Dylan Dakota Whetzel

In a grim discovery on February 1, 2021, the dismembered body of 20-year-old Dylan Dakota Whetzel was found in a wooded area of Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The Stafford resident, a male, had been reported missing prior to the discovery of his remains, which were found concealed in multiple trash bags. An investigation quickly determined that Whetzel had been shot in the head multiple times before his body was dismembered with an ax.

The investigation led to the arrests of three individ ...

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