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Unsolved homicide

Killing of Trevor Lamont Casper

Year
2002
Where
Suffolk, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

Trevor Lamont Casper was reported missing by his wife in the City of Chesapeake in May 2002. On Aug. 24, 2002, in the 200 block of Buckhorn Drive, a resident discovered a decomposing body in the woods off of an unmarked trail. The deceased was identified as Casper using dental records and fingerprints. The medical examiner determined Casper had suffered multiple injuries and classified him as a homicide victim.…

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

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