Unsolved murders and missing people in Virginia

In Virginia, most killings are worked by the city police or county sheriff where they happened. The Virginia State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation steps in when a sheriff, police chief, commonwealth’s attorney or the Attorney General asks, and its agents and analysts have helped local departments crack older cases.

Some cities, like Virginia Beach, keep their own cold case units. Each story below lists the agency handling the case and how to reach it.