Cold Case Homicide Investigations

Cold Case Homicides

Chesapeake Police Department's Cold Case Homicide Investigations

The Chesapeake Police Department's Cold Case Homicide Investigations are handled by our Crimes Against Persons Squad, which is staffed by nine detectives who are experienced in handling Homicides, Suspicious Deaths, Missing Persons, Robberies, Assaults and other violent criminal acts committed against individuals. They are supervised by the Detective Sergeant of the Crimes Against Persons (CAP) Squad. All nine detectives are utilized for the review and investigation of the City of Chesapeake's homicide cases.

You may make a difference in solving a cold case homicide. Currently, there are numerous unsolved homicides in Chesapeake and it is crucial that citizens and the police department work together in solving them. Any information regarding an unsolved case is greatly appreciated and may be the difference in bringing a killer to justice and bringing closure for the victim's family.

What you can do if you have any information:

If you have any information regarding an unsolved case, your tip can be forwarded to the Crimes Against Persons Squad. You can remain anonymous.

  1. By Telephone via Chesapeake Crime Line at 1-888-562-5887 (1-888-LOCK-U-UP) - when prompted use option 4 for Chesapeake
  2. Visit the Chesapeake Crime Line or with the mobile app "P3TIPS"
  3. Email Cold Case Section
  4. Using the Cold Case Homicide Tip Sheet

List of Cold Case Homicides

Use the link on the names for more information about the case and case video.

