Who killed Validia Wage? On the last day of 1982, in Wichita, Kansas, a 56-year-old Caucasian woman named Validia Wage was found murdered inside her residence at 441 N Santa Fe. The cause of her death was determined to be strangulation. Her case, which has remained unsolved for decades, is a somber reminder of a life cut short.
Despite the efforts of law enforcement at the time and in the years that have followed, no suspects have ever been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with
her homicide. The passage of time has not brought closure to this tragic event, leaving a lingering mystery in the community.
The Wichita Police Department has not forgotten Validia Wage. Her murder is one of over 200 unsolved homicides being handled by their Cold Case Unit. Investigators continue to hope that with advancements in forensic technology or new information from the public, they might one day be able to bring her killer to justice and finally provide answers to the questions that have surrounded her death for more than forty years.
