Who killed Michael, Mary & 9-yr old Jennifer Short 8/15/02 - Henry County, VA
Nut44x4:
Authorities release sketch in Short case
A man in a white truck was seen near the family's Henry County home the day the homicides were discovered
The task force investigating the 2002 triple homicide of the Short family in Henry County released a composite drawing Thursday of a man seen near the family's house the day the bodies of Michael and Mary Short were found.
The task force also released a photograph of a truck similar to the one the man was seen sitting inside.
FBI agent Mark MacKizer, a member of the Jennifer Renee Short Homicide/Abduction Task Force, emphasized that the task force specifically wants information related to a man of that appearance with a truck of that type who could have been in Oak Level on Aug. 15, 2002, the day the homicides were discovered. "We're looking for that combination," he said.
A witness has described the truck as a 1998-2002 white single-cab two-ton flatbed with wooden rails. The cab of the truck is supposed to look similar to that of a 4500 Series International Truck. The man was in his 40s, with a weathered complexion, according to a statement from the FBI.
It's unclear whether the man has any connection to the case. But the lead is a step in the right direction, MacKizer said. "This is obviously more than what we've had over the last few years," he said.
The deaths of Michael, Mary and 9-year-old Jennifer Short constitute this region's most notorious unsolved slayings.
On Aug. 15, 2002, an employee of Michael Short's mobile-home moving business discovered his body in the carport of the family's house in Oak Level. He had been killed by a gunshot wound to the head. Henry County investigators found Short's wife, Mary, dead in her bedroom, also killed by a shot to the head. Their daughter, Jennifer, was nowhere to be found.
On Sept. 25, 2002, the girl's skeletal remains were found beneath a bridge in Rockingham County, N.C. She, too, had been killed with a bullet to the head.
A $67,000 reward has been offered for tips that lead to a conviction in the case.
An FBI Web page devoted to the Short case can be found by clicking "Wanted by the FBI" at richmond.fbi.gov. The FBI is accepting phone tips about the case at (800) CALL-FBI.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/194559
Authorities released this sketch of an unidentified male described as being in his 40s and having a weathered complexion.
sleddogs:
April 20, 2009
Authorities make another appeal to the public in Short family murder case.
The FBI and Henry County authorities are making another appeal to the public as the seven year anniversary of the Short family murders draws near this August.
Investigators want information regarding the identities and locations of people who worked for Michael Short at MS Mobile Home Movers on a weekly or day-to-day basis, including migrant workers.
Authorities believe many of them solely worked on a cash basis.
In February, authorities released a sketch composite of a man possibly connected with a flat-bed truck seen sitting near Michael, Mary and Jennifer's home in Oak Level.
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=10212965
Nut44x4:
Former employees sought in Short homicide investigation
The request seeks to know about migrant workers possibly paid only in cash
The law enforcement officials investigating the 2002 triple homicide of the Short family in Henry County are asking for information about employees who worked for Michael Short’s mobile home moving business, including migrant workers.
The request was posted last week on the FBI Web page dedicated to the case. The update asked for information about people who may have worked for M.S. Mobile Home Movers on a weekly or day-to-day basis, who were possibly paid only in cash.
The deaths of Michael, Mary and 9-year-old Jennifer Short are the region’s most notorious unsolved slayings. Michael and Mary Short’s bodies were found in their Oak Level home on Aug. 15, 2002; both had been killed by gunshot wounds to the head. Their daughter, Jennifer, was missing.
On Sept. 25, 2002, the girl’s skeletal remains were found beneath a bridge in Rockingham County, N.C. She, too, had been killed with a bullet to the head.
A $67,000 reward has been offered for tips that lead to a conviction in the case.
The FBI Web page can be found by clicking “Wanted by the FBI” at richmond.fbi.gov. The FBI is accepting phone tips about the case at (800) CALL-FBI.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/201779
Nut44x4:
Friday, May. 14, 2010
Virginia authorities head to Myrtle Beach area to conduct interviews in 2002 murders
An investigation task force will be conducting interviews from May 17-20 in Myrtle Beach, Conway, Bennettsville, and Florence, pertaining to the 2002 murders of a Virginia man, his wife, and his daughter, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Investigations in Virginia.
The bodies of Michael Short and Mary Short were discovered on August 15, 2002, in their Bassett, Henry County, Virginia home.
Michael Short was found on the couch inside the attached garage of the home with an apparent gunshot wound to his head, the news release stated.
His wife, Mary Short, was also found lying in her bed with an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
The Shorts' 9-year-old daughter, Jennifer, was not located in the home and a search ensued for the missing child, the release stated. Jennifer’s remains were found on September 25, 2002, along a stream bed off of Grogan Road, Stoneville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It was determined that Jennifer’s death was caused by a gunshot wound to the head, the release stated.
Several years prior to their deaths, Michael and Mary Short operated a business moving mobile homes.
At the time of their deaths, the Shorts were considering moving to South Carolina. During the spring and summer of 2002, Michael Short made several trips to areas in South Carolina surrounding the following cities: Bennettsville, Florence, Conway and Myrtle Beach, to seek employment.
Investigators from the Jennifer Renee Short Homicide/Abduction Task Force will be conducting the interviews next week, and will be using the Horry County Police's tip line while they are in the area.
Anyone with information pertaining to the Shorts' murders or who had any contact with the Shorts in 2002 is asked to contact investigators through the Horry County Police Department tip line 915-8477.
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/05/14/1474584/virginia-authorities-head-to-myrtle.html
SuzieQ:
Award increased to $100,000 in 2002 slayings of Va. family
By DENA POTTER | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 14, 2010
Authorities investigating the 2002 slayings of a Southside Virginia family yesterday increased to $100,000 the reward for information that cracks the case, but the fattened prize will be available only for a limited time.
Henry County Sheriff Lane Perry said the increased reward, which is good through February, is an attempt to shake loose information about the murders of Michael, Mary and Jennifer Short.
"We firmly believe that there are a couple people out there that have key information that we need to know that they're not letting go of," Perry said. "This is an opportunity for someone to do the right thing to bring a heinous killer to justice and to obtain life-changing money in the process.
"What it offers a community and a family is closure, healing and solution."
Tomorrow will mark eight years since Michael and Mary Short were found dead inside their ranch home in Bassett, along busy U.S. 220. Michael, 50, was found dead in his garage, while Mary, 36, was inside the home. Both had been shot in the head.
The remains of the couple's 9-year-old daughter, Jennifer, were found six weeks later in Rockingham County, N.C., about 30 miles south of her home. She also died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
The small, wooden bridge that covered her remains was later renamed the "Jennifer Renee Short Memorial Bridge."
Last year, authorities released a sketch of a man seen near the couple's home the morning that Michael and Mary Short's bodies were discovered and asked for help locating former employees of Michael Short's mobile home moving business.
Investigators also recently traveled to South Carolina, where the Shorts planned to move so Michael Short could relocate his business.
Perry said members of the task force have agreed not to release details of their investigation, including whether they have a suspect.
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