Darcie Anderson liked sewing. She enjoyed making things with her hands. Her Dad, Max Heacock, still has some of her embroidery that he treasures. Darcie also loved the outdoors, especially horseback riding. She married Michael Anderson and they lived in Castle Rock. They had a son, Tony, with whom Darcie was very involved. The couple was divorced in 1983. Darcie worked at a bakery so she arose early each morning to go to work. She had dated a man from Wyoming but had broken up with him because he was jealous and exhibited a bad temper. More recently, Darcie dated a state trooper assigned to the Governor’s mansion. She told her dad he also had a temper but she could handle it.
Darcie Anderson, 24, was abducted from her home in mid-December 1986. Her six-year-old son was found unharmed at home by a family member who went to investigate when Darcie failed to show up for work. Darcie’s body was found December 22, stuffed in the trunk of her own car which was discovered parked in a muddy alley in the 1900 block of South Bannock Street in Denver. She had been strangled. Bruises on her body indicated she put up a fight. No evidence could be gleaned from the automobile. It had been wiped clean.
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