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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Paul Digon

Year
1973
Where
Manassas, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On December 3, 1973, Paul was visiting family in Hollsopple, PA and left to travel back home to Oxon Hill, MD. He was in the Coast Guard station in Alexandria VA. On December 4, 1973, his body was later found in a pond off Groveton Rd. in Manassas near I-66. An autopsy revealed he died from a gunshot wound to the head. Paul left PA driving a 1967 Chevy II Nova, front fender black. Paul's vehicle was discovered…

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

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