Name: Lorenzo Deshawn Chivers
Case Classification: Endangered Missing, Presumed Deceased
Missing Since: February 07, 1999
Location Last Seen: Granby, Grand County, Colorado
Date of Birth: November 5, 1962
Age: 36 years old
Race: Black/African American
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar on abdomen; tattoo of a scorpion on his left forearm
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Lorenzo, his boss, Paul Skiba and Paul's daughter, Sarah Arielle Skiba , were last seen on February 7, 1999, when Mr. Skiba and Mr. Chivers went to a moving job in Morrison, CO, and Paul's daughter, Sarah, went along. When they weren't heard from for a week, Paul's ex-wife and a friend went to the Tuff Movers moving company lot at 7010 Raleigh Street #5 in Westminster and found the moving truck parked, filled with bullet holes, smears of blood, and a bloody piece of scalp and hair. The truck's loading ramp, moving blankets, and straps were also missing. The moving van ws not parked in Paul's usual meticulous fashion, and the lock on the gate to the parking lot had been changed. A DNA test revealed that the blood found in the moving van belonged to Paul and Sarah Skiba, and the piece of scalp to Paul. There was no trace of Mr. Chivers.
Investigators learned that the truck had left the lot around 9PM and returned about midnight. Authorities believe that the three were ambushed and killed when they returned the truck to the lot. Police think their bodies were put in the back of Skiba's moving truck, driven to another location, and dumped. It was then driven back to the lot and parked. Chivers' and Skiba's personal cars, which they had left at the lot during their Sunday moving jobs, were parked at separate apartment complexes across the Denver area. On February 17, 1999, Mr. Chivers' car was found at an apartment complex parking lot of 3809 68th Avenue in Westminster; On February 27, 1999, Mr. Skiba's vehicle was located in an apartment complex parking lot at 3129 Arkansas Avenue in Denver. Investigators were never able to make a direct link between the victims and those buildings.
Thornton investigators believe Paul Skiba was the intended target, but the motive is unclear. Westminster Police have since taken over the investigation, and have not released any theories concerning motive, and there are no current suspects. This case is considered a homicide investigation.
Agency Name: Westminster Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Det Dean
Agency Phone Number: 303-658-4250
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 99-02080
NamUs Case Number: 10782
NCIC Case Number: M870255680
NamUs
The Denver Channel
Westminster Police Department Cold Cases
Denver Westword (2/14/08)
Nancy Grace's Cold Cases (8/6/09)
Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons
Denver Post
Added: 2/20/08; Last Updated: 12-29-2021 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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