Buckhannon, WV Area Cold Cases

Name
Odessa MeisterAge
35Cause of Death
TraumaInfo
Odessa meister was last seen alive on 12/20/1952 her body was found on mcnamee’s hill in cumberland, md she died of blunt force traumaAgency
Maryland State Police
Name
Jean WelchAge
72Cause of Death
TraumaInfo
Jean welch was found deceased in her home on oldtown road in cumberland. Her death was possibly sexually motivated. The case was never closed due to lack of evidence.Agency
Maryland State Police
Name
Harold SmithAge
67Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On april 24, 1983, three juveniles found the remains of 25yr old harold smith in an old abandoned strip mine pond, off of morgan county road 23 in holmes township. Smith was last seen on december 5, 1982.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Joshua StarcherAge
45Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On february 11, 2011, joshua a. Starcher was found dead in his vehicle on vinegar street in pomeroy, ohio suffering a gunshot wound. Starcher was last seen at approximately 12:30 pm on 02/11/11 when he informed his girlfriend that he was going to meet someone and would be back. Starcher never returned and his body was found by a person driving along vinegar street.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Michael WilliamsAge
57Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 08/30/2005 shortly after 9:00 a.M., the victim michael williams was found in his automobile near his residence on greenwood road near rogers, columbiana county, ohio. Williams was employed by the v & m steel company in youngstown, ohio and he was located shortly after working a midnight shift. The coroner's office determined the cause of death as a homicide as the result of blunt force trauma.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Craig RobertsAge
66Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On august 26, 2002, craig roberts of 502 wells hollow rd., wellsville, was found shot.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Richard Altomare SrAge
84Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 09/19/1999 shortly after 11:00am, richard l. Altomare sr. Was found deceased inside the old crestview middle school that he owned with multiple gunshot wounds. Mr. Altomare was the owner of altomare welding inc. At 37921 west main st., leetonia, oh. The coroner's office determined the cause of death as a homicide.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Gary Kramer IIAge
51Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On february 8, 1992, gary d. Kramer ii's deceased body was discovered on the big stillwater creek dam in uhrichsville, ohio. Kramer had previously been severely beaten, rendered unconscious and placed into the water, where his body floated to the dam overflow where later discovered.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Kimberly FultonAge
58Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 03/05/1995, 28yr old kimberly fulton and her 17 month old son, daniel were found dead inside their burned-out mobile home. There is a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case. Anyone with information is asked to call the washington county sheriff's office at 740-760-0760.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Daniel FultonAge
31Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 03/05/1995, 28yr old kimberly fulton and her 17 month old son, daniel were found dead inside their burned-out mobile home. There is a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case. Anyone with information is asked to call the washington county sheriff's office at 740-760-0760.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Terri RoachAge
52Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The body of 18yr old terri lee roach was found on 07/05/1990 in washington county, ohio.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Karen ScarbroughAge
17Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Ricky CooperAge
59Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Keith WhitmoreAge
48Cause of Death
MissingInfo
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
Name
Khaleesi CuthriellAge
3Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Roger CrowderSrAge
20Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Margaret WhiteAge
36Cause of Death
MissingInfo
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
Name
Esther AlbertAge
70Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 # 1993va00070Agency
Virginia State Police
Name
Leiland CannonAge
99Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On the morning of january 13, 2000, leiland e. Cannon was found murdered in his home. He lived alone in the village of east fultonham in the southwestern part of muskingum county.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Ronald PohlAge
90Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On 05/09/1992, ronald pohl and his son went turkey hunting in the western part of meigs county. After entering the woods, they separated and went to different areas to hunt. Between approximately 10:00am and 10:30am, a gunshot was heard in the woods followed by three to four more shots about fifteen minutes later. Mr. Pohl failed to come out of the woods at noon. After a short time, pohl's son and another hunter, who was not hunting that morning, searched for pohl but were unable to locate him. Authorities were contacted and a search with deputies, ohio division of wildlife officers, and fire department personnel began for pohl. After two hours, pohl's body was discovered having been shot with buckshot in the back.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Mickey OilerAge
67Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The body of a man was found in the vicinity of liberty lane, pomeroy, oh. The man was later identified as mickey oiler.Agency
Ohio AG
Name
Gene McPhersonAge
42Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Gene mcpherson was last seen driving his silver 1978 ford pickup at 5:50 p.M. On saturday, may 23, 1987, in craig county, virginia. Days later, gene's pick-up was located at the I-81 rest area in radford, virginia. Gene's wallet was in the grass on the side of I-81 in virginia. John edward colclasure admitted to killing gene mcpherson and was convicted of murder. Colclasure died in jail in 2002 and never disclosed the location of gene's body.Agency
Virginia State Police
Name
Heidi ChildsAge
18Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Thursday, august 27, 2009, heidi childs and david metzler were found murdered at caldwell fields, a jefferson national forest rural recreation area located within montgomery county, virginia, over which there is concurrent state and federal jurisdiction. Caldwell fields is located within montgomery county near the craig county line on route 621 - upper craig's creek road. The criminal investigation determined that heidi and david were killed in the evening hours the previous day, wednesday, august 26, 2009 and that both victims were shot to death. The thirteen-year criminal investigation includes numerous interviews of residents of the local communities, resulting in the identification of persons of interest and suspects in montgomery, craig, and roanoke counties. Within the local region, the murders are sometimes referred to as the caldwell fields murders or the metzler-childs murders. The multi-agency criminal investigation continues to develop leads and interview witnesses.Agency
Virginia State Police
Name
David MetzlerAge
18Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Thursday, august 27, 2009, heidi childs and david metzler were found murdered at caldwell fields, a jefferson national forest rural recreation area located within montgomery county, virginia, over which there is concurrent state and federal jurisdiction. Caldwell fields is located within montgomery county near the craig county line on route 621 - upper craig's creek road. The criminal investigation determined that heidi and david were killed in the evening hours the previous day, wednesday, august 26, 2009 and that both victims were shot to death. The thirteen-year criminal investigation includes numerous interviews of residents of the local communities, resulting in the identification of persons of interest and suspects in montgomery, craig, and roanoke counties. Within the local region, the murders are sometimes referred to as the caldwell fields murders or the metzler-childs murders. The multi-agency criminal investigation continues to develop leads and interview witnesses.Agency
Virginia State Police