Police Investigators say they continue to actively pursue the disappearance and homicide of Alicia Showalter Reynolds, nearly three decades after she was last seen alive.
Ms. Reynolds, 25 years old and a graduate student, was driving along Route 29 from Baltimore to Charlottesville on March 2, 1996, when she disappeared. Her vehicle, a Mercury Tracer, was found abandoned later that day in Culpeper County. Her remains were discovered two months later in a field in Lignum. The field had recently been cleared of trees.
State Police say witnesses who observed Reynolds’ white Mercury parked on the southbound shoulder of Route 29 on March 2, 1996, say a white male, approximately 35-45 years old, was stopped with her vehicle. The man had a medium build and light to medium brown hair. He was 5’10” to 6’0” tall, and was driving a dark-colored pickup truck, possibly a green Nissan.
After Ms. Reynolds’ disappearance, several other females came forward to say that a white male had either stopped them, or attempted to stop them, while they were travelling along Route 29 in Culpeper County.
State Police have received more than 10,000 leads in the 28 years they have investigated this case. State Police Investigators say they remain hopeful that this case will come to a successful resolution and continue to ask the public to come forward with any information related to the investigation.
Anyone with information pertaining to the abduction and murder of Alicia Showalter Reynolds is asked to contact the Virginia State Police Culpeper Division toll-free at 1-800-572-2260, or the Bureau of Criminal Investigation toll-free at 1-888-300-0156 or by e-mail at [email protected].
