Unsolved cases
Homicides and other crimes with no one held responsible. Some are a century old. Some are from this year.
Killing of Robert McFarland
On Tuesday, April 19, 1994 at 3:00 am, Robert McFarland's body was discovered lying in the alley in the 5800 block of East Hastings Arch. Police and Rescue arrived on scene and found Robert suffering from a gunshot to the head.
2001 · Suffolk, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Robert Wilton Madison III
On September 5, 2001, landscapers found a deceased male behind residences in the 4700 block of Camellia Drive. The victim was identified as 27-year-old Robert Wilton Madison III. Madison was shot multiple times and was believed to have been deceased for about two days when he was discovered. Madison lived locally and was known to have contacts in Norfolk and Portsmouth. The investigation did not uncover enough…
2021 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Robert Woodford
On March 13, 2021, at approximately 1419 hours, officers were dispatched to a shooting in the area of Lasalle Avenue and Abbey Court. Officers arrived and located Woodford in the kitchen by the back door. Woodford had been shot several times. He was pronounced deceased at the hospital after surgery. Witness information provided stated the suspect was a black male.
1990 · Dinwiddie County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Roberta Oliver
On November 8, 1990, a pulp wood cutter found skeletal remains in woods behind some trash dumpsters off Vaughan Road in Dinwiddie County, approximately four miles south of the Petersburg city limits. The remains were positively identified in January of 1991 as belonging to Roberta Jean Oliver, who had been reported missing to the Petersburg Police Department on March 28, 1990. The medical examiner determined Roberta…
1986 · Virginia Beach, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Roberta Walls
On Wednesday, May 15, 1986 at 6:30 am, Roberta Walls' body was found in the field behind Old Donation Elementary School located in the 1000 block of Ferry Plantation Drive. She was found with obvious signs of trauma due to a violent assault. Her death was the result of homicide. Investigators determined Roberta had last been seen alive the night before at the Bayside Public Library located across the street from the…
1993 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Roberto Mesquitta
On Wednesday, September 8, 1993, Henrico Police Officers were approached by a civilian who had located an unknown black male lying in the ditch on Evergreen Road at the Henrico County line. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene and transported to the Medical Examiner's Office for examination. The victim was later identified as Roberto Francisco Mesquitta. The cause of death was determined to be from a…
2013 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Roderick Rush
On August 2, 2013, at approximately 0022 hours, officers responded to a shots fired call in the area of Vaughan/W. Pembroke Ave. Officers located a black two door vehicle with Florida tags. The back windshield of this vehicle had been shot out. The vehicle was also struck in multiple other places by gunfire. In the driver's seat, officers located Rush in the driver's seat slumped over the console suffering from a…
2012 · Richmond, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Rodney Shelton
On October 10, 2012 at approximately 11:01 p.m., the victim was shot in the 2600 block of Q Street and died at the scene. There was also a female shot during the incident, she was transported to VCU Medical Center and recovered from her injuries.
1982 · Suffolk, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Rodolfo Feliz Guillen
The victim, Rodolfo Felix Guillen, was an administrator with the Virginia Department of Corrections who arrived at his office just prior to 7:30 a.m. on the day of his death. The offender apparently shot the victim in his office at least once and then multiple times in the hallway, where the victim died. There were no signs of forced entry into the building. Although the victim and suspect were alone at the office…
1967 · Verona, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Roger Crowder Sr.
Roger L. Crowder Sr. was murdered at a gas station in Verona, Virginia on December 22, 1967. Anyone with information about Mr. Crowder or this case is asked to submit a tip through this database or contact the Augusta County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division at 540-245-5333.
2018 · Culpeper, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Roger “RaRa” Edward Davis Jr.
On the night of March 5 into the early morning of March 6, Roger left work at Cintas in the Town of Culpeper, where he was employed on the overnight shift as a certified washroom operator. He then traveled to the Shanktown Road area, where he was known to visit family and friends. While in the 15000 block of Shanktown Road, Roger was shot while inside his vehicle. Following the shooting, Roger was driven by friends…
2011 · Richmond, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Ronald Carter
On September 4, 2011 at approximately 1 a.m., Ronald Carter was found shot to death on the sidewalk in the 2500 Block of Rosetta Street.
