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William Blaine Hodges

Case from Vinton, VA dated Aug 29, 1994

Victim Details

William Blaine Hodges

Male

White / Caucasian

Vinton

VA

1994-08-29

41

William

Blaine Hodges

07/05/2026

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In the early morning hours of August 29, 1994, a fire broke out at the Vinton, Virginia, home of the Hodges family. When emergency services arrived, they discovered a horrific scene that initially suggested a tragic murder-suicide. Inside the burning residence, authorities found the bodies of 41-year-old William Blaine Hodges, his 37-year-old wife Teresa, and their two young daughters, 11-year-old Winter and 3-year-old Anah. The initial theory was that William, who was facing a six-month federal ...
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