Cold Cases in District of Columbia
ColdCaseIndex documents 6 cases in District of Columbia, dated 1964 to 2014. 5 are recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Mary Pinchot Meyer (1964) and the most recent is Relisha Rudd (2014).
- Unsolved 5 (83%)
- Solved or convicted 1 (17%)
Homicide clearance in District of Columbia, 1965 to 2024
A homicide is "cleared" when police make an arrest or close it by exceptional means, so an uncleared case is not always an unsolved one. Source: Murder Accountability Project analysis of FBI Uniform Crime Report data, as published by Project: Cold Case. These are statewide totals and are separate from the ColdCaseIndex entries listed below.
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Relisha Rudd
Eight-year-old Relisha Rudd, who lived with her family at a Washington, D.C. homeless shelter, disappeared in early 2014 after being taken by a shelter janitor, Kahlil Tatum.
Pamela Butler
Pamela Butler, 47, a supervising analyst at the Environmental Protection Agency, vanished from her home in Washington, D.C., in February 2009.
Robert Wone
Attorney Robert Wone, 32, was found stabbed to death on August 2, 2006 in the guest room of a friend's townhouse on Swann Street in Washington, D.C. No one has been charged with his murder.
Chandra Levy
Federal intern Chandra Levy disappeared from Washington, D.C., in 2001. Her remains were found in Rock Creek Park a year later. Her disappearance drew enormous attention due to her relationship with congressman Gary Condit, who…
The Freeway Phantom
An unidentified serial killer, dubbed the 'Freeway Phantom,' abducted and strangled six young Black females in Washington, D.C., between April 1971 and September 1972, dumping their bodies along area highways.
Mary Pinchot Meyer
Artist Mary Pinchot Meyer, 43, was shot twice and killed while walking on the C&O Canal towpath in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., on October 12, 1964. Raymond Crump Jr.