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Roberta Walls

Case from Virginia Beach, VA dated May 15, 1986

Victim Details

Roberta Walls

September 3, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Virginia Beach

VA

1986-05-15

1986-05-15

22

Roberta

Walls

Brown

Hazel

5'3

134 lbs

07/06/2026


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A woman's body is found in a field behind Old Donation Elementary School
On the morning of May 15, 1986, the body of 22-year-old Roberta Leigh 'Bobbie' Walls, a white female, was discovered in a field behind Old Donation Elementary School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. An office worker, Walls had been the victim of a violent assault, having been sexually assaulted and stabbed multiple times. Her death was officially ruled a homicide.

Investigators determined that Walls was last seen alive the night before at the Bayside Public Library, which was located across t ...
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  • Cold Case Homicide Unit - Virginia Beach Police Department
  • Person of interest composite created in 1986 cold case murder
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