Cases · Near Washington
True crime cases near Washington
30 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of Washington, spanning the 1860s to the 2020s — 6 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is 1977 Washington, D.C., Attack and Hostage Taking.
Cases near Washington
- Federal Kidnapping Act1930sUnited States (federal legislation)SOLVED
- Disappearance of Relisha Rudd2000sWashington, D.C.UNSOLVED
- Killing of Robert Eric Wone2000sSwann Street, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.UNSOLVED
- Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan1980sWashington Hilton, Washington, D.C.SOLVED
- Assassination of Orlando Letelier1970sSheridan Circle, Embassy Row, Washington, D.C.SOLVED
- 1977 Washington, D.C., Attack and Hostage Taking1970sWashington, D.C.SOLVED
- Assassination of Abraham Lincoln1860sFord's Theatre, Washington, D.C.SOLVED
- Assassination of James A. Garfield1880sSite of the former Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C.SOLVED
- Murder of Viola Drath2000sQ Street NW, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.SOLVED
- 2021 United States Capitol car attack2020sUnited States Capitol, Washington, D.C.SOLVED
- Murder of the Savopoulos Family and Veralicia Figueroa2010sWoodley Park, Washington, D.C.SOLVED
- Death of Wynn Bruce2020sPlaza of the United States Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C.SOLVED
- American Airlines Flight 772000sThe Pentagon, Arlington County, VirginiaSOLVED
- Murder of Mohammad Anwar2020sNear Nationals Park, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.SOLVED
- Death of Aaron Bushnell2020sEmbassy of Israel, Washington, D.C.SOLVED
- Washington Navy Yard shooting2010sWashington Navy Yard, Building 197SOLVED
- Assassination of George Lincoln Rockwell1960sSpeedy Laundromat, Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VirginiaSOLVED
- Suicide of Vince Foster1990sFort Marcy Park, George Washington Memorial Parkway, VirginiaSOLVED
- Lynching of Stephen Williams1890sUpper Marlboro, MarylandSOLVED
- Kidnapping of Melissa Brannen1980sWoodside Apartments, Lorton, VirginiaUNSOLVED
- Capital Gazette shooting2010sFormer Capital Gazette offices, 888 Bestgate Road, Parole (near Annapolis), MarylandSOLVED
- Lynching of Orion Anderson1880sLeesburg, Virginia (site of former rail freight depot)UNSOLVED
- Murder of Robert Schwartz1990sLeesburg, VirginiaSOLVED
- Lynching of King Johnson1910sBrooklyn, Maryland, USAUNSOLVED
- Murder of Hae Min Lee1990sLeakin Park, Baltimore, MarylandSOLVED
- Murders of Keona Holley and Justin Johnson2020sCurtis Bay and Yale Heights neighborhoods, Baltimore, MarylandSOLVED
- Killing of Freddie Gray2010sGilmor Homes, Sandtown-Winchester, Baltimore, MarylandSOLVED
- Murder of Reese Bowman2010sRocket Tiers Learning Center, Baltimore, MarylandSOLVED
- Death of Rey Rivera2000sBelvedere Hotel, Mount Vernon, Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesUNSOLVED
- Dawson murder case2000sOliver neighborhood, Baltimore, MarylandSOLVED
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