The Parents of Kimberly Smith. "As we all know in this business, information flows heavier within these walls [of the jail], than they do outside, Irving said. Her car was later found with a cloth on windshield, indicating car trouble, but Reynolds was not seen again until her body was discovered more than 2 months later. [] They lived near Floyd and Colonial and could have been in position to see the killer flee. On Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1980, it had been a week and a half since 6-year-old Alex Glanzs babysitter unexpectedly quit. I could list countless unsolved murders, and I will mention a few, but there are more than just murder mysteries in Virginia. Many of the policemen were assigned to man phones and receive tips, which came in from all over, none proving useful. In Chesterfield, five of the county's 13 murders in 2003 are unsolved, and in Henrico, four of 23 slayings remain. "I do know that there was a lot of evidence taken.". ", "I'm not aware of all the evidence that was collected from the scene," Chief Christian said when asked why the chair remained outside the home. You can also submit tips through Crime Stoppers by calling (804) 780-1000 or using the P3 Tips App. I won't be surprised.". It was later suspected that she had likely killed her husband and her young son, Hugh, who died after a fall down the stairs in 1888. For people to be that scared. On Sept. 5, 2000, the popular West End hairstylist was found dead in her bedroom of a gunshot to the back. Muhammad was tried, convicted and sentenced to death at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia. Central Virginia: Crime Stoppers It's ridiculous. Want NBC12s top stories in your inbox each morning? "I'm being victimized all over again," Lavon Whitlow, the mother of a victim, said. End of sub menu for news, press up arrow to close. Although we do not know how many murders occurred in Henrico County in previous years, based on historical FBI Uniform Crime Reports, we do know that there were 16 Henrico county murders in 2016, 25 murders in 2017, 12 murders in 2018, and 7 murders in 2019. Courtesy of Delicia Turner. RICHMOND, Va. -- It may seem like 2021 has started off deadlier in the city of Richmond than it was in 2020, but homicide numbers are the same at this point -- a total of 16. In a March 7, 2003, letter, Parker apologized to Parent for the manner in which things were initially handled, and wrote, I have taken appropriate steps to address the personnel related issues you raised., When you see that detectives fail to interview eyewitnesses to capital murders in even the good parts of town, Im left to conclude they dont care, says lawyer Steve Benjamin, whos also representing Patti Parent. The city with highest murder rate in Virginia? You got him naked," Harris said. While the city with highest number of murders period? 17 Unsolved Northern Virginia Cold Cases The Golden Years Murders is the name given to an unsolved series of murders in the West End of Richmond, Virginia, from 1990 to 1996. She said its a collaborative effort between the police department, Crime Stoppers, the Attorney Generals office and the Commonwealths Attorneys Office. Category:Virginia | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom The victims included Annamaria Phelps, 18, and Daniel Lauer, 21, whose bodies were found by hunters in New Kent County woods near an Interstate 64 rest stop seven months after they were reported missing on Labor Day weekend in 1989. In previous news reports, police have said they believe the driver of that vehicle was Alexs abductor. These pictures should stay up until theyre solved, says attorney Betty Layne DesPortes, whose law firm, Benjamin and DesPortes, is representing Vickis mother, Patti Parent, pro bono in her search for justice. Thats more than cold enough to cause the death of a nearly naked small child, says Tidewater deputy chief medical examiner Dr. Leah Bush. Richmond Police refused comment about the Parent case for this story. It was pretty extensive in terms of manpower, Hewlett recalls. Patti Parent then began calling witnesses whose names had been entered into the police report by responding patrol officers at the murder scene. Contents 1 Events 10 years came and went and neither Beale nor the key ever arrived. Theres always the feeling that This Shouldnt Have Happened. While convicted for the death of Ocey, the full extent of these womens crimes went with them to the grave. Thank you! Levin J. According to Project: Cold Case, there were about 23,117 homicides in Virginia between 1980 and 2019. CBS 6 Crime Insider Jon Burkett has partnered with the Reopen the Case Foundation to highlight cold cases in Virginia with the hope that someone will see the story and provide police with the information investigators need to make an arrest. You may freely explore more about each unsolved murder in most places inVirginia by accessing Project: Cold Cases database as well as cold case or unsolved homicide webpages inside numerous Virginia law enforcement departments. Im scared to go look in the woods now because you dont know what youre going to walk up on in there., Stinson, who had been hunting that stretch of woods with friends and family during the time Alex was missing, believes Alex was dumped there the previous night. Submit a Crime Tip Square with arrow pointing upper right. Thank you! The only suspect ever named in the case was Darrell Rice, a Maryland man who was arrested for an attempted kidnapping near the time of Reynolds murder. Christian has also instructed his detectives to re-examine all the evidence collected in this case.