# Killing of Bertha Farrish

Unsolved homicide · 1976 · Hampton, Virginia

On January 26, 1976, at approximately 0115 to 0130 hours, the victim's mother returned home to find her 26-year-old daughter lying at the end of the hallway in a pool of blood. The victim's father last spoke to her on the phone at 11 p.m. on January 25, 1976, when she advised she was going to bed. The victim was stabbed while lying in bed. There were no signs of forced entry, and the windows were secure and locked.…

Original record: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=3474
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/killing-of-bertha-farrish-va3474

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## Sources

1. Virginia State Police record, https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=3474


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