Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And today, we're headed to Colorado,

specifically Denver, a city full of art, culture, and outdoor adventures. But as you know,

major cities aren't always all rainbows and butterflies. There was a moment in time when the

beauty of the area became overshadowed by fear and butterflies. There was a moment in time when the beauty of the area became

overshadowed by fear and horror. And that's when a real-life monster was roaming the streets,

a monster who senselessly ripped families apart and took away precious lives that deserved so

much more. And he almost got away with it. So let me take you back to 2021 when I

first told you how decades later, before it was almost too late, justice was finally served.

Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And I'm Britt. And the story I have for you today is one of the

most terrifying kinds of crime junkie stories, because it reminds us all that we're all vulnerable,

that no matter who we are, where we are, evil can still come knocking at our door or come sneaking through the garage.

This is the story of the Denver Hammer Killer.

Music You know, I'm going to be able to be. I'm going to I'm going to January 10th, 1984 was cold in Aurora, Colorado, even colder if you're lingering outside at a bus station waiting for your ride.

And that's exactly what Sherry Lutton was doing.

She had just taken the bus back from work that evening,

and she was waiting for her mom, Patricia, to come pick her up.

According to reporting by Kirk Mitchell in the Denver Post,

this was their routine every weekday since Sherry and her two kids

moved to Aurora to live with Patricia after Sherry's divorce.

Sherry kept staring down the road waiting for her mom to pull up so they could go pick up the kids.

Where was she?

She tried calling her mom at home, but no luck, which to Sherry meant she had to be coming to get her, yet she never showed.

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