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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Bernadette Harris

Year
1985
Where
Henrico County, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On October 10, 1985, Bernadette Harris was discovered deceased in area of what was then Evergreen Cemetery located at 2300 Magnolia Street. Ms. Harris had been reported as missing several weeks prior to her being found. Her body was transported to the Richmond Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). The OCME determined her death was due to having sustained injuries consistent with blunt force trauma.

From the Virginia State Police cold case database. Records change. The source is the authority.

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