Evil at the Door

The true story of Kenya Monheim, a 19-year-old woman whose disappearance in Denver in 2011 shocked a community and led to one of the most harrowing investigations in Colorado history. After being last seen leaving a nightclub with a man named Chad Davis, Kenya vanished—only to reappear in surveillance footage hours later at a hotel and gas station, where she was seen with a man named Travis Forbes. Though Forbes claimed to be a good Samaritan, his story unraveled under scrutiny: he was seen disconnecting security cameras, hiding a cooler in a bakery freezer, and fleeing to Texas with a stolen car. Months later, a second brutal attack in Fort Collins—where a woman was beaten, doused in bleach, and set on fire—raised chilling parallels. When DNA from the second victim matched Travis Forbes, investigators finally had a breakthrough. After a tense interrogation, Forbes confessed to killing Kenya, burying her in a remote field in northeastern Colorado, and also admitted to assaulting Lydia Tillman. His confession, secured through a deal to avoid the death penalty, brought closure to Kenya’s family—but not before they endured years of anguish, hope, and the devastating reality of a daughter’s disappearance. The case ultimately revealed a predator who exploited vulnerability, manipulated trust, and evaded justice for months—until forensic science and relentless investigation caught up with him.