Theft at 8500 BLOCK OF A L PHILPOTT HWY on 09/19/2025 12:00 AM
Type: Theft
Date: 09/19/2025 12:00 AM
Description: False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game. Incident Number: 2025089818
Address: 8500 BLOCK OF A L PHILPOTT HWY, MARTINSVILLE, VA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
John GannMissing Age
40Est. Current Age
46Last Seen
Martinsville, VA on 03/08/2019Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Male Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 5' 11" Weight: 160 lbsCase Number
VAA23-0307Area Cold Cases
Name
Mary ShortAge
36Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On august 15th, 2002 michael and mary short were found deceased in the residence by local law enforcement, who had responded to a well being check, that was called in to the 911 center by an employee of michael short. It was also discovered that michael and mary short's nine year old daughter, jennifer, was also missing. An intense investigation was launched to find jennifer and determine who had murdered michael and mary short. Six weeks later skeletal remains were located in rockingham county, nc. The remains were confirmed to be jennifer short. This case is still being investigated by the henry county sheriff's office, the rockingham county, nc sheriff's office, the virginia state police, and the fbi.Agency
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