Killing of James Franklin
- Year
- 1979
- Where
- Hampton, Virginia
- Source
- Virginia State Police
- Evidence
- 1
On March 22, 1979, at approximately 0900 hours, HPD was notified by the VA Hospital Staff of a dead body located approximately 50 yards from John Street in the wooded area of the VA Hospital. Broken teeth, broken crutches, shoes, glasses, keys and bloody handkerchiefs were scattered near the body. The victim was found in a ditch lying face up. The victim died from "blows to the face and forehead, weak heart, and…
From the Virginia State Police cold case database. Records change. The source is the authority.
Got ten minutes? Do one of these.
What does the record establish, and what has never been explained?
- Read the source and write down every date, place and name it gives.
- Find the earliest news report you can and note what it says that later accounts dropped.
- List what has never been explained. One line each.
New to this? Read the field guide. Five short lessons.
What is out there.
Podcast episodes
- Cover 3 Convos: James Franklin Says Expectation Is Always A National Championship + Drew Allar Is The Best QB In CFB I Big Ten Media Days InterviewCover 3 College Football · 2025
- Big Ten QB Rankings, CFB Schedule Debates + Chats with Ryan Day, James Franklin & Drew AllarCover 3 College Football · 2025
- Big Ten Media Day 2 on CBSSN: Lincoln Riley, James Franklin, Deshaun Foster & Miller Moss InterviewsCover 3 College Football · 2024
- James Franklin joins Josh Pate - Pate State Speaker SeriesJosh Pate's College Football Show · 2026
- James Franklin is HUNGRY to turn Virginia Tech around | No more SEC Championship? Cody Campbell vs Brett YormarkAndy & Ari On3 · 2026
In the Internet Archive
Nobody has researched this case yet. Have the AI search the web for reporting, podcasts and videos about it.
Search elsewhere
More in Virginia
Golden Years Murders
The Golden Years Murders is the name given to an unsolved series of murders in the West End of Richmond, Virginia, from 1990 to 1996. During this period, at least thirteen elderly women were murdered in a similar manner, leading local authorities to suspect that they were dealing with a serial killer. Since then, multiple suspects have emerged and one even confessed to several of the killings, although his actual…
1996 · VirginiaUnsolvedMissing persons cases along U.S. Route 29 in Virginia
Since 1996, there has been an unusually high number of cases involving young women disappearing along U.S. Route 29 (US 29) in Virginia, or an area known as the "Route 29 Corridor". Five young women disappeared in five years between 2009 and 2014, earning it a particularly notorious reputation. Of the nine murders/disappearances, only the cases of Morgan Dana Harrington (2009), Alexis Murphy (2013) and Hannah Graham…
1984 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Johnny Miller
On October 13, 1984, at approximately 2256 hours, Johnny Miller and several of his friends were arguing with several black males in the area of Roberts Road (formerly in Pine Chapel) near the Hampton Coliseum. During the argument one of the suspects pulled out a firearm and shot Miller in the chest. Miller ran from the scene and ended up in the area of 53 Roberts Road. Miller would later die from his wound at the…