True Crime Virginia / Book 1

The Richmond Files

By J.R. Stranahan

Richmond and neighboring Henrico and Chesterfield hold criminal records shaped by ordinary objects, eyewitness accounts, confessions, forensic comparisons, and long appellate histories. These eleven documented files begin with the 1911 killing of Louise Owen Beattie and move through restaurant murders, family killings, a traffic stop, and cases connected by two violent men. The narrative keeps victims at the center while separating accusation, proof, judgment, and later review.