Amherst, VA Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Charlton

Name

Richard Charlton

Age

50

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On the morning of october 20, 2014, richard "Ricky" charlton was found deceased in his residence off of layman trestle road in rockingham county. His death was ruled a homicide.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Bright

Name

Jamaal Bright

Age

36

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Agency

Henrico County

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cold-case-record__Angle

Name

Debra Angle

Age

22

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Debra angle was found deceased in her apartment, stratford park apartments, on november 12, 1974 during the daylight hours. Her cause of death was ruled to be strangulation and her manner of death a homicide. At the time of her death, angle was an x-ray technician at a local hospital in roanoke. She had two female roommates who were not on scene at the time of her death.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Flowers

Name

Dorothy Flowers

Age

27

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Mrs. Dorothy minkoff flowers was reported missing by her husband on october 26, 1966 when she did not return home in the evening. Dorothy had been conducting a census for a local catholic church and was last seen in the pechin ave and penmar ave area of south east roanoke in the afternoon hours. Her body was found the following morning in a rural area of plantation road in roanoke county.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Bush

Name

Delmer Bush

Age

69

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On may 28, 1998, roanoke county police responded to the home of delmer bush who lived in the 3400 block of mount pleasant boulevard. Neighbors had not seen him for at least 24 hours. He was found deceased in his home. His cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head. Bush lived by himself and was a regular patron of a few restaurants in the south east area of roanoke.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Grabowski

Name

Douglas Grabowski

Age

35

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Douglas grabowski was last seen by family on may 7, 2005. A missing person report was filed with police on may 23, 2005 when no one had heard from him. Grabowski lived a solitary lifestyle, however was often seen by neighbors every morning outside on his property as well as in the bent mountain area of roanoke county. Late november 2006, skeletal remains were located in sullivan county, tennessee. These were positively identified as grabowski. Grabowski was often seen in his 1977 ford f150, black in color, long-bed pick-up truck which still has not been located.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Mitchener-Williams

Name

Savannah Mitchener-Williams

Age

11

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Savannah was 11 days old when she was brought to roanoke memorial hospital after becoming unresponsive at her residence. She had been in the care of family members. Her cause of death was ruled to be blunt force trauma and manner of death a homicide.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Cook

Name

Joan Cook

Age

44

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Joan cook was first reported missing by friends on january 29, 2010. Police contact was made with her husband, mike cook, who advised joan had left their residence on foot the night of january 24, 2010. On january 31, 2010, mike cook came to the roanoke county police department to report his wife missing. Joan has not been seen or heard from since january 2010 and is still a missing person.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Perdue

Name

Charles Perdue

Age

51

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On september 23, 2013, the body of an unresponsive male was located in the area of 4300 rutrough road, which was later identified as charles kenneth perdue. Charles had multiple injuries that ultimately caused his death.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Douthat

Name

Christopher Douthat

Age

24

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Chris douthat was on the phone while walking and said "Hang on" and has not been seen since october 25, 2013. Vicap # 2018vsp00001 namus #25330

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Ellis

Name

Deveron Ellis

Age

20

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Agency

Henrico County

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cold-case-record__Scarbrough

Name

Karen Scarbrough

Age

17

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On june 24, 1978, in an incident dubbed “the dale city triple”, karen, along with two other woman, sharon lake and deborah frank, were found dead in a ryland homes sales trailer in woodbridge at approximately 6:45 p.M. Karen had just graduated from high school and started her first job at the location. An autopsy revealed all three women died from a gunshot wound.

Agency

Prince William County Sheriff

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cold-case-record__Cooper

Name

Ricky Cooper

Age

59

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On february 5, 2018 the body of ricky cooper was discovered shot to death in his residence at the address of 2058 st. Charles road, st. Charles in lee county. There were no signs of forced entry to the home of mr. Cooper.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Whitmore

Name

Keith Whitmore

Age

48

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

The sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing greenville man. Keith t. Whitmore was reported missing by family members. He was last seen in the greenville area of augusta county, by an acquaintance, in april of 2018. Whitmore is a 48 year old white male, 5’10” tall, and weights approximately 185 pounds. He has brown eyes and brown hair.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Cuthriell

Name

Khaleesi Cuthriell

Age

3

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Khaleesi hope cuthriell, three years old, was last seen at the residence of travis brown and candi royer, located at 249 cattle scaled rd waynesboro, virginia, in augusta county, around january 10, 2021. She has not been seen since that day. Both brown and royer have been charged and convicted in the death and disappearance of khaleesi. The whereabouts of khaleesi's remains are unknown at this time. Khaleesi is described as a white female, around 3'1", 41 lbs., with strawberry blonde hair.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__CrowderSr

Name

Roger CrowderSr

Age

20

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Roger l. Crowder sr. Was murdered at a gas station in verona, virginia on december 22, 1967. Anyone with information about mr. Crowder or this case is asked to submit a tip through this database or contact the augusta county sheriff's office criminal investigations division at #540-245-5333.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__White

Name

Margaret White

Age

36

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

On july 29, 2008, margaret gail stamper-white was reported missing by her mother. Margaret gail stamper-white was last seen at her residence at 53 spencer lane, crimora, in the middle of may 2008. White left her cell phone. She has no known means of transportation. She has missed three significant family functions. White maintained constant contact with her family and children in west virginia until mid may of 2008. She has no credit cards or bank accounts that could assist the sheriff’s office in attempting to locate her. Due to those factors, white has been listed as missing/endangered. She is a white female, 35 years old, 5 feet 2 inches, 110 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes. Anyone who may have information regarding the whereabouts of white should contact the augusta county sheriff’s office at 540-245-5333 or submit a tip through this database.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Field

Name

Janet Field

Age

49

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

The fluvanna county sheriff's office continues to investigate the disappearance of janet renee field. She was last seen on july 2, 2014, at her residence near scottsville, virginia, in fluvanna county. Her car was found at the park-and-ride commuter parking lot in zion's crossroads, near interstate 64 in louisa county on july 4, 2014. Her purse, vehicle keys, and mobile phone were still in the vehicle. Her virginia driver's license, cash, and credit cards were missing. She is known by her middle name, renee. She has ties to short pump, richmond, and lexington, virginia. She is known to frequent plant/gardening stores, health food stores, and holistic healing centers. If you have any information, please contact the fluvanna county sheriff's office at 434-589-8211.

Agency

Virginia State Police

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cold-case-record__Albert

Name

Esther Albert

Age

70

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Albert was killed on july 3, 1993 in the city of covington, va. The case is a forcible rape/ homicide. The case is currently unsolved and under investigation. Several persons of interest have been identified and are now deceased. Vicap # 1993va00070

Agency

Virginia State Police

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