This database consists of unsolved homicides collected from family submissions, law enforcement submissions, and public records. This database is not part of our advocacy and awareness platform but a separate database for information purposes only.
Please note: This database is not updated regularly due to cost and manpower. A bug occurred during a recent update and reset many of the dates to January 1, 1970.
179 cases found.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
August 13, 1984
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Lisa Rinker
Age
18
Gender
Female
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Knife/Stabbing
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Shreve Road/Lee Highway
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042
Fairfax County
L.E.A
Fairfax County Police Department, Fairfax, Virginia
Anyone who has any information about this case, the identity, or location of the suspect(s) is asked to contact the Fairfax County Police Department at 703-691-2131
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
June 18, 1982
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Kelly Dove
Age
20
Gender
Female
Race
Caucasian/White
DOB
08/30/1961
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Missing Person (Presumed Murdered)
Cause
Unknown
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Main Street
Harrisonburg, Virginia, 22801
Rockingham County
L.E.A
Harrisonburg Police Department, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Kelly Bergh Dove, 20, vanished while working at the Imperial Gas Station on June 18, 1982. Kellys disappearance was classified as an abduction and she was declared legally dead in 1989. Kelly called 911 twice the night she disappeared to report an obscene phone call and suspicious person. Police arrived within minutes of her second 911 call but she had already been taken. If you have any information about Kellys case, please should contact the Harrisonburg Police at 540-434-4436. To remain anonymous you can call Crime Solvers at 540-574-5050.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
February 14, 1981
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
William Davis
Age
52
Gender
Male
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Gun/Firearm
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
2700 block of Salem Road
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23456
L.E.A
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, Virginia
On February 14, 1981, William Davis was last seen working at the Junior Market located at the entrance of Lake Placid on London Bridge Road. Mr. Davis began his shift at approximately 3:00 pm that afternoon. He was last seen around 7:00 pm inside the small convenience store. At approximately 7:30 pm, a customer discovered the store unoccupied and unlocked. This customer heard noise at in the rear of the store and investigated finding a dark colored vehicle leaving the back parking lot. Police were called to the scene and discovered money missing from the cash register. Mr. Davis’ vehicle and various other personal items owned by the victim were still at the store. On February 15, 1981, the body of William Davis was found in a ditch along the 2700 block of Salem Road. His body was taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office where an autopsy was performed. The cause of William’s death is a gunshot wound with the manner of death a homicide. William Davis was a 52 year old white male, 6’1’’ tall, weighing 144 pounds, with brown eyes, short brown hair, and a thin build.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
May 30, 1976
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Jane Doe
Age
30
Gender
Female
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Other
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Chesapeake Bay
First Island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
L.E.A
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, Virginia
On May 30, 1976 at approximately 7:10 am the body of a white female was discovered floating in the Chesapeake Bay near the First Island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. The Coast Guard responded, found, recovered, and transported the body to the Coast Guard Station. A news release on the morning of this discovery described the victim as a decapitated white female. The Medical Examiner describes Jane Doe as being between 30 and 50 years old weighing approximately 135 pounds. She was about 5’ 5’’ tall with a vaccination scar on her upper left arm and a five and a half inch scar on the backside of the right thigh between the back of the knee and the buttocks. A raised red mole was on the neck about an inch below the Adam’s apple. Two more brown skin moles were about an inch below the Adam’s apple on the opposite side of the red mole. At this time the identity of Jane Doe is still unknown. The Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy and ruled this case a homicide.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
April 30, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Gender
Female
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Suffocation
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Sandbridge Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23456
L.E.A
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, Virginia
On April 30, 1970 at 10:30 am, the body of an unidentified white female infant was found lying at the water’s edge at Sandbridge Beach. The cause of death was determined by the Medical Examiner to be Asphyxiation. The tidal schedule of the Atlantic Ocean indicate the body could have floated from north of the location where the body had washed ashore.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Jesse Brown
