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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Malcolm Euron Palmer

Year
2009
Where
Accomack County, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On the morning August 29, 2009, a green 1994 Nissan Altima was found near the edge of a wooded area and the victim, Malcolm Euron Palmer, was found lying facedown in the vehicle. The victim had a single gunshot wound to the side of his head and an exit wound on the other side. Mr. Palmer's wallet was found in the wooded area about one tenth mile of a mile away with no money inside and his cell phone was missing. Mr.…

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

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