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James Givens

Case from Chesapeake, VA dated Jul 01, 1978

Victim Details

James Givens

Male

Chesapeake

VA

1978-07-01

James

Givens

06/24/2026

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In the summer of 1978, a violent act shattered the quiet of a Chesapeake, Virginia neighborhood, leaving a mystery that has endured for decades. On a July day, a man named James Givens was killed, his life brought to an abrupt and violent end by a gunshot. The incident occurred at 325 Outlaw Street, a location that would become a permanent marker in the city's list of unsolved crimes.

The death of James Givens is officially documented as a homicide, a cold case that remains on the books o ...
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