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Case Description
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In the early morning hours of April 21, 2015, the body of 22-year-old Donovan Nicholson, a White male from Belington, was discovered near the Town Square and Elkins Depot Welcome Center in Elkins, West Virginia. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The investigation into his death quickly focused on Derrick W. Adamson, who was apprehended by the West Virginia State Police in Webster County later that same day. Adamson was initially arrested on a felony count of grand larceny for t ...Read More
Victim Details

Donovan Nicholson

Male

White / Caucasian

Elkins

WV

2015-04-21

22

Donovan

Nicholson

11/05/2025