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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Michael Bowles

Year
2008
Where
Henrico County, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On Wednesday, October 22, 2008, Henrico Police responded to 216 Engleside Dr., Apt. 2-B for a welfare check. Officers knocked on the door but there was no answer. Officers went to the rear of the apartment and located a black male lying just inside the sliding glass door. The victim, identified as Michael Antonio Bowles, was transported to the Medical Examiner's office for further examination. The Medical Examiner…

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

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