Dead Virginia fisherman named as suspect in 3 cold cases from the 1980s

HAMPTON, Va. (TCD) -- State and federal law enforcement officials identified a deceased fisherman as the suspect in three cold cases from 35 years ago. On Monday, Jan. 8, the Virginia State Police announced a "significant breakthrough" in the unsolved killings of 20-year-old David Knobling, 14-year-old Robin Edwards, and 29-year-old Teresa Spaw Howell by naming Alan Wilmer Sr. as their suspected killer. Wilmer, however, died in December 2017 at the age of 63. Corinne Geller with the Virginia State Police said in a news conference Knobling and Edwards were last seen alive Sept.