Cases · Near Washington
True crime cases near Washington
42 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of Washington, spanning the 1820s to the 2020s — 11 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is Murder of Hae Min Lee.
Cases near Washington
UNSOLVED
Disappearance of Relisha Rudd
2000sWashington, D.C.
SOLVEDD.C. sniper attacks
2000sWashington metropolitan area (D.C., Maryland, Virginia)
ONGOINGDeath Penalty Information Center
2000sWashington, D.C., United States
UNSOLVEDKilling of Robert Eric Wone
2000sSwann Street, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.
SOLVEDAttempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
1980sWashington Hilton, Washington, D.C.
SOLVEDAssassination of Orlando Letelier
1970sSheridan Circle, Embassy Row, Washington, D.C.
SOLVED1977 Washington, D.C., Attack and Hostage Taking
1970sWashington, D.C.
SOLVEDAssassination of Abraham Lincoln
1860sFord's Theatre, Washington, D.C.
SOLVEDAssassination of James A. Garfield
1880sSite of the former Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C.
SOLVEDMurder of Viola Drath
2000sQ Street NW, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
SOLVED2021 United States Capitol car attack
2020sUnited States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
SOLVEDMurder of the Savopoulos Family and Veralicia Figueroa
2010sWoodley Park, Washington, D.C.
SOLVEDDeath of Wynn Bruce
2020sPlaza of the United States Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C.
SOLVEDAmerican Airlines Flight 77
2000sThe Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia
SOLVEDMurder of Mohammad Anwar
2020sNear Nationals Park, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
SOLVEDDeath of Aaron Bushnell
2020sEmbassy of Israel, Washington, D.C.
SOLVEDWashington Navy Yard shooting
2010sWashington Navy Yard, Building 197
SOLVEDAssassination of George Lincoln Rockwell
1960sSpeedy Laundromat, Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia
SOLVEDSuicide of Vince Foster
1990sFort Marcy Park, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia
SOLVEDKidnapping into Slavery in the United States
1820sUnited States (multiple states, primarily Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, and Tennessee)
UNSOLVEDLynching of Benjamin Thomas
2020sCorner of King and Fairfax streets, Alexandria, Virginia
UNSOLVEDLynching of Joseph H. McCoy
1890sCorner of Lee and Cameron Streets, Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia
SOLVEDMurder of Robin Warr Lawrence
1990sSpringfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
SOLVEDRobert Hanssen espionage
1970sFoxstone Park, Vienna, Virginia
SOLVEDLynching of Stephen Williams
1890sUpper Marlboro, Maryland
UNSOLVEDLynching of Michael Green
1870sNear Upper Marlboro, Maryland
UNSOLVEDKidnapping of Melissa Brannen
1980sWoodside Apartments, Lorton, Virginia
SOLVEDMurder of Stephanie Roper
2000sCroom, Prince George's County, Maryland (abduction site); Oakville, St. Mary's County, Maryland (murder site)
SOLVEDMurders of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan
2020sHerndon, Fairfax County, Virginia
SOLVEDCapital Gazette shooting
2010sFormer Capital Gazette offices, 888 Bestgate Road, Parole (near Annapolis), Maryland
UNSOLVEDDeath of Catherine Cesnik
1960sLansdowne, Baltimore County, Maryland
UNSOLVEDLynching of Orion Anderson
1880sLeesburg, Virginia (site of former rail freight depot)
SOLVEDMurder of Robert Schwartz
1990sLeesburg, Virginia
UNSOLVEDLynching of King Johnson
1910sBrooklyn, Maryland, USA
SOLVEDMurder of Hae Min Lee
1990sLeakin Park, Baltimore, Maryland
SOLVEDMurders of Keona Holley and Justin Johnson
2020sCurtis Bay and Yale Heights neighborhoods, Baltimore, Maryland
SOLVEDKilling of Freddie Gray
2010sGilmor Homes, Sandtown-Winchester, Baltimore, Maryland
SOLVEDMurder of Reese Bowman
2010sRocket Tiers Learning Center, Baltimore, Maryland
UNSOLVEDDeath of Rey Rivera
2000sBelvedere Hotel, Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
SOLVEDDawson murder case
2000sOliver neighborhood, Baltimore, Maryland
UNSOLVEDLynching of Arthur Jordan
1880sWarrenton, Virginia, United States
SOLVEDJohn Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
1850sHarpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia)
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