Cynthia Johnson
- Age
- 34
- Gender
- F
- Race
- White
- Height
- 5'3"
- Weight
- 145 lbs
- Eye color
- unknown
- Hair color
- brown
#19960829-0095Tier-2 extracted
Cynthia Johnson
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Aug 29, 1996
Recovery location
Richmond, VA
Coordinates
37.5262, -77.5176
Days open
10,874
Victims
ExtractedHeather Johnson
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedOn Aug. 29, 1996, Heather Johnson, 7, and Cynthia Johnson, 34, her mother were murdered in their own home on W. Junaluska Drive in South Richmond. Their home was set on fire to cover the crime. Cynthia Johnson was last talked to on Aug. 29, 1996, just a short time prior to the fire. This double homicide is one of Richmond's most horrific murders. It is believed that Cynthia Johnson knew the killer(s) and police need your help in solving this case. The police have compiled a great deal of information on this case and need you to help us bring it to a successful close. We believe someone knows who the suspects are and can help solve this case. If you have any information about this case no matter how small or unimportant you believe it is, we want you to call us and pass that information on to us. You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we need. We also know that pizza was delivered to this address the night of the murders. We need to know who delivered the pizza to the address. If you are the pizza delivery driver that delivered pizza to 6535 W. Junaluska Drive on the night of Aug. 29, 1996, please call and talk to investigators.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weapon not mentioned in case file
Locationresidence
Date1996-08-29
Address6535 W. Junaluska Drive
Ageuncertain
Genderuncertain
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Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 37.5262
- Longitude
- -77.5176
- Precision
- —
- Address
- 6535 W. Junaluska Dr.
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