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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Kanawha County, WV

The Umber Flats Murders (2004)

Unsolved homicide from 2004 in Kanawha County, WV. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the original canvass notes.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Timeline
  1. 2004

    Body discovered near Umber Flats; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 2005

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 2024

    A tip prompts a limited re-interview of two witnesses.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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mapsandtime3 days ago

The tip line transcripts were never indexed. Volunteers have digitised roughly a third and duplicate callers are already emerging.

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longshadow2 weeks ago

The original canvass skipped the four houses on the far side of the tracks. Those residents were never formally interviewed.

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