Unsolved cases
Homicides and other crimes with no one held responsible. Some are a century old. Some are from this year.
Killing of Leroy Garner
On January 23, 2016, at approximately 2139 hours, officers were dispatched to 519 Darnaby Ave. in reference to the caller hearing 13 gunshots heard. The call for service was later upgraded to a vehicle stuck in a yard that struck a utility pole at the same address. Officers arrived and observed Garner in the driver's seat slumped over the console. Garner was pronounced dead on scene by medics. Officers were able to…
2010 · Woodbridge, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Linda Archer
On January 4, 2005, Linda was reported missing after she had not been seen since October 2004. On May 14, 2010, her skeletal remains were found at a vacant property near Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Rd (behind Central Baptist Church). in Woodbridge VA. The cause and manner of death were undetermined.
1981 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Linda Sykes
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.
2021 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Linwood Person
On July 11, 2021, at 0330 hours, officers were dispatched to a shooting involving a white Toyota Avalon with NC tags. Officers located Person in the front passenger seat of the white Avalon suffering from gunshot wounds. The driver of the vehicle, Tyshon Smith, was located inside the 7-11 store suffering from gunshot wounds as well. Person was transported to the hospital where he was in critical condition and…
1985 · Virginia Beach, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Lisa Ann Jolley
On Friday, January 25, 1985, Lisa Ann Jolley was last seen sleeping in her apartment by her husband just before he left for work during the early morning hours. Together, they lived in the 5600 block of Barnaby Court. At approximately 5:00 pm, Mr. Jolley returned home to find his wife lying in a bathtub filled with water. Police were called to the scene and discovered the victim deceased and fully clothed. There did…
1986 · Woodbridge, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Lisa Triggs
On May 21, 1986, Lisa was last seen in front of the Giant food store located at Center Plaza on Dale Blvd. in Dale City. On May 24, 1986, at approximately 1415 hours, her body was found in the wooded area behind the Dale City Recreation Center on Minnieville Rd. An autopsy revealed she died from blunt force trauma.
1996 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Liston Tyler
On Friday, July 5, 1996, at approximately 12:30 a.m., residents of Darbytown Manor Apartments heard gunshots close to their residences. Shortly after hearing the shots, residents located a black, male lying in the parking lot in front of 1660 Thalia Crescent with apparent gunshot wounds and called Henrico Police. The victim, identified as Liston D. Tyler, III aka "Chuck," was transported to the hospital but later…
1996 · Virginia Beach, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Louis Barone
On Wednesday, November 6, 1996, Police were called to the 100 block of Castilian Drive for a report of gunfire. Moment's later police discovered a male sitting in a dark colored 1992 GMC pickup suffering from a gunshot to the head. Rescue transported the victim to Virginia Beach General Hospital where he died. Witnesses described hearing a gunshot about 5:45 pm and then observed a white male exit the dark colored…
1983 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Louise Gray
On August 25, 1983, at approximately 0530 hours, a citizen located the victim, 7-11 clerk, Louise Gray, deceased on the floor of the store. She had been stabbed numerous times. It appears robbery was a motive for the crime.
2006 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Lynn Livingston
On August 2, 2006, at approximately 0506 hours, officers received a call stating there was a white BMW parked in front of 15 Fulcher with the driver door open and the garage door to the home was open and had been like that for two days. When officers arrived, they did a welfare check entering the residence. Officers located Livingston lying on the floor inside of the home in a dried pool of blood.
2012 · Richmond, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Lynn Taylor
On December 30, 2012 at approximately 3:16 a.m., Richmond officers received a call for a person shot in the 400 block of east 34th Street. When officers arrived on scene, they found Lynn Taylor dead inside a vehicle.
