Charlie Matney

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A man is killed by an explosive device in his home
On May 19, 1990, 63-year-old Charlie Matney, a resident of Jolo, West Virginia, was killed in an explosion in Wythe County, Virginia. The blast occurred in Matney’s single-wide trailer, located near a campground in northern Wythe County, where he maintained a hunting lodge. Matney, a retired well driller, had driven from West Virginia with a neighbor, Melvin Rowe, to check on the property. After walking around the trailer and entering it, an explosion ripped through the structure, leaving Matn ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Charlie Matney

    June 22, 2022

    Male

    Caucasian / White

    Wythe County

    VA

    1990-05-19

    63

    Charlie

    Matney

    Brown

    5'11

    220 lbs

    10/06/2024


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    Just a reminder that Charlie Matney was tragically murdered in Wythe County, VA on May 19, 1990. If ... ...Read More
    09/07/2024
    Is there a reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever murdered Charlie?... ...Read More
    05/06/2024
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    12/26/2023