Virginia True Case Files

A comprehensive list of all the missing, unsolved, and resolved crime cases from the state of Virginia featured on True Case Files.

Listed by date of occurrence.

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MISSING IN VIRGINIA:


Name: Joan Cook

Missing since: January 24th, 2010

Age at disappearance: 44

Last seen in: Salem, VA

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Name: Arianna "Peaches" Davis

Missing since: April 30th, 2010

Age at disappearance: 21

Last seen in: Henrico, VA

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Name: Samantha Clarke

Missing since: September 14th, 2010

Age at disappearance: 19

Last seen in: Orange County, VA

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Name: Lauren Smith

Missing since: November 21st, 2011

Age at disappearance: 22

Last seen in: Leon, VA

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Name: Sage Smith

Missing since: November 20th, 2012

Age at disappearance: 19

Last seen in: Charlottesville, VA

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Name: Benjamin Coffey

Missing since: December 31st, 2012

Age at disappearance: 27

Last seen in: Gloucester, VA

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Name: Ilsy Puac-Alvarado

Missing since: September 25th, 2014

Age at disappearance: 15

Last seen in: Newport News, VA





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Name: Katelin Akens

Missing since: December 5th, 2015

Age at disappearance: 19

Last seen in: Spotsylvania, VA

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Name: Delecia Waddy

Missing since: March 9th, 2017

Age at disappearance: 24

Last seen in: Doswell, VA

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Names: Keir and Chloe Johnson

Missing since: April 30th, 2017

Age at disappearance: 34 (Keir) and 8 months (Chloe)

Last seen in: Hampton, VA

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*Arrest made in 2025*



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Name: Keith Whitmore

Missing since: April 10th, 2018

Age at disappearance: 48

Last seen in: Greenville, VA

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Name: Arefat Surur

Missing since: July 30th, 2022

Age at disappearance: 29

Last seen in: Arlington, VA

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Name: Devin Atkinson

Missing since: September 19th, 2022

Age at disappearance: 31

Last seen in: Richmond, VA

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Name: Lovely Andreya 'Angie' Brooks

Missing since: January 10th, 2023

Age at disappearance: 53

Last seen in: Richmond, VA

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UNSOLVED IN VIRGINIA:

A married couple discovered shot to death inside their home; their daughter missing. Daughter's remains are later found near NC border.


Name: The Short Family (Michael, 50, Mary, 36, Jennifer, 9)

Case type: Family massacre

Dates: August 15th, 2002; September 26th, 2002.

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Young mother found stabbed to death inside her home.


Name: Ralisha Alexander (26)

Case type: Murder

Date: October 21st, 2007

Location: Henrico, VA

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Chesterfield County woman found strangled inside her apartment. 



Name: Heidi Cunningham (38)

Case type: Murder

Date: May 5th, 2008

Location: Chesterfield County, VA

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Father and son found shot to death inside their home.


Names: Duong Nguyen (61) and America Nguyen (22)

Case type: Double murder

Date: November 8th, 2018

Location: Bealeton, VA

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Woman vanishes from Richmond, remains later found in Elm City, NC.


Name: Margaret 'Maggie' Stickler

Case type: Disappearance/homicide

Missing: April 16th, 2022

Body found: October 2022.

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Teen found murdered after his cell phone pinged at sex offender's home.


Name: Cion Carroll (17)

Case type: Disappearance and murder

Missing: November 2nd, 2022

Body found: November 12th, 2022. 

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RESOLVED IN VIRGINIA:

Case type: Disappearance and murder.

Name: Morgan Harrington (20)

Missing: October 17th, 2009

Remains found: January 26th, 2010.

Arrest made: October 2014.



Outcome: Jesse Matthew is currently serving a life sentence for killing Morgan Harrington and Hannah Graham and for raping another woman in 2005.

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Case type: Kidnapping/murder

Name: Alexis Murphy (17)

Missing: August 3rd, 2013

Remains found: December 2020

Arrest made: August 11th, 2013




Outcome: In May 2014, Randy Allen Taylor was found guilty of murder in the commission of an abduction and abduction with intent to defile. At this time, Alexis' body had still not been found, but Taylor was still given two consecutive life sentences. Years later, in 2020, Alexis' remains were found in Lovingston, Virginia.


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Case type: Kidnapping/murder

Name: Hannah Graham (18)

Missing: September 13th, 2014

Remains found: October 18th, 2014

Arrest made: October 2014



Outcome: Jesse Matthew is currently serving a life sentence for killing Morgan Harrington and Hannah Graham and for raping another woman in 2005.


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Case type: Disappearance/murder

Name: Anjelica 'AJ' Hadsell (18)

Missing: March 2nd, 2015

Body found: April 9th, 2015

Arrest made: November 19th, 2018




Outcome: Anjelica's stepfather, Wesley Hadsell, was found guilty of murder following a January 2022 trial. He was sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years. 

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Case type: Murder; stabbing.

Name: Tayler Harsch (23)

Date: September 4th, 2015

Location: Lake Monticello, VA

Arrest made: Same day.




Outcome: Tayler's husband, Franklin Lee Burress, accepted a plea deal and plead guilty to second degree murder on July 7th, 2016. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison. 

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Case type: Disappearance and murder

Name: Nicole Lovell (13)

Missing: January 27th, 2016

Body found: January 31st, 2016

Arrests made: Same day.



Outcome: David Eisenhauer pleaded no contest in January 2018. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison. His co-defendant, Natalie Keepers, was sentenced to 40 years in prison. 

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Case type: Gang-related murder

Name: Damaris Reyes Rivas (15)

Date: January 8th, 2017

Location: Springfield, VA

Arrests made: February 2017



Outcome: Several teens/young adults were given sentences ranging from 10 to 40 years for their participation in the murder of Damaris.

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Case type: Murder, staged murder/suicide.

Name: Pamela Hargan (63)

Date: July 14th, 2017

Location: McClean, VA

Arrest made: November 2018




Outcome: Pamela's older daughter, Megan Hargan, was given two life sentences for killing both her mother and her younger sister. 








The Murder of Jholie Moussa.

Dates: Missing on January 12th, 2018, body found January 26th, 2018.

Outcome: Jholie's ex-boyfriend, Nebiyu Ebrahim, is currently serving a 99-year sentence.

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The Murder of TerriLynn St. John

Dates: Missing February 27th, 2018, body found March 1st, 2018.

Outcome: Alvin B. Keyser pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and body concealment in February 2019. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. 

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