Charleston, WV Area Cold Cases
![cold-case-record__Dowell](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20240726%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240726T234415Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=434a3ba7f6950bf1200d00d6e423791ac72d4950130f6df9f34c63da0ccbb81f)
Name
Cecil DowellAge
46Cause of Death
StabbedInfo
Strucked by a vehicleAgency
West Virginia State Police![cold-case-record__Metheny](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/default.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20240726%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240726T234415Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=434a3ba7f6950bf1200d00d6e423791ac72d4950130f6df9f34c63da0ccbb81f)
Name
Melanie MethenyAge
21Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Missing personAgency
Kanawha County Sheriff![cold-case-record__Riser](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spotcrime-cold-case-data/2021-11/West%20Virginia/Samuel%20Riser.jpg?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIO5RW3HFDI6VPNFQ%2F20240726%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240726T234415Z&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=286f0e9dae324a7a1637cb5cccc41ac6788ca18d5ea054b25edd4cc5666ca1e8)
Name
Samuel RiserAge
60Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Foul play is suspected.Agency
Kanawha County Sheriff