Brenda Bancroft
- Age
- 20
- Gender
- F
- Race
- White
- Height
- 5'5"
- Weight
- 153 lbs
- Eye color
- blue
- Hair color
- brown
#1979-135799Tier-2 extracted
Brenda Bancroft
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Dec 28, 1979
Recovery location
Virginia Beach, VA
Coordinates
36.7553, -76.0597
Days open
16,963
Victim
ExtractedCase narrative
Source text · highlightedOn Monday evening, December 24, 1979, Brenda Bancroft was last seen by her family in the 4100 block of Thalia Drive. She had left her parent's home driving her 1978 orange Datsun B-210 sedan and was due home later the same evening. She attended a Christmas Party at Admiral Nicks Restaurant located in the 8100 block of Shore Drive in Norfolk. A missing person report was filed by family members. On Friday, December 28, 1979, Ms. Bancroft's deceased body was found in the 500 block of Spring Lake Crescent which is a short distance from her home. The cause of death was determined to be suffocation. As a result, Brenda's death was ruled a homicide. When Brenda did not wear her contacts, she wore prescription glasses.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponasphyxiation
Locationresidence
Date1979-12-24
Address4100 block of Thalia Drive
Ageuncertain
GenderF
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Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 36.7553
- Longitude
- -76.0597
- Precision
- —
- Address
- 500 block of Spring Lake Crescent
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