Marlinton, WV Area Cold Cases
Name
Debra AngleAge
22Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Dorothy FlowersAge
27Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Delmer BushAge
69Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
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
Name
Beverly HaygoodAge
52Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shortly before 10:00pm on august 16, 2022, roanoke county police were dispatched to the 600 block of tyler road in salem, virginia in reference to check the well-being of beverly rose haygood. Haygood was found in her home, suffering from at least one gunshot wound, and pronounced dead at the scene. At the time of her death, haygood was working at the antique mall in dixie cavernsAgency
Virginia State Police
Name
Douglas GrabowskiAge
35Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Savannah Mitchener-WilliamsAge
11Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Joan CookAge
44Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Charles PerdueAge
51Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Carol SmithAge
37Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Carol ann smith was last seen on june 6, 1994 watering the plants at her residence located on richards boulevard. She was reported missing by a neighbor on june 24, 1994. It is alleged that carol left her family with an unknown male on the date of her disappearance and was not reported missing by her (then) spouse, david smith. There has been no contact made by carol with any of her family, to include the two children she shared with david. No remains of carol have been located.Agency
Virginia State Police
Name
Christopher DouthatAge
24Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Chris douthat was on the phone while walking and said "Hang on" and has not been seen since october 25, 2013. Vicap # 2018vsp00001 namus #25330Agency
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
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