About the Case:
On July 8th 1989 the King And Queen County Sheriff's office received a phone call, where the caller stated they had not seen John Cooke that day. Once on location in the area of route 610 near Dragonville the King And Queen County sheriff's office spoke with three friends of Mr. Cooke, were they informed the deputy that they looked through a window and could see Mr. Cooke laying in bed however they could not get him to move. The deputy then made entry through a window where he went to a bedroom where he found Mr. Cooke laying in bed. The victim was laying face down and covered with a blanket, when the blanket was pulled down the deputy observed that the victim was deceased. After further investigation it was revealed that a back window was broken to the trailer which the suspect or suspects gained entry. However nothing inside of the residence was disturbed the only missing item was Mr. Cooke's wallet. This was declared a homicide by the OCME and the cause of death was blunt force trauma.
- Case Type:
- Homicide
- Incident Date:
- 07/08/1989
- Location:
- Little Plymouth
- Status:
- Active
