James Franklin
- Age
- 69
- Gender
- M
- Race
- Black
- Eye color
- unknown
- Hair color
- unknown
#79-0321001Tier-2 extracted
James Franklin
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Mar 22, 1979
Recovery location
Hampton, VA
Coordinates
37.0171, -76.3299
Days open
17,243
Victim
ExtractedCase narrative
Source text · highlightedOn March 22, 1979, at approximately 0900 hours, HPD was notified by the VA Hospital Staff of a dead body located approximately 50 yards from John Street in the wooded area of the VA Hospital. Broken teeth, broken crutches, shoes, glasses, keys and bloody handkerchiefs were scattered near the body. The victim was found in a ditch lying face up. The victim died from "blows to the face and forehead, weak heart, and advanced age." The victim's nose was broken, had several teeth knocked out, and cuts above both eyebrows.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponpersonal
Locationpublic_outdoor
Date1979-03-22
Addressuncertain
Ageuncertain
Genderuncertain
About these fields →qwen3:14b · 6/5/2026
Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 37.0171
- Longitude
- -76.3299
- Precision
- —
- Address
- VA Hospital Wooded Area
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