Update

It is with a heavy heart that I post this blog. I can just barely say it out loud, so I won't type it for now I'll just copy and paste the article that ran in this morning's Mountain Mail. Please know that your thoughts and prayers have been felt by many people. Please continue to pray that the individual or individuals who did this to Jim are found soon. I have full faith and trust in the Canon City and Fremont County departments. Jim is loved and missed by many. He touched so many people's lives (more than I think even he realized). Thank you again for your continued support and love. I'll post more as I can. For now it's just all too sureal.

Love to all,
Tara Ann

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7/24/2008 9:10:00 AM
Homicide investigation under way

Casey Mills- Mail Staff Writer

Autopsy results revealing a fatal bullet wound changed investigation focus on James G. Durgan, 37 of Salida, from missing person to homicide, law enforcement officials announced Wednesday. Cañon City Police officers disclosed the change in a press release Wednesday after police executed several vehicle search warrants in Salida Tuesday. Salida and Cañon City police officers, Fremont County Sheriff's Deputies, Colorado Bureau of Investigation personnel and 11th Judicial District Attorney's office investigators canvassed a Salida neighborhood Tuesday conducting interviews regarding the case. "I am 100 percent satisfied this case is a homicide," Salida Police Chief Terry Clark said Wednesday.All warrants related to the case have been executed in the Salida area, but Fremont County Sheriff's Deputies, working with Cañon City police, are leading the investigation, Clark said. Although no arrests have been made, Clark confirmed investigators have suspects and have yet to rule out any. He did not comment regarding the number of suspects.Clark said investigators so far have no reason to believe Durgan was involved in any illegal activity or his that his life was threatened before his disappearance.Neighbors were reluctant to comment on police activity near the Durgan G Street residence Wednesday afternoon, although they confirmed investigators were at the house Tuesday. Some neighbors had no knowledge or declined to comment about the family's life before Durgan's disappearance. He was last seen in Cañon City where he rented a motel room the evening of July 10. After Durgan missed two scheduled appointments the next day, his wife reported him missing. Durgan was employed by Nortel Communications as a senior network specialist. Company officials told The Mountain Mail he had worked with the company since 1989. His vehicle, a red 2002 Saturn sedan, was found July 15 in a U.S. 50 pullout east of the Chaffee/Fremont County line.It was taken to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation laboratory in Pueblo where it was processed for anything that might lead to his whereabouts. July 19, kayakers on the Arkansas River discovered a body in the water near Parkdale, about 35 miles downstream from where Durgan's car was located. The body was recovered and transported to the El Paso County coroner where dental records identified it as Durgan. Fremont County Sheriff's officials and Cañon City Police personnel continue seeking information about the case. People who have information are encouraged to call Fremont County Sheriff's detective Mike Joliffe at (719) 276-5615 or Cañon City Police officials at (719) 276-5600.

Those who provide information may receive a cash reward.