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David Wilkey

Case from Bedford-county, VA dated Nov 21, 1983

Victim Details

David Wilkey

Male

White / Caucasian

Bedford-county

VA

1983-11-21

18

David

Wilkey

07/22/2026

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On what was supposed to be a hunting trip in the crisp autumn air of Bedford County, Virginia, the life of 18-year-old David William Wilkey was cut tragically short on November 21, 1983. The White/Caucasian male's death was initially reported as a hunting accident, a sorrowful but seemingly straightforward incident in the rural landscape. However, the truth that would eventually surface was far more sinister, revealing a cold-blooded murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by a man he considered a fri ...
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  • Washington Post: Virginia Executes Man Who Arranged Murder for Hire
  • David Lee Fisher | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
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