Age
23
Gender
Male
Race
African American/Black
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Gun/Firearm
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
1300 block of Thamesford Drive
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23464
L.E.A
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, Virginia
On Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 10:09 pm, Police responded to the 1300 block of Thamesford Drive after a report of gunfire. Jesse Brown was found suffering from a gunshot wound. He died as a result of his injury. The State Medical Examiner’s Office ruled this death a homicide. Investigators were able to discover Mr. Brown had been involved in a confrontation with an unknown person just prior to the shooting. Jesse was a 23 year old black male who had dark brown eyes, black hair, stood 6’ 1’’ tall weighing 161 pounds.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Brenda Bancroft
Age
20
Gender
Female
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Suffocation
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
500 block of Spring Lake Crescent
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23451
L.E.A
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, Virginia
On Monday evening, December 24, 1979, Brenda Bancroft was last seen by her family in the 4100 block of Thalia Drive. She had left her parent’s home driving her 1978 orange Datsun B-210 sedan and was due home later the same evening. She attended a Christmas Party at Admiral Nicks Restaurant located in the 8100 block of Shore Drive in Norfolk. A missing persons report was filed by family members. On Friday, December 28, 1979, Ms. Bancroft’s deceased body was found in the 500 block of Spring Lake Crescent which is a short distance from her home. Her body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office where the cause of death was determined to be suffocation. As a result, Brenda’s death was ruled a homicide. Brenda was a 20 year old white female who had light brown hair, blue eyes, 5’ 5’’ tall weighing 153 pounds. When Brenda did not wear her contacts, she wore prescription glasses
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Lee Navarro
Gender
Male
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
Unknown
Offense
Murder
Cause
Gun/Firearm
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
3760 Virginia Beach Blvd
Zero's Sub Shop
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23452
L.E.A
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, Virginia
On Sunday, November, 10, 1991, 22 year old Lee Navarro was working at the Zero’s Sub Shop located in the Birchwood Shopping Center at 3760 Virginia Beach Blvd. He was working alone at the time this murder occurred. Potential customers entered the sub shop at approximately 7:45 pm finding Mr. Navarro suffering from a gunshot to the chest. Police and Rescue units responded to the scene. Rescue transported the victim to Virginia Beach General Hospital where he died from his injury. Mr. Navarro’s body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy. The manner of death was ruled a homicide.
He was a white male who had brown eyes and a brown hair cut in military style, 5’ 9’’ tall weighing 165 pounds.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Autry Church
Age
50
Gender
Male
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
White male, 5'9", medium build, dark hair wearing white pants, standing near victim's vehicle
Offense
Murder
Cause
Gun/Firearm
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
Cleveland Street & Pennsylvania Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23462
L.E.A
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, Virginia
On Wednesday, November 2, 1988 at approximately 5:15 pm, a report of gunfire in the area of Cleveland Street and Pennsylvania Avenue to Virginia Beach 9-1-1 . Police responded to the area and found Autry Church suffering from a gunshot wound. He was shot while sitting in the driver seat of his black Pontiac Fiero which displayed a Virginia License. Rescue arrived and performed life saving procedures. In spite of this attempt, Mr. Church died of his injuries. His body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy. The manner of death was ruled a homicide.
Witnesses described a white male, about 5’9’’ tall with a medium build, dark hair wearing white pants standing near the victim’s vehicle at the time the shots were heard.
Mr. Church was a 50 year old white male who had blue eyes, black collar length black hair, 5’ 8’’ tall weighing 175 pounds. He worked in retail sales.
CCR:
Unknown
Date Reported:
January 1, 1970
VICTIM DETAILS
Name
Louis Barone
Age
26
Gender
Male
Race
Caucasian/White
SUSPECT DETAILS
Name
White male exit dark colored GMC pickup and get in passenger's side of light blue or silver Chevrolet Camaro with loud exhaust system and flee.
Offense
Murder
Cause
Gun/Firearm
Location
Unknown
CASE DETAILS
Status
Unsolved
Incident Location
100 block of Castilian Drive
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23462
L.E.A
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach, Virginia
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. The victim was identified as Louis Anthony Barone, a 26 year old white male. Witnesses described hearing a gunshot about 5:45 pm and then observed a white male exit the dark colored GMC pickup and get into the passenger side of a light blue or silver colored Chevrolet Camaro driven by another person and leave. The Camaro had a loud exhaust system. The State Medical Examiner’s Office ruled this death a homicide. Louis was 26 year old white male, who had brown eyes, black hair, 5’8’’tall weighing 140 pounds.
