Tragedy on 3400 block of Kensington
Remembering Jessica Lynn Pascual
Jessica was a 2006 graduate of Midlothian High School and was recently employed by Hot Tamale Cafe and Elwood Thompsons. Jessica loved hula-hooping, dancing and nature. She was artistic,beautiful and knew how to celebrate life. She was a free spirit who was caring and warm, with an infectious smile . (more here)
More Details from Richmond Police Search Warrant
Please be aware that the following details are intended for a mature audience.
http://www.wtvr.com/global/story.asp?s=10508807
Update from RPD
Death Investigation Update
The Richmond Police Department has identified the woman found deceased yesterday as Jessica L. Pascual, 20, of the 3400 block of Kensington Avenue.
She was found shortly after 6 a.m. near her residence.
The Medical Examiner’s Office will determine her cause of death. No further updates are available at this time.
A dead body was found outside of 3425 Kensington Avenue this morning. Crime scene investigators are on hand and streets are closed. More as it trickles in.
Please call 804.514.TIPS if you have any information for the police!
Update 2
- Person was found in the parking lot of 400 N. Nansemond
- Adult Female, pronounce dead on the scene
- Police are in the early stages of homicide investgation
- “All units” involved: Homicide Unit & Traffic Fatality Unit, they’re getting everyone involved because it was in a parking lot
- Residents report fighting/shouting early in the morning
Update
More from the RTD »
- A woman’s body
- Found at 6.14am
- In the drive way of the Ross-Smith Apartments
- “We don’t know yet what caused this woman’s death” — James Mercante
I live in the apartments right across the street on the 3500 block of Kensington and was walking my dogs this morning around 6:30. Police had just arrived and had already sealed off the street. Anyone who had cars parked on that block were told they couldn’t move them and wouldn’t be able to for the next 4-5 hours.
Disturbing to say the very least…
I was hoping to find some info on this. I live right near there and saw the crime scene on my way to work this morning. At first I thought it was another movie set, like the one at Cleveland a week ago.
Reports of fighting and a dead woman? It’s possible that it was a domestic dispute. Statistically, women are more likely to be killed by their signifcant other than anyone else–people need to be aware of and talk about things like this.
Official sources are not at liberty to let us know much until the ME’s report, however, if the condition’s of this poor woman’s demise suggested a persistent community threat (assault associated with a robbery for example), I feel sure we would have been alerted
http://www.wric.com/global/story.asp?s=10508413
WRIC Ch.8 reports the young woman’s name as Jessica L. Pascual. Can the post be updated please?
Here’s an update on this from the Channel 6 website:
A Richmond Police affidavit for search warrant was issused in the death of 20-year-old Jessica Lynn Pascual. According to the language used, it appears police believe she may have been murdered.
The affidavit says the warrant was issued to search, “The things or persons or any evidence related to the murder of Jessica Lynn Pascual.”
The search was conducted in her apartment building on Kensington Avenue in Richmond’s Museum district.
Police searched for DNA evidence. They found marijuana, drug baggies, and drug paraphernalia.
Police were called to Pascual’s apartment, June 10 after getting a call from a woman who said she saw the victim’s body, face down, in a parking lot. The woman told police Pascual had no pulse and was lying in a puddle of something wet.
Police say 20-year-old had a number of tire tracks covering her body. There was also a cell phone under her leg, the warrant says and blood smears on the apartment building.
The warrant says police spoke to Pascual’s roommate, Marshall H. Pitts, who confirmed her identity and said the dead girl came home between 11:00 p.m. and midnight and was drunk and belligerent.
Pitts says he walked her to a friend’s house and never saw her again.
CBS 6 spoke with Commonwealth’s Attorney, Mike Herring, who says his office is not calling the case a murder yet, and isn’t aware that police have confirmed it to be a homicide yet either.
The following is a press release from the Richmond Police Department:
The Richmond Police Department has identified the woman found deceased yesterday as Jessica L. Pascual, 20, of the 3400 block of Kensington Avenue.
She was found shortly after 6 a.m. near her residence.
The Medical Examiner’s Office will determine her cause of death.
No further updates are available at this time.
Here’s the update
http://www.wtvr.com/global/story.asp?s=10508807
I’ve been scouring the internet for an update to the case each day. Finally after a long silence, Channel 12 released this yesterday:
“No cause of death yet for woman found in Museum District”
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – It could be weeks before we know the official cause of a death for a woman found in a parking lot off Nansemond Street in Richmond’s Museum District.
According to search warrants, 20-year-old Jessica Pascual was found lying face down with tire marks on her body.
The medical examiner is waiting on toxicology reports to determine if Pascual died before or after she was run over. Police say the report could take weeks.
Here is the link to the release posted on July 1, 2009: http://www.nbc12.com/Global/story.asp?S=10626362&nav=menu128_2
Why hasn’t there been any new? Does anyone think Marshall did it?
[...] has an interview with the family of Jessica Pascual, the victim in a June 10th murder. The family is frustrated that it has been over 2 months with no word on suspects or a toxicology [...]
Still no update!!!!????