Crime at 5300 BLOCK OF CHEROKEE HILLS DR on 09/29/2026 8:47 AM
Type: Other
Date: 09/29/2026 8:47 AM
Description: SUSPICIOUS. Disposition: REPORT WRITTEN. Incident #: 2026-00058036. This address provided is approximate based on location data. Disclaimer: This information is from the Roanoke County calls for service log. Information is subject to change.
Address: 5300 BLOCK OF CHEROKEE HILLS DR, Roanoke County, VA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Paula JonesMissing Age
40Est. Current Age
54Last Seen
Roanoke, VA on 05/23/2012Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Green Height: 5' 7" Weight: 165 lbsCase Number
MP90362Area Cold Cases
Name
Gene McPhersonAge
42Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Gene mcpherson was last seen driving his silver 1978 ford pickup at 5:50 p.M. On saturday, may 23, 1987, in craig county, virginia. Days later, gene's pick-up was located at the I-81 rest area in radford, virginia. Gene's wallet was in the grass on the side of I-81 in virginia. John edward colclasure admitted to killing gene mcpherson and was convicted of murder. Colclasure died in jail in 2002 and never disclosed the location of gene's body.Agency
Virginia State Police