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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Craig Caviness

Year
1988
Where
Woodbridge, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On March 13, 1988, Craig was reported missing to police in Montgomery County, MD. His car was found abandoned in Washington D.C. On March 24, 1988, police later found his body in a wooded area near 14716 Minnieville Rd. in Woodbridge VA. An autopsy revealed he died from gunshot wounds.

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

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