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

Brandon Coe
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/22/2015
Location:
Henrico County
Michael  Bowles
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/22/2008
Location:
Henrico County
Deveron Ellis
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/22/1998
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.

No photo available: Ronnie Hall
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
09/05/1972
Location:
Henrico County
No photo available: Jonathan Anthony  Pelham
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
09/24/2003
Location:
800 Block of Hampstead Court
No photo available: Vondalear Tinsley
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/20/1983
Location:
Henrico County
Roger Crowder Sr.
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
12/22/1967
Location:
Verona
Carol Smith
Case Type:
Missing Person
Incident Date:
06/06/1994
Location:
Richards Blvd in Roanoke County
Cody Scott Matney
Case Type:
Missing Person
Incident Date:
04/28/2002
Location:
Bristol
Shirley M. Onley
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
01/27/2016
Location:
Exmore
Rodney L. Kiser
Case Type:
Missing Person
Incident Date:
04/26/1990
Location:
Dickenson County
No photo available: Roberto Mesquitta
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
09/08/1993
Location:
Henrico County
Darline Vaughan
Case Type:
Missing Person
Incident Date:
05/02/1986
Location:
Chesterfield
No photo available: Bertha Sage
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
10/16/1981
Location:
Henrico County
Jose "Daniel" Soto
Case Type:
Homicide
Incident Date:
07/17/2009
Location:
35300-block Training Center Lane, Middleburg