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Because the items were stolen, Long’s death was initially considered a crime of opportunity until Tuesday.
Authorities have not said what led them to reclassify the killing as a hate crime, but Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw said the change will allow more resources to be put toward the case.
Maggie Long. Courtesy of The Federal Bureau of Investigation
Currently, $75,000 is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call the tip line at 303-239-4243.
Authorities believe at least three men, and possibly a fourth suspect, are responsible for Long s death. Authorities said the suspects might have been injured in the fire and might have since changed their appearances, sold their vehicles and/or moved away.
Because the items were stolen, Long’s death was initially considered a crime of opportunity until Tuesday.
Authorities have not said what led them to reclassify the killing as a hate crime, but Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw said the change will allow more resources to be put toward the case.
Maggie Long. Courtesy of The Federal Bureau of Investigation
Currently, $75,000 is being offered for any information that leads to an arrest. Anyone with information is asked to call the tip line at 303-239-4243.
Authorities believe at least three men, and possibly a fourth suspect, are responsible for Long s death. Authorities said the suspects might have been injured in the fire and might have since changed their appearances, sold their vehicles and/or moved away.
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The 2017 murder of a 17-year-old killed in her Bailey home has been re-classified as a hate crime, which Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw said will allow more resources to be put on the case.
McGraw said he was not aware of specific evidence leading to the change in the investigation into who killed Maggie Long. There is a $75,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case.
9NEWS has asked the FBI for more information about the hate crime designation and has not yet received a response.
FBI investigating 2017 Maggie Long murder case out of Bailey as hate crime
Park County Sheriffâs Office
By: Stephanie Butzer , Liz Gelardi
Posted at 9:27 AM, May 18, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-19 16:04:18-04
PARK COUNTY, Colo. â The 2017 death of 17-year-old Maggie Long in Bailey has been classified as a hate crime by the FBI, the Park County Sheriff s Office confirmed Tuesday morning.
The teenager came home from Platte Canyon High School to change clothes on Dec. 1, 2017 and apparently walked in on a burglary as it was happening, the sheriff s office said. She was allegedly burned alive inside her family s home, according to an announcement in January 2019 by the Park County Sheriffâs Office, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.