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Forensic Friday – Unidentified Man in Richmond

Unidentified Man Found in the Sandy River Reservoir near Route 307 and Route 460 in 2008

This is straight from the Virginia State Police:

The man was between 35 and 50 years old. He had long, brown hair and weighed approximately 180 pounds at a height of five feet seven inches. He was wearing Levi Straus [...]

Forensic Friday – John Banks Murder

From the Virginia State Police press release:

On the night of February 18, 1994, a 1993 Tomos moped was traveling eastbound on Route 22, Louisa Road, approximately 8/10 of a mile west of Route 33 at Trevilians, when the driver lost control and ran off the right side of the roadway. The moped and the driver [...]

Forensic Friday – Missing Person Zorina Rose Williams

Zorina Rose Williams, Missing Since February 4, 2010

Age: 41
Sex: Female
Race: Black
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 154lbs
Missing From: Newport News, Virginia
Missing Since: 02/04/2010

Details: Zorina was last seen on February 4, 2010. She has a birthmark on the left side of her face.

Contact: Newport News Police Department, Officer Pointer, 757-247-2500

Resource: Virginia [...]

Forensic Friday – Missing Person Hattie Gertrude Brown

Hattie Gertrude Brown, August 30, 2005

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: May 16, 2009 from Halifax, Virginia
Classification: Missing
Age: 48
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 155 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Characteristics: Shoulder length hair
Clothing: Hattie was last seen wearing a sleeveless top and pants with side stripes.

The Halifax County Sheriff’s Office, South Boston Police Department and [...]

Governor McDonnell Did WHAT?

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Forensic Friday – Virginia Cauley Webb Murder

Virginia Cauley Webb

Thanks to the Virginia State Police Facebook page for this information.

If Virginia Cauley Webb were alive today, she would be 101. Maybe Willard Scott would have said happy birthday to her on air. Maybe the president would have sent her a letter. However, Virginia died at the age of 92 – a murder [...]

Forensic Friday – Missing Person Margaret Gail Stamper White

Age: 35
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue
Height: 5’2″
Weight: 110lbs
Missing From: Crimora, Augusta County, Virginia
Missing Since: 05/13/2008

Margaret was last seen on May 13, 2008, but was not reported missing until July 29, 2008 by her mother in West Virginia. It was not like Margaret to miss important family functions, especially her daughter’s 16th birthday and her son’s [...]

Forensic Friday – More Updates

God Bless Bill Thomas and his search for justice for his sister. I received another email from him this week:
Yesterday, Morgan Harrington’s parents Gil and Dan Harrington held a press conference in Charlottesville, and are indicating that they may see a link between the Colonial Parkway Murders, the Route 29 Stalker who claimed Alicia Showalter Reynolds [...]

Forensic Friday – Case Updates

Colonial Parkway Murders
Here is a comment from Bill Thomas, brother of Cathleen Thomas who was murdered on October 12, 2986:

After more than 20 years, the FBI moved forward in January 2010 with advanced forensic and DNA testing on 80 pieces of evidence from the 1986 murder of Cathleen Thomas and Rebecca Dowski, and 50 [...]

Cold Case – Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman

Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman

Biographical Info
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: 1515

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: Sunday, August 19, 1984
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Never identified

On August 19, 1984 at 4:15 a.m., Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman answered the front door at his residence located in the Bristoe Station development of Manassas, [...]

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