Unidentified person, Manassas, Virginia (2002)

On July 29, 2002, the decomposed remains of an unidentified man were found in the wooded area behind a commercial business in the 8100 block of Sudley Rd. in Manassas. The cause and manner of death was ruled undetermined.

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