# Killing of Waverly Leroy Cameron Jr.

Unsolved homicide · 1996 · Portsmouth, Virginia

On September 6, 1996, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Waverly Leroy Cameron, Jr. was found deceased in a wooded area on Interstate 264 at the Effingham Street on-ramp in the City of Portsmouth. The victim died from a single gunshot wound to the back of his head. According to the medical examiner, the victim had been killed approximately one and a half to two weeks prior to the discovery. ViCAP # 97-VA-28

Original record: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=854
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/killing-of-waverly-leroy-cameron-jr-va854

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## Sources

1. Virginia State Police record, https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=854


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