2009 · Accomack County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Malcolm Euron Palmer
On the morning August 29, 2009, a green 1994 Nissan Altima was found near the edge of a wooded area and the victim, Malcolm Euron Palmer, was found lying facedown in the vehicle. The victim had a single gunshot wound to the side of his head and an exit wound on the other side. Mr. Palmer's wallet was found in the wooded area about one tenth mile of a mile away with no money inside and his cell phone was missing. Mr.…
2012 · Richmond, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Malik Dasilva
On September 20, 2012 at approximately 9:06 p.m., the victim was found shot in the 4800 block of Old Brook Road. The victim died from his injuries at the scene.
2020 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Malon Pearson
On August 24, 2020, at approximately 1013 hours, officers were dispatched to a man down complaint. Officers located Pearson in the woods in between Anita Court and Phoebus High School in an unmaintained lot. Pearson had stab wounds to his back, chest, and abdomen. Pearson was pronounced deceased on scene by medics.
1995 · Chesterfield, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Manuel Jimenez
On February 26,1995, Manuel Jimenez was found shot to death in Rockwood Park at 3401 Courthouse Road in Chesterfield County, VA.
2007 · Chesterfield, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Marino Martinez
On November 17, 2007, Marino Martinez was shot and killed at 7121 Wentworth Street in Chesterfield County, VA.
1990 · Suffolk, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Marion Reid
On Sunday February 25th, family and neighbors checked on Marion Reid 81, in Chuckatuck. She was found dead on the floor of her small semi-secluded home. Her last contact by phone was with family the day before. Marion was found bound with multiple injuries and had been sexually assaulted. Evidence has been re-submitted several times for re-examination. Anyone with information is asked to contact Suffolk Police or…
2014 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Marlon Taylor
On September 9, 2014, at approximately 1021 hours, officers were dispatched to 5200 W. Mercury Blvd. in reference to a burned-out vehicle with a deceased body inside. A vehicle on fire call was called in earlier the same day at approximately 0400 hours where the Fire Department responded, put out the fire, but did not see the body inside. According to witnesses, the vehicle had been in the Sears building parking lot…
2003 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Marquis Jones
On Saturday, March 22, 2003, Henrico Police responded to 3809 Ruslander Court for an unconscious male on the floor of the residence. Officers arrived and located the victim, Marquis Jones, deceased. The victim was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office for further examination. The Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be from a gunshot wound.
1991 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Marshall Butler
On August 23, 1991, the victim, Marshall Butler, was found deceased in a white Ford pick-up truck located on the right shoulder of the I-64 off ramp to Mechanicsville Turnpike.
1975 · Virginia Beach, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Marshall Hamilton
On Thursday, January 9, 1975 at approximately 7:20 pm Marshall Hamilton was found suffering from injuries consistent with a gunshot wound. Mr. Hamilton died from his injury. Several people were in the area when this murder occurred and may be able to provide information to this murder. Marshall Hamilton owned a Septic Tank business. He had black and grey hair. There is no photo available at this time.
1983 · Halifax County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Mary Barksdale Crews
On December 2, 1983, the victim, Mary CREWS, left her mother's residence in Martinsville, VA, noting that she was going to the Martinsville Hardees restaurant. CREWS reportedly met with an associate between 2300 and 0000 in Martinsville and then departed alone in her own vehicle. She was observed traveling eastbound on Route 58 towards South Boston, VA and then onto North Main Street in Danville, VA. On December 04,…
2002 · Henry County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Mary Hall Short
On August 15th, 2002 Michael and Mary Short were found deceased in the residence by local Law Enforcement, who had responded to a well being check, that was called in to the 911 center by an employee of Michael Short. It was also discovered that Michael and Mary Short's nine year old daughter was also missing. An intense investigation was launched to find Jennifer and determine who had murdered Michael and Mary…
2005 · Virginia Beach, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Mary Rachel "Shellie" Carson
Mary Rachel Carson: On Sunday, August 14, 2005, at approximately 6:09 a.m. Virginia Beach Police, Fire, and Rescue were dispatched to the 3400 block of Newcastle Road, in the Kings Grant neighborhood, where a citizen had located a white female lying under a tree near a pink and black bicycle, close to the traffic circle. A citizen reported that the female, who was later identified as Mary Rachel Carson, was bleeding…