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A woman is found naked, stabbed to death in her home
On the crisp autumn evening of October 9, 1980, Patsy Bray Cowan, a vibrant 50-year-old Caucasian real estate agent, returned to her home in the 4400 block of Smokey Lake Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia, unaware that her life was in imminent danger. Earlier that day, she had attended a real estate and builders picnic in Chesapeake, a gathering to announce a new development. She was seen leaving the event alone in her 1976 Oldsmobile, arriving at her residence at approximately 8:15 p.m.

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Victim Details

Patsy Bray Cowan

September 3, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Virginia Beach

VA

1980-10-09

1980-10-09

50

Patsy Bray

Cowan

Brown

Brown

5'5

120 lbs

No

01/08/2026


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