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Do you know who murdered Richard Perry?
On a cold evening in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. It was the first of March in 1976 when Richard Thomas Perry, a 42-year-old man, was working his shift as a Diamond Cab driver. As he navigated the city streets near the intersection of 6th and Massachusetts Avenue, NE, with a passenger in his cab, an act of violence unfolded that would end his life.
In the course of a robbery, Richard was shot and killed. The spec ...Read More
On a cold evening in Washington, D.C., a life was tragically cut short, leaving behind a mystery that has endured for decades. It was the first of March in 1976 when Richard Thomas Perry, a 42-year-old man, was working his shift as a Diamond Cab driver. As he navigated the city streets near the intersection of 6th and Massachusetts Avenue, NE, with a passenger in his cab, an act of violence unfolded that would end his life.
In the course of a robbery, Richard was shot and killed. The spec ...Read More
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Richard Perry
January 2, 2023
Male
Caucasian / White
Washington
DC
1976-03-01
1976-03-01
Richard
Perry
11/16/2025
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Forum Posts (2)
I was looking into old unsolved murder cases in D.C. and came across the tragic case of Richard Thom... ...Read More
11/25/2024
11/25/2024
Does anyone else find the location of Richard Perry's murder particularly unsettling? 6th and Massac... ...Read More
06/29/2024
06/29/2024
