On the evening of October 5, 1986, emergency crews in Virginia Beach responded to a structure fire at a residence on Black Cove Road. Firefighters found the body of 56-year-old Charlotte Hall floating in the backyard swimming pool. Authorities later determined her death was a homicide; an autopsy established cause of death, though specific injuries have not been released. The fire was ruled suspicious and investigators believed it may have been set to conceal the crime.

Charlotte Hall was described as about 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 119 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. The investigation continued for years but produced no arrests and eventually went cold. The Virginia Beach Police Department’s Cold Case Homicide Unit lists the case as open and seeks information that could lead to a resolution.

Did anyone in the Virginia Beach area at the time remember unusual activity near Black Cove Road or around October 5, 1986, that could help investigators?