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William Davis

Case from Virginia Beach, VA dated Feb 14, 1981

Victim Details

William Davis

September 3, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Virginia Beach

VA

1981-02-14

1981-02-14

52

William

Davis

Brown

Brown

6'1

155 lbs

No

07/06/2026


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A man is found murdered; his body in a ditch
In the late afternoon of Valentine's Day, 1981, William Davis, a 52-year-old Caucasian male, was working his shift at the Junior Market, a small convenience store situated at the entrance of Lake Placid on London Bridge Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He had started his workday at approximately 3:00 p.m. and was last seen alive inside the store at around 7:00 p.m. The evening took a dark turn when, about half an hour later, a customer arrived to find the store unlocked and eerily unoccupied. T ...
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  • Cold Case Homicide Unit - Virginia Beach Police Department
  • Cold Case Archives - Page 3 of 3 - Virginia Beach Crime Solvers
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