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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Steven Parker

Year
2006
Where
Essex County, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

In the early morning hours of April 1, 2006, Steven Lee Parker was found lying in the roadway on State Route 17, approximately 0.4 miles north of State Route 714 in Essex County, Virginia. He had suffered extensive head trauma and was unresponsive. He was transported to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. Prior to being found on the roadway, Parker was visiting friends at a house on State Route 633…

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

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