MUS-2026-0554
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MUS-2026-0554
Homicide
- Incident
- 1998
- Indexed
- Oct 30, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Fairfax County Police Department
- Location
- Springfield VA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Sherry Ann Culp, 36, was a mother of two who worked in the accounting department of DesignTech International and was eight and a half months pregnant. On January 16, 1998, at about 6:00 p.m., she was shot at point blank range shortly after getting into her teal green Honda Civic on Dynatech Court in the Newington area of Springfield, in Fairfax County. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and seeing a man in a dark colored hooded jumpsuit running near the scene, and a maroon pickup truck was seen parked nearby. Culp was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where her daughter Kelsey was delivered and survived for two days before dying. No one has been arrested or charged, and in January 2023 the FBI and Fairfax County police announced a $10,000 reward on the 25th anniversary of the murders.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- January 16, 1998
Culp is shot at about 6:00 p.m. in her car on Dynatech Court after leaving work.
- January 18, 1998
Her daughter Kelsey dies after surviving for two days.
- January 13, 2023
The FBI and Fairfax County police announce a reward of up to $10,000 on the 25th anniversary of the murders.
Key people
The people in the file.
36, a mother of two who worked at DesignTech International. Shot in her car after work on January 16, 1998, while eight and a half months pregnant.
Her daughter, delivered at Inova Fairfax Hospital after the shooting. She survived for two days.
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