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A woman is shot and killed with a shotgun
In the quiet, rural community of Arvonia, Virginia, a sense of unease settled over the residents in the autumn of 1995. On October 19th, 68-year-old Joan Herndon, a white male, was found brutally murdered inside his home. The discovery was made by a concerned family member who had been unable to reach him. His death, the result of a shotgun blast, sent shockwaves through the small Buckingham County town where he had been living alone.

Investigators determined that Herndon had been shot wi ...Read More
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Victim Details

Joan Herndon

October 16, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Arvonia

VA

1995-10-19

1995-10-19

68

Joan

Herndon

White

5'8

184 lbs

01/08/2026


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