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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Milton Ames Sr.

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

In the early morning hours of Sept. 20, 1988, Milton Ames was taking his routine walk down (what is now known as) Brickhouse Dr., when he was fatally shot. His body was located in the wooded area on the north side of Brickhouse Drive roadway.

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

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