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Missing

Patricia Schmidt

Year
1985
Where
Henrico County, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On October 19, 1997, family members notified Henrico Police that the victim, identified as Patricia Ann Schmidt, had been missing since June 4, 1985. At the time the Ms. Schmidt had been living in the 1800 block of Baylor Road in Henrico County with her husband, Ralph Schmidt and their two children. Witness statements and interviews indicate Ralph Schmidt was a person of interest to detectives at the time.

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

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