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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Guilford County, NC

The Bellhaven Murders (1978)

Unsolved homicide from 1978 in Guilford County, NC. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the forensic lab record.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Timeline
  1. 1978

    Body discovered near Bellhaven; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1979

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

  3. 1981

    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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gridwalker2 days ago

County weather records contradict the stated ground conditions in the scene report. That changes the tyre impression reading.

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fieldnotes_92Yesterday

The bus terminal manifest for that week survives in a transit archive. It has never been cross-checked against the suspect list.

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