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Name Murdered In Date
1 Victim - Name UnreportedHalifax, VAMarch 22, 1901
1 Victim - Name UnreportedNewport News, VAJune 11, 1902
1 Victim - Name UnreportedRichmond, VAAugust 8, 1912
1 Victim - Name UnreportedHopeful, VADecember 9, 1915
Anderson, OwenLeesburg, VANovember 8, 1889
Bailey, ScottHalifax, VAApril 23, 1889
Bland, RobertPetersburg, VANovember 23, 1889
Carter, JamesAmherst, VAApril 6, 1902
Clark, WalterDanville, VAOctober 13, 1917
Craven, CharlesLeesburg, VAJuly 31, 1902
Dudley, AndrewGreenfield, VAAugust 4, 1904
Fletcher, MagruderTasley, VAMarch 14, 1889
Forbes, JohnPetersburg, VAJune 11, 1889
Gam, WileyToms Brook, VAJune 6, 1902
Bland, RobertBluefield, VASeptember 16, 1889
Henderson, HenryIngram, VAFebruary 20, 1905
James, John HenryCharlottesville, VAJuly 12, 1898
Moseley, ElmerSussex County, VAJanuary 14, 1904
Neal, MachWarren, VANovember 30, 1910
Page, WilliamLilian, VAAugust 17, 1917
Roland, MartinAbingdon, VAApril 3, 1889
Thompson, AllieCulpepper County, VANovember 24, 1918
WalkerLawrenceville, VAJuly 1, 1901
WhiteheadLocality Unknown, VAMay 19, 1904
Thompson, BenjaminAlexandria, VA1899
McCoy, JosephAlexandria, VA1897
Shorter, WilliamWinchester, VA1893

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