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Ronald D. Cosby Jr.

Case from Richmond, VA dated Mar 04, 2020

Victim Details

Ronald D. Cosby, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2020-03-04

22

Ronald

D. Cosby Jr.

07/02/2026

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In the early hours of a Wednesday morning in March 2020, the life of 22-year-old Ronald D. Cosby Jr. was tragically cut short in Richmond, Virginia. On March 4th, at approximately 9:11 a.m., a call came into the Richmond Police Department about a vehicle parked in an alley in the 3200 block of Cliff Avenue. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered a grim sight: inside the car was the lifeless body of a young man.

The man was identified as Ronald D. Cosby Jr., a resident of the ...
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  • Obituary for Ronald D. Cosby, Jr. at Manning Funeral Home
  • Richmond Times-Dispatch: Richmond police identify 22-year-old man found shot to death in car this week
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    Does anyone else find it really unsettling how the car was moved before Ronald's body was discovered... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else read about Rose Pemberton, the person who first reported Ronald Cosby's car? I can't... ...Read More
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