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William Winston

Case from Henrico, VA dated Mar 12, 1986

Victim Details

William Herman Winston, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Henrico

VA

1986-03-12

23

William

Winston

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William Winston Jr. Cold Case - 1986

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On a Wednesday morning, March 12, 1986, the body of William Herman Winston Jr., a 23-year-old Black male, was discovered by a motorist who had stopped to get water for his overheated car. Winston's body was found under a bridge off Bickerstaff Road in a secluded area of eastern Henrico County, Virginia. An autopsy later confirmed that he had died from multiple gunshot wounds. His death was the first homicide recorded in the county that year.

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