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

Craig Othrow
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/09/2000
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.

Charles Perdue
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
09/23/2013
Location:
Rutrough Road in Roanoke County
Donney Cannon
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
12/04/2015
Location:
320 E. Mercury Blvd. #60 Hampton
James Bennett
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
04/06/1974
Location:
Henrico County
Christopher Lee
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
11/09/2010
Location:
4000 Blk of Government Rd, Richmond
Tanya Starke
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
02/26/1992
Location:
125 B Mariners Cove Hampton
Anthony Turner
Case Type:
Missing Person
Incident Date:
08/31/1993
Location:
Virginia Beach
Michael  Winfree
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
12/14/2007
Location:
Henrico County
Robert Lee Hourihan
Case Type:
Missing Person
Incident Date:
04/08/2011
Location:
Palmyra
Emory Eli  Carroll
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/24/1988
Location:
3500 block of Shore Drive, Virginia Beach
Louise Gray
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
08/25/1983
Location:
1840 Todds Lane Hampton
LeSean Cosby
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
08/05/2013
Location:
2800 Fairfield Ave, Richmond
William Winston, Jr.
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
03/12/1986
Location:
Henrico County