# Killing of Linda Sykes

Unsolved homicide · 1981 · Hampton, Virginia

On February 24, 1981, the victim was found deceased by her mother in an upstairs bathtub in her residence. The victim was a student at Christopher Newport College at the time of her murder. The victim was also struck by a blunt object in another area of her home before being drowned in the bathtub.

Original record: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=3529
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/killing-of-linda-sykes-va3529

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## Open questions

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## Unverified findings

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## Sources

1. Virginia State Police record, https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=3529


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