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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Johanne Dehart

Year
1999
Where
Manassas, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On September 28, 1999, an unidentified body was found in a creek behind 9325 Mace St. in Manassas. A composite was created, and the victim was identified as a tourist from the Netherlands. Johannes entered the country on September 17, 1999, in Atlanta. An autopsy revealed he died from blunt force trauma.

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

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