# Killing of Sheila Stead

Unsolved homicide · 1979 · Winchester, Virginia

In March 1979, 16 year-old Shelia Stead was found dead along Papermill Road. She died as a result of asphyxiation. This case remains open.

Original record: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=1214
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/killing-of-sheila-stead-va1214

## On the record (quotes checked against the source text)

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## Timeline

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## Open questions

None posted.


## Unverified findings

None.


## Sources

1. Virginia State Police record, https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=1214


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