VictimLocationDateCause of Death
Jarmel Perkins2000 Block Plow LaneMay 2019Gunshot
Curtis Overton
3224 Camelot BoulevardJuly 2017Gunshot
Lashorn Evans
3117 Gaston DriveFebruary 2017Gunshot
Erion Williams
2021 Timber LaneOctober 2016Gunshot
Rickie Williams
2523 Stowe StreetJune 2016Gunshot
Bishop Davis
1109 Hull StreetApril 2016Gunshot
Cedric Towe40 Colonial WayNovember 2015Gunshot
James Swain Jr.
3135 Welcome RoadSeptember 2015Gunshot
William Watkins609 Crystal AvenueAugust 2015Gunshot
Jamal Sampson956 Lake Village DriveApril 2015Gunshot
Laurel Sanchez1908 Battery Park RoadMarch 2015Gunshot
Denise Perdue1908 Battery Park RoadMarch 2015Gunshot
Levi Frederick724 River Creek RoadMarch 2015Gunshot
Calvin Harris2809 Sunrise AvenueNovember 2014Gunshot
Dennis Coleman
3123 Fairview StreetOctober 2014Gunshot
Trevor Baldwin
Tasman Court and Dunedin Dr.September 2014Gunshot
Patrick Crisp1201 Transylvania AvenueSeptember 2014Gunshot
Andrew Dominguez1635 Weber AvenueAugust 2014Gunshot
Jonathan Quijano1400 Kempsville RoadFebruary 2014Stabbed
Kendele Johnson3117 Fairview Street Apt. Number 201August 2013Gunshot
Richard Alexander1008 Elco StreetNovember 2012Gunshot
Brandon Peller
Brought to Chesapeake General HospitalSeptember 2012Gunshot
Damonte L. Cuffee2016 Plow LaneMarch 2012Gunshot
Brian C. Riddick2403 West Bugle Dr.December 2011Blunt Force Trauma
DeQuane HallumsArbor Glenn Drive and Campostella RoadNovember 2011Gunshot
Owen Ottinger4425 Bainbridge Boulevard Number 9October 2011Gunshot
Marquis WilliamsBethel Road and Algona RoadSeptember 2011Gunshot
Daevon Miller1508 Sam's CircleAugust 2011Gunshot
Dimitri McNeil4004 Scotia DriveOctober 2010Gunshot
Leo Askew4004 Scotia DriveOctober 2010Gunshot
Darrius Taylor2516 Gilmerton Road Apt. 110EJune 2009Gunshot
Christopher Bailey3000 Block Kemet RoadJune 2009Gunshot
Darryl Washington2016 Plow LaneMay 2009Gunshot
James Arthur Ash51 Grady StreetApril 2009Gunshot
Joshua Compton
1032 Rowland AvenueApril 2009Gunshot
Mason Jones
1032 Rowland AvenueApril 2009Gunshot
Jose Rodriguez-ManciaDouglas Road and Dismal Swamp Canal TrailNovember 2008Stabbed
Reginald Leon Webb
2413 Strawberry LaneOctober 2008Gunshot
Cecil Taylor3153 Fairview Street Apt. 102September 2008Gunshot
Denise Sweat598 Longdale CrescentMarch 2008Blunt Force Trauma
Lawrence White1141 Commerce AvenueNovember 2007Gunshot
Marquis Dixon2800 Block Eric CourtAugust 2007Gunshot
Morris Rivers20th St. and Seaboard AvenueAugust 2007Blunt Force Trauma
Karl Brown700 Block Harbour North DriveMarch 2006Gunshot
Brandon Wilson1609 Currie AvenueAugust 2005Gunshot
Bobby FullerPlow Lane and Shady LaneJune 2005Blunt Force Trauma
Andre Jackson528 Marcus StreetJune 2005Gunshot
Motty Toxey Jr.528 Marcus StreetJune 2005Gunshot
Nathaniel Huggins III528 Marcus StreetJune 2005Gunshot
Leanne Hendrickson1824 Engle AvenueMay 2004Gunshot
Joel Smithwick1101 Drayton RoadMay 2004Gunshot
Duke Craps4200 Block Rotunda AvenueMay 2003Gunshot
James Freed2705 Mark StreetJuly 2002Blunt Force Trauma
Thomas James Young645 Woodlake DriveApril 2002Stabbed
Jay Silvera3125 Fairview StreetMarch 2001Gunshot
David Thompson1213 Chesapeake AvenueJanuary 2001Gunshot
Joann Holmes1107 Tatemstown RoadOctober 2000Gunshot
Cassandra Church1200 Block Shillelagh RoadSeptember 2000Gunshot
Stephon WaltonBrought to DePaul HospitalJuly 2000Gunshot
Latanya Wyatt
2608 Silver Leaf DriveMarch 2000Stabbed
Cleveland Dorsey953 G Lake Village DriveMarch 1999Gunshot
Benjamin Owens925 Great Bridge Boulevard Texaco StationFebruary 1998Gunshot
George Sutton2240 Number 2 Farmer LaneOctober 1996Stabbed
Antonio Cash2753 Campostella RoadAugust 1996Gunshot
Jessie Spencer2300 Block Jolliff RoadJanuary 1996Strangled
Roy Cowart2604 Harvard DriveDecember 1995Stabbed
Samuel Eugene Aliff4200 Block Rotunda AvenueMay 1995Strangled
Shelby Poston113 Red Oak TrailMarch 1995Shaken Baby Syndrome
Robert Brown1000 Block Cascade BoulevardSeptember 1994Gunshot
Carlos HillBrought to Chesapeake General HospitalAugust 1994Gunshot
Charity Boucher2300 Block Elbow RoadMarch 1994Strangled
Robert NealOld State RoadSeptember 1993Strangled
Ray BostickCook Mill RoadJune 1993Strangled
Jermaine AllenBetween Carver and Dunn St.June 1993Gunshot
John Ross36 Government RoadJanuary 1992Strangled
Randy RobinsonWinchester ParkwayJanuary 1991Gunshot
Larry Brown Jr.
4805 Bainbridge BoulevardDecember 1990Stabbed
Jack Bock1416 Tatemstown RoadDecember 1989Stabbed
Donna Cannaday
1700 Block West Road in fieldOctober 1989Gunshot
Riley Cloud3102 Fairview StreetFebruary 1989Blunt Force Trauma
Anthony CrishEdinburgh AvenueFebruary 1989Gunshot
Stacey L. ReneauRockwood DriveJanuary 1989Strangled
Joseph A. RayI-64 and Cavalier BoulevardJuly 1988Strangled
Jacqueline HolbrookRoute 17 and Cornland RoadJune 1988Stabbed
Naomi Womack HawbakerMunden Street near Abingdon StreetMarch 1988Blunt Force Trauma
Kimberly McGhee843 Quail AvenueFebruary 1988Stabbed, Blunt Force Trauma
Jennie Davis647 Benefit RoadSeptember 1987Smoke Inhalation
Russell Charlton647 Benefit RoadSeptember 1987Smoke Inhalation
Dane GarrettRotunda Avenue in vehicleAugust 1986Gunshot
John C. Carr614 Beech StreetMarch 1986Blunt Force Trauma
David Pippen1413 Salton DriveDecember 1985Gunshot
Tommy Dupree22 Clover Road near Bangor DriveApril 1985Gunshot
Lisa SorrellCookes Mill RoadDecember 1984Gunshot
Shanta SorrellCookes Mill RoadDecember 1984N / A
(Unknown)
John Doe White Male
Happy Acres Road in woodsNovember 1983N / A
Elizabeth Monton2400 Block of Firman St.July 1983Strangled
William Elliott913 Tennyson Street in fieldApril 1983Gunshot
(Unknown)
John Doe White Male
1.5 Miles West of Airport on Route 58July 1982Gunshot
Jimmy DavisCornland Road at Route 17June 1981N / A
Stewart Jones Jr.27 Flemming Circle in fieldApril 1981Stabbed
Harry Stephens3821 Cornland Road in fieldNovember 1980Gunshot
Ronald Calloway.7 Mile from Route 104 on Route 17August 1980Gunshot
Charles Edmondson.25 Mile from Greenbrier ParkwayAugust 1980Stabbed
Clarence Trusty5191 W Route 58 Shell Gas StationOctober 1978Gunshot
James Givens325 Outlaw StreetJuly 1978Gunshot
Alan Forehand
Route 17 near Route 104December 1977Gunshot / Strangled
Jonnie Johnson2617 Harling DriveOctober 1977Blunt Force Trauma
Herbert Collins4109 Sunkist RoadSeptember 1977Gunshot
William Smith Evans1000 Great Bridge BoulevardJuly 1977Gunshot
Melvin Wilson1080 N George Washington HighwayDecember 1976Gunshot
Charles Barber2517 Malcolm CourtMay 1976Gunshot
Eugenia Ellis815 Edinburgh AvenueMay 1975Stabbed
Sara Ashley815 Edinburgh AvenueMay 1975Stabbed
Johnson Hunt811 Taft Road at R/R TracksApril 1975Gunshot
Matthew Lawrence5040 Queen StreetFebruary 1974Gunshot
William Wilkinson540 Greenway DriveFebruary 1973Gunshot
Linda Russ
Deep Water RoadDecember 1972N / A
Fannie Mae Brown930 Hill StreetSeptember 1972Strangled
Robert Harvey3615 S Battlefield BoulevardMarch 1971Gunshot
Brenda Keeter920 Mt. Pleasant RoadSeptember 1969Stabbed
Sandra Pace ToddRotunda AvenueDecember 1966Strangled
John Lee Pope
RR/Tracks, 800 Wellington Avenue, near Burton Lumber.December 1966Stabbed / Blunt Force Trauma