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Julia Kathleen Pryde

Case from Blacksburg, VA dated Apr 16, 2007

Victim Details

Julia Kathleen Pryde

Female

White / Caucasian

Blacksburg

VA

2007-04-16

23

Julia

Kathleen Pryde

07/03/2026

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Julia Kathleen Pryde, a 23-year-old female graduate student at Virginia Tech, died on April 16, 2007, in Blacksburg, Virginia. She was from Middletown, New Jersey, and was pursuing a master's degree in Biological Systems Engineering. Julia was in her Advanced Hydrology class in Norris Hall when she was killed.

The person responsible for her death was Seung-Hui Cho, a 23-year-old student at Virginia Tech. Cho armed himself with two pistols and carried out a shooting rampage on the campus i ...
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