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An unhoused man is found murdered
On April 2, 1991, Joseph Anthony Mayhan, a 32-year-old man, was found dead in a grassy area on Arctic Avenue in Virginia Beach. Earlier that evening, Mayhan, who was homeless, had been seen walking in the vicinity of Carolina Avenue and Arctic Avenue. He was wearing a dark blue sweater, off-white pants, and white topsider shoes. His body was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest, and his death was ruled a homicide by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
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On April 2, 1991, Joseph Anthony Mayhan, a 32-year-old man, was found dead in a grassy area on Arctic Avenue in Virginia Beach. Earlier that evening, Mayhan, who was homeless, had been seen walking in the vicinity of Carolina Avenue and Arctic Avenue. He was wearing a dark blue sweater, off-white pants, and white topsider shoes. His body was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest, and his death was ruled a homicide by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Joseph Anthony Mayhan
November 21, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Virginia Beach
VA
1991-04-02
32
Joseph Anthony
Mayhan
Black
Brown
5'10
145 lbs
11/21/2025
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