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A beloved father is killed on his family farm
Silas Calloway Sr., a 71-year-old retired construction worker and farmer, was tragically murdered on February 20, 1993, in Danville, Virginia. Calloway was found beaten and strangled to death on his family farm, where his son later discovered his body inside his yellow pickup truck, covered with a coat. His wallet was also found nearby, empty, suggesting a possible robbery. Initially, authorities believed his death might have been due to a heart attack, which caused delays in properly securing t ...Read More
Silas Calloway Sr., a 71-year-old retired construction worker and farmer, was tragically murdered on February 20, 1993, in Danville, Virginia. Calloway was found beaten and strangled to death on his family farm, where his son later discovered his body inside his yellow pickup truck, covered with a coat. His wallet was also found nearby, empty, suggesting a possible robbery. Initially, authorities believed his death might have been due to a heart attack, which caused delays in properly securing t ...Read More
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Silas Calloway
June 15, 2023
Male
African-American / Black
Danville
VA
1993-02-20
1922-12-30
71
Silas Calloway
Silas
Calloway
Victim
11/16/2025
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I’ve always found the delay in securing the crime scene in Silas Calloway Sr.’s case to be incre... ...Read More
11/15/2024
11/15/2024
I just came across this case again after seeing the billboard on the Danville Bypass, and it's so fr... ...Read More
10/27/2024
10/27/2024
