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On December 16, 1966, 17-year-old John Lee Pope was found brutally beaten and stabbed to death in the 1800 block of Wellington Avenue in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake, Virginia. Pope, a sophomore at Booker T. Washington High School, was walking in a neighborhood when he was attacked, making this case one of the oldest unsolved homicides in Chesapeake.
Despite the investigation and the passage of decades, no arrests have been made, and the case remains open. Investigators have ...Read More
On December 16, 1966, 17-year-old John Lee Pope was found brutally beaten and stabbed to death in the 1800 block of Wellington Avenue in the South Norfolk section of Chesapeake, Virginia. Pope, a sophomore at Booker T. Washington High School, was walking in a neighborhood when he was attacked, making this case one of the oldest unsolved homicides in Chesapeake.
Despite the investigation and the passage of decades, no arrests have been made, and the case remains open. Investigators have ...Read More
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John Pope
October 17, 2022
Male
Chesapeake
VA
1966-12-16
17
John
Pope
11/27/2025
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Just came across John Lee Pope’s case from back in '66, and I'm truly baffled that it’s still un... ...Read More
04/30/2024
04/30/2024
Hey everyone,
I've been digging into some of the cold cases from Chesapeake and can't get John Le... ...Read More
08/28/2023
I've been digging into some of the cold cases from Chesapeake and can't get John Le... ...Read More
08/28/2023
