FBI releases eerie new age-progression renderings of accused University of Colorado student killer
1, 1983, killing of his former roommate Sidney Lee Wells, 22.Police responded to an apartment complex in Boulder that day and found Wells lying on the living room floor with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the FBI. Three years later, in October 1986, authorities found his abandoned car in Beverly Hills, California, with a stolen license plate. Investigators hope the updated images generate new leads in the decades-old case. (FBI)"It is never too late to hold a murder suspect accountable," FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Amanda Koldjeski said.
- ▪1, 1983, killing of his former roommate Sidney Lee Wells, 22.Police responded to an apartment complex in Boulder that day and found Wells lying on the living room floor with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the FBI.
- ▪Three years later, in October 1986, authorities found his abandoned car in Beverly Hills, California, with a stolen license plate.
- ▪Investigators hope the updated images generate new leads in the decades-old case. (FBI)"It is never too late to hold a murder suspect accountable," FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Amanda Koldjeski said.
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Cold Case FBI releases eerie new age-progression renderings of accused University of Colorado student killer Victim was a University of Colorado student and Navy ROTC cadet who was found fatally shot in his apartment in 1983 By Brittany Miller Fox News Published July 31, 2026 5:09pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for July 31 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More than four decades after a University of Colorado student was found shot to death inside his Boulder apartment, the FBI is asking for the public's help by releasing new age-progression images of the man accused of killing him.
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