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Missing Virginia Man Found Dead Missing Virginia Man Found Dead
Missing Virginia Man Found Dead The search for Mateo Zevallos has come to a tragic end. The body of a man believed to be the missing 21-year-old George Mason University student was found in Shenandoah National Park on Sunday, May 21 around 12:15 p.m., according to Claire Comer, a spokeswoman for the park. Police did not say where in the park the body was found. The body is being transported to the Office of the Medical Examiner in Manassas for positive identification and determination of cause of death. Trails in the Overall Run area that were closed for search operations have been reopened.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Missing Student's Car Found At National Park, Massive Search Launched Missing Student's Car Found At National Park, Massive Search Launched
Missing Student's Car Found At National Park, Massive Search Launched The vehicle belonging to 21-year-old Mateo Luis Cobo Zevallos was found in a parking lot at Shenandoah National Park on Tuesday, May 16, officials confirmed. The George Mason University honors student was reported missing on Monday, May 15, according to Fairfax County and Virginia State Police. Virginia Department of Emergency Management and National Park Service Search and Rescue officers descended on the area in a search for Zevallos Wednesday and Thursday, according to NPS spokeswoman Claire Comer. Zevallos' Honda Civic 4-door sedan was discovered in the afternoon hours Tuesday, in a pa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Massive Search Continues For DC Mother Missing Since Easter Weekend Massive Search Continues For DC Mother Missing Since Easter Weekend
Massive Search Continues For DC Mother Missing Since Easter Weekend It has been more than a month since a family in Washington, DC has seen a 32-year-old mother who has been missing since Easter Sunday. Danielle Moss was last seen on Sunday, April 9 in the 2300 block of Q Street NE and has not been heard from since, according to friends and family in DC. An alert was issued by the Metropolitan Police Department last month as they continue to seek the public’s assistance in locating Moss, The missing persons report was filed two days later on Tuesday, April 11. She was still missing as of Wednesday, May 17. *UPDATED PHOTO* Washington, DC: 30 y/o Daniell…

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by Zak Failla
News
District Man Gets 27 Years For Murdering GF While Child Slept, Disposing Body District Man Gets 27 Years For Murdering GF While Child Slept, Disposing Body
District Man Gets 27 Years For Murdering GF While Child Slept, Disposing Body The man who killed his 34-year-old girlfriend while her child slept nearby will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced this week, though his victim’s body has never been recovered. Washington, DC resident Darnell Sterling, 57, was sentenced to 27 years in prison after being convicted of murdering former girlfriend Olga Ooro in her apartment in 2020, federal authorities announced. Early on July 17, 2020, prosecutors said that Sterling attacked Ooro in her apartment in the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue NW while her 7-year-old child was asleep in his bedroom. According to invest…

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by Zak Failla
News
Alert Issued For Missing NC Teen Who May Be In Virginia Alert Issued For Missing NC Teen Who May Be In Virginia
Alert Issued For Missing NC Teen Who May Be In Virginia Seen her? Law enforcement officials in the region are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Leana Lang, who has been missing for nearly a month and could have made her way to Virginia, investigators believe. An alert was issued by members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit in North Carolina regarding Lang, who may be frequenting Loudoun County after going missing last month, according to the AWARE Foundation. The call for service concerning Lang came shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, when she was last seen leaving Olympic Hi…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Dancer Found Dead In DC Was Working Toward Food Truck Launch Dancer Found Dead In DC Was Working Toward Food Truck Launch
Dancer Found Dead In DC Was Working Toward Food Truck Launch A man who brightened the lives of those around him with his physics-defying dance moves and scrumptious vegan food had high hopes for his future before he was found dead on New Year's Day in Washington, DC at the age of 27. The DMV community is rallying around the friends and family of Sharquez Hill - also known as “BackpackShark” to some - who went missing on the last day of 2022 and was found dead the following day after his life was cut short. Kuze ku- ukuba ndiheale, Kuze ku- ukuba ndiphile. Inhliziy’ ilimele Who heals the healer? I’m dancing just to survive. I don’t want to fall …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Brian Walshe Charged With Killing Missing Wife, Ana Walshe: DA Brian Walshe Charged With Killing Missing Wife, Ana Walshe: DA
Brian Walshe Charged With Killing Missing Wife, Ana Walshe: DA The Norfolk District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday, Jan. 17, that it would charge Brian Walshe with the murder of his 39-year-old wife, Ana Walshe, a Washington, DC building manager who has been missing since New Year's Day.  District Attorney Michael Morrisey announced the charge in a minute-long YouTube video but did not disclose any further evidence in the case.  Walshe will be arraigned on Wednesday.  Cohasset Police have been building a case against Brian Walshe, 47, since Ana, a mother of three, was reported missing by her employer on Jan. 4.  Investigators found blood in …

