Brenda Joi Bancroft Murdered in Virginia Beach, Virginia age 20

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A woman goes missing, her body is found 4 days later
On December 24, 1979, 20-year-old Brenda Joi Bancroft was last seen alive after leaving her parents' home in Virginia Beach. She was driving her 1978 orange Datsun B-210 and attended a Christmas party at Admiral Nicks Restaurant in Norfolk. Brenda never returned home, and her family filed a missing persons report. Four days later, on December 28, 1979, her body was found in the 500 block of Spring Lake Crescent, not far from her residence. The medical examiner determined that she had been suffoc ...Read More

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Victim Details

name

Brenda Joi Bancroft

Case Added

September 3, 2022

gender

Female

race

Caucasian / White

city

Virginia Beach

state

VA

Date Found

1979-12-24

Age at Death

20

First Name

Brenda Joi

Last Name

Bancroft

Hair Color

Brown

Eye Color

Blue

height

5'5

weight

153 lbs

Last Updated

10/06/2024

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Brenda Joi Bancroft
Murdered

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