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City · Delaware, United States

True crime cases in Wilmington

4case filesUpdated Jul 14, 2026

Casepin holds 4 case files in Wilmington. By legal status, 1 marked unsolved, 1 marked ongoing and 2 marked solved.

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Files
4
Unsolved
1
Ongoing
1
Solved
2
Span
1898–2019
With coverage
2
Creators
2
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About these files

Case files in Wilmington

The files run from 1898 to 2019. The 1890s hold the most, with 1 file. The oldest is Wilmington massacre, from 1898.

By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (3), arson cases (1) and kidnapping and abduction cases (1).

2 files of the 4 have coverage attached: 2 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 2 creators. Truly Criminal and Dateline NBC have covered the most of them.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

This page updates from the published files, so counts and statuses change the day a record does. Open any file for its timeline, its sources and the coverage worth your time, or play it as a narrated case file.

Every file

Every case file in Wilmington

4 files

  • Alexander Manly Daily Record — Credit: Unknown authorPublic domainSource
    SOLVED AudioWilmington massacreWilmington, North Carolina · 1898
  • Riley Fox — Credit: Federal Bureau of InvestigationsPublic domainSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Riley FoxForsythe Woods County Forest Preserve, near Wilmington, Illinois · 2004 · 1 thing to watch or hear
  • UNSOLVED AudioLynching of George WhiteWilmington, Delaware, United States · 1903
  • ONGOING AudioKilling of Susan LedyardBrandywine River, Wilmington, Delaware · 2019 · 1 thing to watch or hear

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How many case files in Wilmington are on Casepin?

4. By status: 1 unsolved, 1 ongoing and 2 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these files?

Wilmington massacre, from 1898. Open the file

Which creators have covered case files in Wilmington?

Truly Criminal (1 case) and Dateline NBC (1 case).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 14, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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