ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· District of Columbia, DC
The Willow Bend Homicide (1969)
Lonnie Stapleton was killed near Willow Bend in District of Columbia, DC in 1969. The death was ruled a homicide caused by stab wounds, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 1969
Deputies responded to a call at Willow Bend and found the victim already dead.
- 1970
A witness recanted a key statement and the case stalled.
- 1988
DNA held in storage was re-tested with modern methods.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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