Welcome to the Virginia Cold Case Database

Developed to assist Virginia law enforcement in soliciting tips on unsolved cases throughout the Commonwealth, the site displays unsolved homicides, missing persons cases, and unidentified remains. All cases are at least 5 years or older.

If you have any information that could help solve one of these cases, please use the “Submit a Tip” form on each page or contact the reporting agency directly.  

If you are aware of a cold case that is not currently present on the website, please contact the investigating agency.  Unsolved cases are submitted to the database on a voluntary basis.

Tabular data of the database is stored with the Virginia Open Data Portal.

Anniversary Unsolved Cases

James Louis
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/29/2010
Location:
1900 Blk of Accommodation St., Richmond

Cases

Cases are displayed at random to ensure all victims are publicized equally. Refreshing your browser will bring different cases into view or you may browse all cases.

No photo available: Jacoby Behny
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/15/2018
Location:
2619 Kecoughtan Road Hampton
Joseph Alex Ray
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
07/19/1988
Location:
Chesapeake
No photo available: Doe John
Case Type:
Unidentified Person
Incident Date:
07/29/2002
Location:
Wooded area behind a commercial business in the 8100 block of Sudley Rd. in Manassas VA.
Joshua Coomer
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
11/29/2012
Location:
Chesterfield
No photo available: Bertha Sage
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/16/1981
Location:
Henrico County
No photo available: John Doe
Case Type:
Unidentified Person
Incident Date:
08/14/2015
Location:
Bland County
Autry  Church
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
11/02/1988
Location:
Cleveland Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Virginia Beach
No photo available: Jane Doe
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
05/28/1973
Location:
Foundry Rd / Taylor Rd, Lincoln
Samuel  Baruch
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/10/1991
Location:
300 block of Birchwood Park Drive, Virginia Beach
Johnny Rush Bowman
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
08/19/1984
Location:
Manassas
Luis  Contreras
Case Type:
Missing Person
Incident Date:
11/15/1987
Location:
35200-block Harry Byrd Highway, Round HIll
No photo available: Jane Doe
Case Type:
Unidentified Person
Incident Date:
03/13/1979
Location:
Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach