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Young Woman's Body Found Bound In Home Near Steamboat, Search On For Person Of Interest

ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Authorities in Routt County are searching for a man they call a person of interest after a woman's body was found inside a home near Steamboat Springs.

Routt County Sheriff's deputies were called to a home at 56730 Lupine Court in Clark about 7:11 p.m. on Monday after a woman's body was found inside.

 

Patricia Richmond
Patricia Richmond (credit: Facebook)

Authorities identified Patricia Richmond, 23, as the victim. She was found bound and face down by a family member inside her fiancé's home in the small town of Clark north of Steamboat Springs.

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The home where the woman's body was found (credit: Scott Franz/Steamboat Today)

How the woman died is unclear and Routt County Sheriff Garrett Wiggins offered no motive at this point in the investigation.

"It's rare for our county," Wiggins said. "We're lucky to live in such a, not only beautiful area, but a very safe county."

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The homicide investigation after a woman's body was found inside the home (credit: Scott Franz/Steamboat Today)

The Routt County Sheriff's Office is attempting to locate a person of interest, Cole J. Pollard, in connection with the death investigation. Law enforcement agencies in other states have been alerted about Pollard.

Pollard is a local high school graduate who has been living in the area with his grandparents, according to investigators.

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Cole J. Pollard (credit: Routt County Sheriff)

"A BOLO has been issued for Cole J. Pollard for all of Colorado and the surrounding states," Wiggins said.

Cole J. Pollard
Cole J. Pollard (credit: Routt County Sheriff)

Pollard is described as a white male, 22 years old, 5-foot-9, 160 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. He is believed to be driving a 1999 white GMC Suburban with oversized tires, black rims and a loud exhaust.

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(credit: Routt County Sheriff)

The nature of the relationship, if any, between the victim and person of interest has not been released but Cole appears to be friends with Richmond on her Facebook page. The sheriff said Pollard is a distant relative to the owners of the home where Richmond's body was found.

Patricia Richmond
Patricia Richmond (credit: Facebook)

"The investigation is ongoing and we have a team of approximately seven investigators from the Routt County Sheriff's Office, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the 14th Judicial District Attorney's Office working this investigation nonstop," Wiggins said. "We're a little resistant to give out too much information at this time."

Additional Information From The Routt County Sheriff's Office

Anyone with information about Pollard is asked to call the Routt County Sheriff's Office at (970) 879-1090.

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