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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Henry Cuffee

Year
1999
Where
Suffolk, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On March 31, 1999, at about 5:40am, Henry Cuffee “Hank” 33, of Portsmouth, was found dead at the end of Skeet Road in the Huntersville neighborhood. Cuffee was found by residents lying on the road with multiple gunshots to the back of his head. The investigation revealed Cuffee “frequented the drug community”. The investigation focused on several suspects, but a lack of information resulted in the investigation…

From the Virginia State Police cold case database. Records change. The source is the authority.

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