1970 · Virginia Beach, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Ronald Keith
On Saturday January 24, 1970 the body of Ronald Eugene Keith was found in a field in the 3000 block of South Lynnhaven Road, across the street from Plaza Middle School. Mr. Keith had been a missing person between October and January. The Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound. He had last been seen by his family on October 16, 1969 at approximately 11:00 pm. Mr. Keith was known to visit…
1994 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Ronnie Baker
On Saturday, October 1, 1994, at approximately 6:15 a.m., a Henrico Police Officer discovered an unknown male lying on the ground at the rear of a vehicle parked in the 5000 block of East Richmond Road. The victim, identified as Ronnie Glen Baker, was declared deceased at the scene. The victim was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office. The cause of death was determined to be gunshot wounds.
1972 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Ronnie Hall
On September 5, 1972, the victim, Ronnie W. Hall, was working his shift at the Hi-Fi Gas Station located at 421 E. Laburnum Avenue. At approximately 3:30 p.m., another employee arrived at the gas station and began looking for Mr. Hall. At approximately 4 p.m., the employee unlocked the restrooms and found the deceased body of Mr. Hall. The cause of death was later determined to be a gunshot to the neck.
2008 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Ronnie Williams
On August 23, 2008, at approximately 9:10 p.m., Henrico officers were dispatched to an area on Pensacola Avenue near the intersection of Carolina Avenue, regarding a man down. Upon their arrival they located the adult male victim, later identified as Ronnie Antonio Williams, lying in the roadway. It was later determined that Mr. Williams died of a single gunshot wound.
2005 · Manassas, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Rosa Garcia
On August 25, 2005, Rosa, aka Nerida, was found hanging inside her residence at 7975 Deward Ct in Manassas. There was a suicide note and the scene appeared as if she took her own life. An autopsy later revealed the death was a homicide.
1974 · Henrico County, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Roy Arnette
On the evening of August 16, 1974, at approximately 8:20 p.m.., three unidentified males pushed their way into Arnette's Ice Cream Company located at 2711 Willard Road to rob the business. During the robbery, one of the unidentified males shot the victim, Roy Arnette, in the arm and the bullet pierced a major artery. Mr. Arnette was transported to the hospital but was pronounced deceased upon arrival.
2021 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Roy Jones
On October 28, 2021, at approximately 1940 hours, officers were dispatched to a shooting at 112 B Howard Street. Jones was found sitting slumped over on a swing on the front porch of the residence. Jones was suffering from numerous gunshot wounds to his body. Jones was pronounced deceased on scene by medics at 1946 hours.
1999 · Virginia Beach, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Roy White
On Monday, March 1, 1999 at approximately 3:09 am, gunfire erupted in the parking lot of Picasso's Nightclub located in the 500 block of Newtown Road. Police responded with officers finding a man in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics transported the victim to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he died from his wound. Investigators identified the victim as Roy White; a 34 year old black male,…
2003 · Hampton, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Rudolph Santiful
On September 7, 2003, at approximately 0033 hours, officers responded to 27 Cornwall Terrace in reference to a 911 hang up. Upon arrival, officers located Santiful inside of the residence deceased from a gunshot wound to the neck. The witness advised they saw a male figure inside of the residence and ran. They then heard a struggle and gunshots. The witness later found Santiful deceased from a gunshot wound.
1997 · Virginia Beach, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Rudolph Stewart
On Thursday, April 17, 1997, at 6:00 pm, Virginia Beach Police were called to the 5500 block of Diamond Springs Road for several reports of gunfire. Police found a man lying in a driveway suffering from several gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced the victim deceased. The body was transported to the State Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy. The victim was identified as 39 year old Rudolph Stewart Jr. A blue…
2007 · Virginia Beach, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Russell Grant Valentine
During the late night hours of Monday, April 2, 2007, gunfire erupted in the 6000 block of Wesleyan Drive. Responding police units found the body of a black male lying in the yard of a residence suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics transported the victim to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he died a short time later. ?
1999 · Woodbridge, VirginiaUnsolvedKilling of Russell Martin
On April 12, 1999, Russell's body was found in his residence at 4424-B Forestburg Ln. in Triangle lying on the floor bloody and unresponsive. An autopsy revealed he died from blunt force trauma.