▁to ▁expect ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁ 1 8 th ▁birth day , ▁so ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁finish ▁high ▁school . ▁As ▁an ▁adult , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁book keeper ▁at ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Br ass ▁Works ▁and ▁in ▁advert ising ▁and ▁sales , ▁yet ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁adult ▁life ▁hom eless . ▁C one ys ▁res ented ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁was ▁treated ▁by ▁others ▁for ▁his ▁fra il ▁condition , ▁later ▁express ing ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁alone ▁and ▁free ▁from ▁the ▁judgment ▁of ▁others . ▁ ▁C riminal ▁career ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁ 5 9 - year - old ▁The odore ▁C one ys ▁intended ▁to ▁ask ▁former ▁acquaint ance ▁Philip ▁Peters ▁for ▁a ▁hand out ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁on ▁ 3 3 3 5 ▁West ▁Mon c rie ff ▁Place ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado . ▁C one ys ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁Peters ' ▁absence ▁to ▁ste al ▁food ▁and ▁money . ▁In ▁the ▁ce iling ▁of ▁a ▁clos et , ▁C one ys ▁found ▁a ▁small ▁trap door ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁narrow ▁att ic ▁cub by hole ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁occup y ▁the ▁small ▁space ▁without ▁Peters ' ▁knowledge . ▁C one ys ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁und isc over ed ▁for ▁about ▁five ▁weeks . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Peters ▁discovered ▁C one ys ▁at ▁the ▁re fr iger ator . ▁Peters ▁struck ▁at ▁C one