UNSOLVED DOUBLE-HOMICIDE: NICHOLAS KUNSELMAN AND STEPHANIE HART-GRIZZELL

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When two teens are found fatally shot inside a sandwich shop just months after surviving the Columbine High School Massacre, the Valentine’s Day double-homicide shocks their community. Investigators offer a major reward for information in hopes of solving a cold case in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Nicholas Kunselman and Stephanie Hart-Grizzell were students at Columbine High School, and survivors of the Columbine High School Massacre. 10 months after the massacre, they were both gunned down in an unrelated shooting. Image source: family photo.
These suspect sketches depict a man who a witness saw running away from the double-homicide scene. Image source: police image.
Approximately one year after Nicholas and Stephanie’s double-homicide, another teenager was fatally shot while at work in a Colorado Springs Subway. Three suspects were identified and charged. This image shows all three suspects, plus the victim, Blaine Steele. Image source: the Pueblo Chieftain.
Nicholas Kunselman was 15-years-old when he was fatally shot while working at a Subway restaurant in Littleton, Colorado on February 14th, 2000. His girlfriend, Stephanie, was killed alongside him. Their double-homicide remains unsolved. Image source: family photo.
Stephanie Hart-Grizzell was 16-years-old when she was fatally shot at a Subway restaurant in Littleton, Colorado on the February 14th, 2000. She had gone to the restaurant to pick up her boyfriend, Nicholas, who worked there. He was killed alongside her, and their double-homicide remains unsolved. Image source: family photo.
Investigators are appealing to the public for help in solving Stephanie and Nick’s case. Anyone with information may remain anonymous, and may be anonymous for a substantial reward. This flyer distributed by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is dated; the reward currently stands at $100,000. Image source: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Sources used to research this episode:

Cops Still Looking for Clues in Killings (Associated Press)

Coroner Wants Autopsy Records Sealed (Associated Press)

Littleton Sandwich Shop Fined (Associated Press)

Teen Dies in Subway Shooting (Associated Press)

Mother of Teen Victim Says Drug Dealing May Have Lead to Slayings (Associated Press)

Murder Victim’s Mother Gets OK to Sue Subway (The Associated Press)

Grizzell v. Hartman Enterprises, Inc.

Students Found Killed on Valentine’s Day Unsolved Two Years Later (Colleen Slevin / Associated Press)

24 Years Later, Murders of 2 Young Columbine Students at Subway Shop Remain Unsolved (Denver7 News)

Police Make Third Arrest in Subway Slaying (Associated Press)

Reward Offered In Search For Killer Of Teen Sweethearts Found Gunned Down On Valentine’s Day 20 Years Ago (Sharon Lynn Pruitt / Oxygen)

Reward Jumps To $100,000 In Murders Of Nick Kunselman, Stephanie Hart-Grizzell (CBS Colorado)

Family Remembers Teen Sweethearts Nick Kunselman, Stephanie Hart-Grizzell 20 Years After Murder (CBS News)

If you know anything about the murders of Nicholas Kunselman and Stephanie Hart-Grizzelle, please call the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Or, if you prefer, submit a tip online via the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers’ website HERE.

Whether you call in your tip or submit it online, you may remain anonymous if you wish. If your tip leads to resolution in this case, you may be eligible for a $100,000 reward.

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