Joan Zwingman

Murdered

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Case Description
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2 women, in town for a convention, are found murdered in Chesapeake Bay
On August 19, 1983, the bodies of 26-year-old Joan Zwingman and her friend Christine Pilczak were discovered floating in the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Beach. They had been attending a conference in the area and were last seen socializing with some men they met while out. Both women were believed to have been killed after being struck by a boat propeller, and their deaths were ruled as homicides. Despite the detailed investigation, the case remains unsolved, with no arrests made.

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    Victim Details

    Joan Zwingman

    September 3, 2022

    Female

    Caucasian / White

    Virginia Beach

    VA

    1983-08-19

    26

    Joan

    Zwingman

    Brown

    Green

    5'6

    141 lbsn

    10/07/2024


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    03/14/2024
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    07/12/2023
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