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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 3-6
from Lorton, Virginia

Victim Details

Created
Dec 17, 2012

Case Added
May 21, 2024

Case ID
42717

Case Number
N1972-00778

Estimated Age Range
PreAdolescent

Age From
3

Age To
6

Pid
17859

Height
45 inches

Weight
50 lbs

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Male

Post Mortem Interval
Hours

Estimated Birth From
1966

Estimated Birth To
1969

Estimated Death Year From
1972

Date Found
1972-06-13

City
Lorton

State
Virginia

County
Fairfax County

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
8672

Agency Name
Fairfax County Police

Agency City
Fairfax

Agency State
Virginia

Agency County
Fairfax County

Agency Contact
Melissa Wallace

Contact Job Title
Detective

Agency Address
12099 Government Center, , Fairfax, Virginia

Agency Phone
7036912131

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Agency Website
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/fairfax-county-police-department#gsc.tab=0

Agency Case #
21657148

Hair Color
Black

Left Eye Color
Brown

Right Eye Color
Brown

Solved
Yes

Physical Descriptions
Other distinctive physical characteristic: circumcised

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description (IDENTIFIED)

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The unidentified child was found in Massey Creek near an I-95 exit near Lorton, in Southern Fairfax County, Virginia. Interval between death & discovery, 24-48 hours.
Date Found: 1972-06-13

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