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Do you know who killed William Anthony Kagdis in 1982?
On August 1, 1982, William Anthony Kagdis, a 54-year-old NASA engineer, was found murdered in a motel room at the Johnson Motel in Warrenton, Virginia. Kagdis, who was traveling on business from Baltimore to Tennessee, checked into the motel the evening before his death. The scene in Room 17 revealed a violent struggle—Kagdis was beaten with a lamp and stabbed multiple times with scissors. His body was discovered lying face down in a pool of blood. The autopsy confirmed that he had died from s ...Read More
On August 1, 1982, William Anthony Kagdis, a 54-year-old NASA engineer, was found murdered in a motel room at the Johnson Motel in Warrenton, Virginia. Kagdis, who was traveling on business from Baltimore to Tennessee, checked into the motel the evening before his death. The scene in Room 17 revealed a violent struggle—Kagdis was beaten with a lamp and stabbed multiple times with scissors. His body was discovered lying face down in a pool of blood. The autopsy confirmed that he had died from s ...Read More
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William Kagdis
December 22, 2022
Male
Caucasian / White
Warrenton
VA
1982-08-01
54
William
Kagdis
11/21/2025
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I've been thinking about this case, and it's so troubling to consider how someone like William Antho... ...Read More
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