In December of 2021, the city of Chesapeake, Virginia, was unsettled by the discovery of a local woman's body. Forty-four-year-old Pamela Schwartz, a Caucasian female, was found deceased behind a garage on Bethel Road on the afternoon of December 17th. The Chesapeake Police Department responded to a call and upon their arrival, identified the victim. An investigation was immediately launched into her death.
It was soon determined that Pamela Schwartz had been the victim of a homicide, having been shot multiple times. As investigators delved into the circumstances surrounding her death, a connection to another violent crime began to emerge. Two brothers, Darrius and Michael White, became persons of interest in the case. The investigation revealed that the day prior to Schwartz's murder, the White brothers were involved in the killing of a woman at a gas station in the neighboring city of Virginia Beach.
Evidence gathered by law enforcement, including surveillance footage, showed the brothers following Schwartz before she was fatally shot. Further investigation uncovered a chilling link between the two murders: the firearm used to kill Pamela Schwartz was the same weapon stolen from the victim in the Virginia Beach homicide. Despite the evidence connecting the White brothers to Schwartz's death, legal proceedings initially focused on the Virginia Beach case. In that trial, Darrius White was found guilty of aggravated murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His brother, Michael White, received a 50-year prison sentence for his role in the crime.
While the perpetrators connected to the weapon used in her death are incarcerated, the investigation into the murder of Pamela Schwartz remains ongoing by the Chesapeake Police Department. As of the most recent updates, formal charges have not yet been filed against the White brothers specifically for her death. The community awaits further developments as law enforcement continues to seek justice for Pamela Schwartz and her family.
