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Victor Eugene Garbe Jr

Case from Sussex County, VA dated May 25, 1981

Victim Details

Victor Eugene Garbe Jr

October 12, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Sussex County

VA

1981-05-25

1981-05-25

36

Victor Eugene

Garbe Jr

Brown

5'9

140 lbs

07/08/2026


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A man is discovered just inside the tree line on the northbound side of U.S. 301
On May 25, 1981, the body of 36-year-old Victor Eugene Garbe Jr., a Caucasian male, was found just inside the tree line along the northbound side of U.S. Route 301 in Sussex County, Virginia. The location was approximately two-tenths of a mile north of the Greensville County line. An examination by the medical examiner revealed that Garbe had been shot in the back of the head. Investigators believe he was killed sometime after he had departed from Florida two days prior to the discovery of his b ...
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