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Richard McClelland

Case from Suffolk, VA dated May 02, 1985

Victim Details

Richard McClelland

Male

Suffolk

VA

1985-05-02

49

Richard

McClelland

06/26/2026

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In May of 1985, Richard McClelland, the 49-year-old male manager of a Murphy's Mart in Suffolk, Virginia, was the victim of a brutal abduction and murder. After leaving his workplace in Churchland, two assailants forced his vehicle off the road. McClelland was then taken back to the store, which the men proceeded to rob. Following the robbery, he was transported to the vicinity of Tidewater Community College, where he was shot six times in the head. His body was abandoned in Suffolk, and his car ...
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