Melvin Deans
- Age
- 33
- Gender
- M
- Race
- White
- Height
- 5'5"
- Weight
- 145 lbs
- Eye color
- unknown
- Hair color
- unknown
#73-C98216Tier-2 extracted
Melvin Deans
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Dec 27, 1973
Recovery location
Woodbridge, VA
Coordinates
38.6180, -77.2600
Days open
19,155
Victim
ExtractedCase narrative
Source text · highlightedOn December 18, 1973, Melvin was last seen leaving the Druscilla Hotel located in Triangle heading to his place of employment. On December 27, 1973, his body was found in a wooded area near the dead end of Oregon Ave / Old marsh Road in Woodbridge, near where he worked. An autopsy revealed he died from gunshot wounds.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponfirearm
Locationpublic_outdoor
Dateuncertain
Addressdead end of Oregon Ave / Old marsh Road in Woodbridge
Ageuncertain
GenderM
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Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 38.6180
- Longitude
- -77.2600
- Precision
- —
- Address
- Wooded area near the dead end of Oregon Ave / Old marsh Road.
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