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Alicia Showalter Reynolds.

MUS-2026-0214

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MUS-2026-0214

Homicide

Incident
1996
Indexed
Oct 12, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Virginia State Police
Location
Culpeper County VA

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

On March 2, 1996, Alicia Showalter Reynolds, a 25-year-old Johns Hopkins graduate student, was abducted from her car on US Route 29 in Culpeper County, Virginia. Her remains were found two months later in a remote field. The Virginia State Police have pursued more than 10,000 tips, but no one has ever been charged.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 1996

    Alicia Showalter Reynolds, 25, is abducted from her car on US Route 29 in Culpeper County on March 2. Her remains are found two months later in a remote field.

  2. 2026

    The Virginia State Police have pursued more than 10,000 tips, but no one was ever charged.

Key people

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Homicide victimAlicia Showalter Reynolds

25-year-old Johns Hopkins graduate student, abducted March 2, 1996 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

Investigating agencyVirginia State Police

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