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

Bertha Sage
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/16/1981
Location:
Henrico County

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.

David Lamb, Jr.
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
08/14/1990
Location:
1100 block of Hillock Crescent, Virginia Beach
Shawn Smith
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
01/28/2010
Location:
1532 N. 19th Street, Richmond
Craig Othrow
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/09/2000
Location:
Henrico County
Marino Martinez
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
11/17/2007
Location:
Chesterfield
Soloman Clay Blow
Case Type:
Missing Person
Incident Date:
12/18/2010
Location:
Longstreet Lane, Suffolk
Emory Eli  Carroll
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/24/1988
Location:
3500 block of Shore Drive, Virginia Beach
Ja’juan Munford
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
05/11/2012
Location:
Henrico County
Thelbert Howard
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
07/29/2023
Location:
200 block of Regent Street
Nigeria Lamb
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
11/01/2018
Location:
113 Friendly Drive Hampton
Charlotte Powell
Case Type:
Unidentified Person
Incident Date:
12/08/1987
Location:
Gant Lane / Sycolin Road, Leesburg
Stanley Milton
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
07/30/1992
Location:
Chesterfield
Jane Doe
Case Type:
Unidentified Person
Incident Date:
06/04/1981
Location:
1400 Brander St.