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Daniel Lauer, a 21-year-old man, was found deceased on October 19, 1989, in New Kent County, Virginia. His body was discovered alongside that of Annamaria Phelps, an 18-year-old woman, in the woods near a rest area on Interstate 64 between Williamsburg and Richmond. The two were last seen alive on September 5, 1989, at a rest stop for westbound Interstate 64 traffic, less than a mile from where their remains were later found.

Lauer and Phelps were believed to be victims of the Colonial P ...Read More
Victim Details

Daniel Lauer

Female

White / Caucasian

Richmond

VA

1989-09-05

21

Daniel

Lauer

11/08/2025