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A man is found bleeding to death in a pawn shop
On April 8, 1997, Joseph Haught, a 65-year-old man, was found shot inside the Military Highway Pawn Shop in Virginia Beach, Virginia. At around 6:00 p.m., a 9-1-1 call was made after Haught was discovered bleeding from a gunshot wound. Emergency responders rushed him to the Trauma Center at Norfolk General Hospital, where he remained on life support. Unfortunately, Haught succumbed to his injuries the following day, April 9, 1997.
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On April 8, 1997, Joseph Haught, a 65-year-old man, was found shot inside the Military Highway Pawn Shop in Virginia Beach, Virginia. At around 6:00 p.m., a 9-1-1 call was made after Haught was discovered bleeding from a gunshot wound. Emergency responders rushed him to the Trauma Center at Norfolk General Hospital, where he remained on life support. Unfortunately, Haught succumbed to his injuries the following day, April 9, 1997.
The Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death ...Read More
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Joseph Haught
September 3, 2022
Male
Caucasian / White
Virginia Beach
VA
1997-04-08
65
Joseph
Haught
11/09/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about the Military Highway Pawn Shop case, and something that's always stru... ...Read More
07/11/2024
07/11/2024
I’ve been following the Military Highway Pawn Shop case for a while, and one detail that really st... ...Read More
03/28/2024
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I've been following the case of Joseph Haught and something that's been on my mind is the lack of su... ...Read More
06/10/2023
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