A cold case that perplexed Virginia detectives for over five decades has finally been solved—though the resolution comes too late for justice to be served.
On Monday, August 4, the Fairfax County Police Department announced it had identified a young boy found dead in Massey Creek under a bridge in Lorton, Virginia, back in 1972.
The child, just 4 years old at the time, had been beaten to death. His body was discovered in the creek on June 13 of that year, but he remained unidentified for more than 50 years, according to Fairfax County Police…