Christine Pilczak
- Age
- 26
- Gender
- F
- Race
- White
- Height
- 5"4"
- Weight
- 133 lbs
- Eye color
- blue
- Hair color
- blonde
#1983-097301Tier-2 extracted
Christine Pilczak
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Aug 19, 1983
Recovery location
Virginia Beach, VA
Coordinates
36.7553, -76.0597
Days open
15,632
Victims
ExtractedJoan Zwingman
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedOn Friday, August 19, 1983, the bodies of Joan Zwingman and Christine Pilczak were recovered from the Chesapeake Bay by the Coast Guard and transported to the Coast Guard Station on Ferry Road. Pilot Boat operators had notified the Coast Guard of two bodies floating in the water. Investigators were able to discover both victims traveled from New Jersey to Virginia Beach to attend a convention related to their employment. The victims had been seen the night before, August 18, 1983 at 7:00 pm.
Both women were not wearing clothing made for swimming. They had sustained injuries prior to their death. Joan and Christine died from drowning and the case ruled a homicide.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponasphyxiation
Locationpublic_outdoor
Date1983-08-19
AddressCoast Guard Station on Ferry Road
Ageuncertain
Genderuncertain
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Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 36.7553
- Longitude
- -76.0597
- Precision
- —
- Address
- Chesapeake Bay
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