DENVER (KDVR) — Aurora police revealed Thursday that in April, detectives discovered missing reports and information related to an open case, prompting a months-long investigation.

On Thursday, Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said that a retired Major Crimes Homicide Unit detective was found to have 30 boxes of case materials in a crawl space in his home that related to 35 homicide cases. The detective, who was not named, worked at the agency for 41 years and retired in 2022.

Chamberlain said that as crime rates have fallen in Aurora, the Major Crimes Homicide Unit has had time to look into cold cases.

"During a review of a case from 1997, detectives were unable to locate certain case materials that were part of that investigation," Chamberlain said during a press conference held T

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