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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Peter Alisigwe

Year
2011
Where
Richmond, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On Dec. 17, 2010, Peter Alisigwe was beaten and robbed inside his residence in the 2100 block of Phaup St. by two unknown men. He died at the hospital on January 25, 2011 as a result of the severity of the beating.

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

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