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Ronald Eugene Keith

Case from Virginia Beach, VA dated Jan 24, 1970

Victim Details

Ronald Eugene Keith

September 3, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Virginia Beach

VA

1970-01-24

1970-01-24

19

Ronald Eugene

Keith

Black

Brown

5'8

140 lbs

07/08/2026


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A man is found shot to death in a field across from a middle school
In the autumn of 1969, a young man named Ronald Eugene Keith, a 19-year-old African American male, vanished from the Virginia Beach, Virginia area. He was last seen by his family at approximately 11:00 p.m. on the evening of October 16, 1969. Known to frequent the Tidewater cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake, his disappearance left a void of information for several months.

The search for Ronald came to a grim conclusion on Saturday, January 24, 1970. His body was discovered in ...
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  • Cold Case Homicide Unit - Virginia Beach Police Department
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