# @denverwestword on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKshDERpQa2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31491344-denverwestword-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-09T21:44:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Denver Westword (@denverwestword) — https://gondola.cc/denverwestword

## Caption

Around forty people gathered at the City and County of Denver Building today, June 9, to honor Jax Gratton, a 34-year-old hairstylist who had gone missing and was found dead on June 6.

Gratton was last seen leaving her Denver apartment on April 15. After days of no communication, her mother, Cherilynne Gratton-Camis, officially reported Gratton missing on April 24.

Just a day later, a Facebook group called “Find Jax Gratton Denver” was created to help spread search efforts for the well-known hairdresser and LGBTQ+ activist. Calls for the public to provide information, popular social media posts, updates from Cherilynne and local events were organized, as well.

Optimism had largely waned as the search neared two months. It took a turn for the worse on Friday, when the Lakewood Police Department announced that a body was found in an alleyway near the 9600 block of West Colfax Avenue.

With the tragic news came events to honor Gratton and the impact she had on Denver’s cosmetology scene and LGBTQ+ community as a whole. 

✍️ Read the full story by alextalktoomuch at westword.com or at the link in our bio.
📸 Alexander Hernandez Gonzales 

#denver #denvercolorado #westword #denvernews #denvercrime #coloradonews

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