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Su Cha Thomas

Case from Dale-city, VA dated Jan 31, 1982

Victim Details

Su Cha Thomas

Female

Asian

Dale-city

VA

1982-01-31

40

Su

Cha Thomas

07/18/2026

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On a cold winter day in Dale City, Virginia, the life of 40-year-old Asian female Su Cha Thomas was tragically cut short. On January 31, 1982, she became a victim of gun violence, a shocking event in what was then considered a part-rural, part-suburban bedroom community. The incident was part of an alarming rise in homicides in Prince William County that year, which saw the number of murders increase by nearly two-thirds compared to the previous year.

The aftermath of the shooting led to ...
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  • #187 - Timothy Dale Bunch - VA - 12/10/1992: notinmyname ...
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