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Unidentified

Unidentified person, Virginia Beach, Virginia (1981)

Year
1981
Where
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

Army parachutist landed in the swampy area of Seashore State Park, in Virginia Beach, while treking out he found human skeletal remains. Interval between death & discovery, one to two years.

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

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