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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Patricia Moore

Year
1970
Where
Woodbridge, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On July 15, 1970, Patricia went missing from 7359 Clifton Rd. in Clifton, VA. She was reportedly walking to visit a friend who resided on Maple Branch Rd. On October 10, 1970, her skeletal remains were found in a wooded area just north of Old Colchester Rd. in Woodbridge VA. The cause and manner of death were undetermined.

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

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