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by Josh Lanier
News
Critically Missing Family Members Not Seen For In Days In DC, MPD Says Critically Missing Family Members Not Seen For In Days In DC, MPD Says
Critically Missing Family Members Not Seen For In Days In DC, MPD Says Seen them? The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down two family members who were both reported missing from the same address on the same day. Concerns are mounting for Lanada Mines, 11, and Lakia Mines, 17, both of whom were last seen at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2 in the 1600 block of Kramer Street in Northeast, DC, and haven’t been heard from since. They are now considered “critically missing.” Lanada was described as being 4-foot-5 weighing 105 pounds with black hair and three pigtails. She was last seen wearing dark jeans, a li…

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by Zak Failla
News
Blood Found In Abandoned Vehicle Of Missing Virginia Dad: Report Blood Found In Abandoned Vehicle Of Missing Virginia Dad: Report
Blood Found In Abandoned Vehicle Of Missing Virginia Dad: Report Police are desperately searching for an endangered missing Virginia father after blood was found in his abandoned vehicle, reports NBC4 Washington.  Jose Guerrero, 20, was last seen leaving his residence on Lynn Street in the Woodbridge area on Wednesday, Dec. 21 around 8 p.m. to run some errands, and never came back, the outlet said citing family. Guerrero's car was located on Friday, Dec. 23, near Bel Air Road and Jeffries Road in Woodbridge. His family says he was nowhere to be found, but blood was found in his backseat and that his disappearance is "serious", continued the outlet.  Gu…

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by Annie DeVoe
News
Alert Issued For Endangered Teen Reported Missing In Virginia Alert Issued For Endangered Teen Reported Missing In Virginia
Alert Issued For Endangered Teen Reported Missing In Virginia Authorities in Prince William County are asking for the public's help in locating an endangered teenage boy who has gone missing. Christopher Canales, 16, left his home on Lacebark Elm Court in Woodbridge around 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 24, Prince William County police said. Later that evening, the teen sent concerning statements to a family member, according to police.  He is believed to be missing under voluntary circumstances and may be in need of assistance which qualifies him as endangered. Canales is described as being 6-foot-5 and weighs approximately 190 pounds. He h…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Alert Issued By Police For Potentially Endangered 34-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Virginia Alert Issued By Police For Potentially Endangered 34-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Virginia
Alert Issued By Police For Potentially Endangered 34-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Virginia Seen him? Police investigators in Virginia are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing and endangered adult. An alert was issued by the Prince William County Police Department regarding Justin Allen Tothill, 34, who was last seen at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19 near his home on Old Dominion Hunt Drive in Manassas. Investigators say that Tothill is believed to be missing voluntarily and may be in need of assistance, “which qualifies him as being endangered," according to police. Tothill was described as being 5-foot-6, weighing approximately 130 pounds with…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DC Man Guilty Of GF's Murder, Body Remains Missing: Report DC Man Guilty Of GF's Murder, Body Remains Missing: Report
DC Man Guilty Of GF's Murder, Body Remains Missing: Report The boyfriend of 34-year-old Olga Ooro was found guilty of her 2020 murder in D.C., according to NBC4 Washington. Ooro went missing around  Jul. 16, 2020, from her home in the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue, after a dinner with her 8-year-old son and Darnell Sterling, 57, the website said. Sterling was arrested a few days later, after police saw surveillance footage showing him pushing a shopping cart with a human-sized object inside. Ooro's body is still missing and the jury in Sterling's trial took less than a day to decide he was guilty of her murder, NBC4 Washington said.  …

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by AJ Goldbloom