from me unjustly," Sarah's mother says updated 5:20 p.m. EDT, Thu August 6, 2009Next Article in Crime » Read VIDEOBy Alexis Weed Nancy Grace Producer (CNN) -- Late last month, Michelle Russell somberly walked on a Maui beach in Hawaii to mark her daughter Sarah Skiba's 20th birthday. For Russell, who last saw Sarah more than a decade ago, when she was just 9 years old, some images will never fade with the passage of time. Russell especially recalls the cold Friday morning in February 1999 when she dropped Sarah off at a bus stop in Westminster, Colorado, for her ride to school. "She loved to go to school," Russell said, remembering that Sarah ran for the bus and slipped on ice. "She skinned her wrist at the bottom of her hand, and she was crying," Russell said. "I had a first aid kit and gave her a Band-Aid." After school that day, Sarah's father, Paul Skiba, met Sarah to spend the weekend together, a visitation arrangement in place since Russell and Skiba divorced several years earlier. "Her father picked her up at 3:30 p.m.," Russell said. "She visited her father every other weekend." On Sunday, Sarah joined her father -- who owned a moving company -- and his employee Lorenzo Chivers as they went to a moving job. Watch a report about the case » "We know they had two moving jobs that day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon," said Thornton Police Department Sgt. Pat Long, the original investigator on the case. The second job was for a man who lived in Morrison, Colorado. The girl, her father and Chivers left Morrison between 5 and 5:30 p.m. to return the moving truck to the Westminster parking lot where Skiba stored his vehicles, Long says. On the way, a 12-year-old relative of Paul Skiba's girlfriend, Theresa Donovan, received a call from Sarah. The girl said they were on their way to return the truck and would then come home. But Sarah and her father never made it back to the house he and Donovan shared. Michelle Russell later called police, who initially thought it was a parental abduction, even though Chivers was also missing. "It was almost three weeks after that that I became involved," Long said. "I think we lost some key evidence during the initial time that passed at the scene." Paul Skiba's family and friends went to his truck storage lot one week after the girl and the two men went missing and grew suspicious when they found what they believed were two bullet holes in the exteriors of Skiba's moving trucks, Long said. They also noticed that Skiba's only functioning truck was not parked quite the way he would have done it himself. "Paul was adamant that the moving truck always be parked in a certain position, and the way it was found was pulled nose-in and not back-in," Long said. "Everyone knows he was anal about the way that truck was parked." Suspected ambush Long said he thinks there was an attempt to disguise the scene to make it appear that the victims had come back to the lot and left. Investigators from the Thornton Police Department CSI, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Westminster Police Department confirmed that bullets had, in fact, pierced Skiba's trucks. They also identified blood spatter on the two trucks and blood inside the cab of the truck used in the move. Hair attached to a piece of scalp was found on the hood of Skiba's moving truck, and additional hair was on the truck's fender. DNA tests revealed that blood on the ground belonged to Paul and Sarah Skiba. The piece of scalp belonged to Paul. The hair was Sarah's. "The pool of blood on the ground looked like motor oil that had spilled," Long said. Authorities believe that the three were ambushed and killed when they returned the truck to the lot. Police think their bodies were put in the back of Skiba's moving truck, driven to another location and dumped. Chivers may have been forcibly taken from the lot and then murdered or killed at the lot in a manner that would have produced no evidence, according to police. No bodies were ever found, leaving police to suspect that Chivers was also a victim. "We did have a witness who saw the truck come back to the lot," Long said. The truck's loading ramp, moving blankets and straps were also missing. Chivers' and Skiba's personal cars, which they had left at the lot during their Sunday moving jobs, were parked at separate apartment complexes across Denver. Investigators were never able to make a direct link between the victims and those buildings. Skiba was the likely target, they say, and Sarah and Chivers were bystanders. Police have interviewed as many as 80 people, but no arrests have been made. "In my opinion, I believe we know or we have a strong feeling who is involved in the murders," Long said, declining to say more or disclose the possible motive. A tragic anniversary Meanwhile, Russell has been doing her part to help solve the tragic mystery. "I've done air, water and land searches, door-to-door searches, you name it," she said. She has also raised $50,000 in reward money for information leading to an arrest and conviction in Sarah's disappearance and apparent murder. "This being the 10-year anniversary, we just really wanted to get a lot of focus on this case again and find my daughter and what has happened to her," Russell said. On the beach, Russell did things she knew her daughter would enjoy. She even brought cupcakes. "We went for a walk, drove around. ... I was on my own, but I was with her," Russell said. "It's pretty sad when the guest of honor is nowhere to be found." In her short time, Sarah celebrated life with sports, learning and music. "Sarah sang as soon as she got up each morning, as well as at the dinner table, in the bathroom and to pet her dogs,'' Russell said. ' 'They were like her siblings,'' she added, explaining that Sarah was an only child. "Someone took her away from me unjustly. I'm not going to sleep until I know why." Anyone with more information is asked to call the Westminster Police Department at (303) 658-2400. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Jul 5 2011, 07:09 AM Post #8 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Lorenzo Deshawn Chivers Missing since February 7, 1999 from Grandy, Grand County, Colorado Classification: Lost, Injured, Missing Vital Statistics * Date Of Birth: November 5, 1962 * Age at Time of Disappearance: 36 years old * Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'10" (178 cm); 160 lbs (73 kg) * Distinguishing Characteristics: Black male. Black hair; brown eyes. * Marks, Scars: Lorenzo has a tattoo of a scorpion on his left forearm and a scar on his abdomen. Circumstances of Disappearance Lorenzo , Sarah Skiba and, Paul Skiba were last seen on February 7, 1999, when Paul Skiba and Lorenzo Chivers went to a moving job in Morrison, CO, and Paul's daughter went along. When they weren't heard from for a week, Paul's family and a friends went to the moving company lot in Westminster and found the moving truck parked with bullet holes, blood and a bloody piece of scalp. They also noticed that Skiba's only functioning truck was not parked quite the way he would have done it himself. Police found blood all over the back of the big truck and in the cab. A DNA test revealed that blood found in a moving van belonged to Paul and Sarah Skiba, the scalp to Paul. Chivers, who has also not been seen since, was the father of a son and daughter. Authorities believe that the three were ambushed and killed when they returned the truck to the lot. Police think their bodies were put in the back of Skiba's moving truck, driven to another location and dumped. It was then driven back to the lot and parked. Thornton police investigated the homicides and said previously that they believe Paul Skiba was the intended target, but the motive was unclear. The truck's loading ramp, moving blankets and straps were also missing. Chivers' and Skiba's personal cars, which they had left at the lot during their Sunday moving jobs, were parked at separate apartment complexes across Denver. Investigators were never able to make a direct link between the victims and those buildings. Paul and Sarah Skiba were initially reported as missing persons to Thornton Police, and Lorenzo Chivers was reported missing to Lakewood Police. Police initially thought it was a parental abduction, even though Chivers was also missing. No trace of the three has ever been found. Vehicle Description * Year: 1978. * Make/Model: Chevrolet moving truck approx. 25 feet long * Color: White * Other: Vehicle has a Red Crescent on both sides Investigators are asking anyone who saw this vehicle on Sunday, February 7, 1999 to please call. Investigators If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Westminster Police Department Sgt. Tim Clark 303-658-4250 Agency Case Number: 99-02080 NCMEC #: NCMC860296 http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3661dmco.html |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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