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Mamie Harris Verlander, an 84-year-old white woman, was found murdered in her West End Richmond, Virginia, home on March 28, 1996. Her body was discovered in her bathtub, and the cause of death was determined to be strangulation. Verlander's death was one of a series of slayings of elderly women in the Richmond area between 1990 and 1996, which became known as the 'Golden Years Murders.'

The investigation into Verlander's murder led police to form a task force called 'Operation Golden Yea ...Read More
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Victim Details

Mamie Harris Verlander

Female

White / Caucasian

Richmond

VA

1996-03-28

84

Mamie

Harris Verlander

01/08/2026