Michael Wayne Short
- Age
- 50
- Gender
- M
- Race
- White
- Eye color
- brown
- Hair color
- brown
#02-19828Tier-2 extracted
Michael Wayne Short
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Aug 15, 2002
Recovery location
Henry County, VA
Coordinates
36.8295, -79.9902
Days open
8,696
Victims
ExtractedMary Short
Jennifer Short
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedOn August 15th, 2002 Michael and Mary Short were found deceased in the residence by local Law Enforcement, who had responded to a well being check, that was called in to the 911 center by an employee of Michael Short. It was also discovered that Michael and Mary Short's nine year old daughter was also missing. An intense investigation was launched to find Jennifer and determine who had murdered Michael and Mary Short. Six Weeks later skeletal remains were located in Rockingham County, NC and it was later confirmed to be Jennifer Short. This case is still being investigated by the Henry County Sheriff's Office, the Rockingham County, NC Sheriff's Office, the Virginia State Police, and the FBI.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weapon not mentioned in case file
Locationresidence
Date2002-08-15
Addressuncertain
Ageuncertain
Genderuncertain
About these fields →qwen3:14b · 6/5/2026
Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 36.8295
- Longitude
- -79.9902
- Precision
- —
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