MUS-2026-0507
Archive card
MUS-2026-0507
Homicide
- Incident
- 1999
- Indexed
- Oct 27, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Memphis Police Department
- Location
- Memphis TN
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.
Velecia Ann Lewis, 27, was a University of Memphis senior hoping to become a veterinarian and was nine months pregnant, living with her mother on Lauderdale Street in South Memphis. On the evening of January 6, 1999, her mother came home from work, found her bedroom door locked, broke it down, and found her daughter stabbed and beaten to death; her unborn daughter also died. Police believed she may have been the victim of a burglary. No suspect has been publicly charged, and Project: Cold Case profiled the case on August 19, 2024, stating the murders have never been solved.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 1999
On January 6, 1999, in the evening, Velecia Lewis is found stabbed and beaten to death in her locked bedroom.
- 2024
On August 19, 2024, Project: Cold Case publishes its profile in the 25th anniversary year.
Key people
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27, University of Memphis senior, nine months pregnant. Found dead in South Memphis on January 6, 1999.
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