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Unsolved homicide

Killing of John Doe

Year
1984
Where
Triangle, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On September 19, 1984, at approximately 1231 hours, the body of an unidentified Asian man was discovered by a local resident near the ramp from Joplin Rd. to I-95 in Triangle. Several known missing persons were compared to the victim without success. The victim found to have a series of numbers tattooed on his fingers. An autopsy revealed he died from strangulation.

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

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