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Murder of Seth Rich
The murder of Seth Rich occurred on July 10, 2016, at 4:20 a.m. in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Rich died about an hour and a half after being shot twice in the back. The perpetrators were never apprehended; police suspected he had been the victim of an attempted robbery.
Year unknown · District of ColumbiaUnsolved
Alma Preinkert
Alma Preinkert (October 22, 1895 – February 28, 1954) was the registrar at the University of Maryland before being murdered by an intruder at her Washington, D.C. home. A Maryland alumna and a beloved figure in the university community, her murder sent shockwaves through the area. Although a large investigation ensued, her attacker was never identified.
2018 · District of ColumbiaUnsolved2018 Wayne Place murder case
In April 2018, an abandoned address at Southeast Wayne Place in Washington, D.C. was found to contain the remains of three missing women, Jewel Marquita King, Verdell Jefferson, and Dorothy Jean Butts, who all disappeared in 2006. The case remains unsolved.
2014 · District of ColumbiaMissingDisappearance of Relisha Rudd
Relisha Tenau Rudd (October 29, 2005 – disappeared March 1, 2014) was an 8-year-old girl who went missing in Washington, D.C., in February 2014 and has not been found. Rudd had been living in the D.C. General Shelter with her mother, when she was befriended by janitor Kahlil Tatum, a former felon. Rudd stopped attending school, but it was 30 days before her absence was reported to police.
1981 · District of ColumbiaUnsolved
Raymond Nels Nelson
Raymond Nels Nelson (September 2, 1921 – June 1, 1981) was bureau chief of The Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin and later a member of the staff of Senator Claiborne Pell. He was found murdered in his Washington, D.C. apartment on June 1, 1981. The murder is still unsolved.
1986 · District of ColumbiaUnsolvedSuitland murders
The Suitland murders refers to a series of murders of young girls and women committed from October 1986 to January 1987 in the unincorporated area of Suitland, Maryland, considered a suburb of Washington, D.C. All victims were black, and each had been sexually assaulted and stabbed afterwards. During the investigation, police arrested a resident of D.C., Alton Alonso Best, for the murder of a girl that was never…
1971 · District of ColumbiaUnsolved
Freeway Phantom
The Freeway Phantom is the pseudonym of an unidentified serial killer who murdered six girls and a woman in Washington, D.C., between April 1971 and September 1972.
2006 · District of ColumbiaUnsolvedMurder of Robert Eric Wone
Robert Eric Wone (June 1, 1974 – August 3, 2006) was an American lawyer who was murdered in the Washington, D.C. home of a college friend, Joseph Price, in August 2006. Wone was living in suburban Oakton, Virginia, but had been working as general counsel at Radio Free Asia in downtown Washington. He had stayed the night at the home of friends located about one mile from his office.
2024 · Washington, District of ColumbiaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Washington, District of Columbia (2024)
An unidentified man was found in Washington, District of Columbia on November 12, 2024. No name has been established. NamUs case UP149535.
2024 · Washington D.C., District of ColumbiaUnidentifiedUnidentified woman, Washington D.C., District of Columbia (2024)
An unidentified woman was found in Washington D.C., District of Columbia on December 31, 2024. No name has been established. NamUs case UP136202.
2025 · Washington D.C., District of ColumbiaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Washington D.C., District of Columbia (2025)
An unidentified man was found in Washington D.C., District of Columbia on January 16, 2025. No name has been established. NamUs case UP148276.
2025 · Washington D.C., District of ColumbiaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Washington D.C., District of Columbia (2025)
An unidentified man was found in Washington D.C., District of Columbia on June 24, 2025. No name has been established. NamUs case UP153018.
2023 · Washington D.C., District of ColumbiaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Washington D.C., District of Columbia (2023)
An unidentified man was found in Washington D.C., District of Columbia on December 16, 2023. No name has been established. NamUs case UP115296.
2022 · Washington D.C., District of ColumbiaUnidentifiedUnidentified man, Washington D.C., District of Columbia (2022)
An unidentified man was found in Washington D.C., District of Columbia on December 10, 2022. No name has been established. NamUs case UP104863.
2023 · Washington D.C., District of ColumbiaMissingSiem Negasi
Siem Negasi, 37 at the time, was last known to be in Washington D.C., District of Columbia on December 1, 2023. NamUs case MP160197.
2024 · Washington, District of ColumbiaMissingStephon Alexander
Stephon Alexander, 35 at the time, was last known to be in Washington, District of Columbia on July 2, 2024. NamUs case MP161681.
2001 · Washington, District of ColumbiaMissingAminta Cook
Aminta Cook, 27 at the time, was last known to be in Washington, District of Columbia on May 1, 2001. NamUs case MP21630.
2025 · Washington D.C., District of ColumbiaMissingKeyona Harvey
Keyona Harvey, 36 at the time, was last known to be in Washington D.C., District of Columbia on May 1, 2025. NamUs case MP161338.
2025 · Washington, District of ColumbiaMissingSharmaine Brown
Sharmaine Brown, 49 at the time, was last known to be in Washington, District of Columbia on October 13, 2025. NamUs case MP153148.
2018 · Washington, District of ColumbiaMissingDavid Stern
David Stern, 29 at the time, was last known to be in Washington, District of Columbia on November 27, 2018. NamUs case MP53814.
2023 · Washington, District of ColumbiaMissingJermaine Evans
Jermaine Evans, 45 at the time, was last known to be in Washington, District of Columbia on May 23, 2023. NamUs case MP149430.
2024 · Washington, District of ColumbiaMissingDavid Roszmann
David Roszmann, 55 at the time, was last known to be in Washington, District of Columbia on December 31, 2024. NamUs case MP150872.
2020 · Washington, District of ColumbiaMissingOlga Ooro
Olga Ooro, 34 at the time, was last known to be in Washington, District of Columbia on July 16, 2020. NamUs case MP72242.
1974 · Washington, District of ColumbiaMissingRobert Newell
Robert Newell, 64 at the time, was last known to be in Washington, District of Columbia on December 24, 1974. NamUs case MP38318.