AURORA | Police are asking the public for help with information about a 35-year-old woman found slain about 3 weeks ago in an East Colfax Avenue motel room.
Avis Pitts was found dead around 9 p.m. Dec. 19 in a room at the Pacesetter Motel, 14291 E. Colfax Ave., according to a statement from Aurora police.
Police have not said how Pitts died,but said detectives and investigators from the Major Crimes/Homicide Unit and Crime Scene Investigations Unit are investigating the case as a murder.
On Thursday police released a picture of Pitts and asked anyone with information about the case to call Detective Todd Fredericksen at 303-739-6106. Tipsters can also call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 and may remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward of $2,000.
According to Pitts’ Facebook.com profile, she was from Memphis, Tenn.
She had no criminal history in Colorado, according to state records.
Her funeral is set for Jan. 4 in Denver.
Pacesetter Motel rooms give you a choice of roaches or bed bugs (or both if your lucky) with background music such as Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places”. Many of its residents are parolees who can’t get accommodations elsewhere.