THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, October 23, 1996 TAG: 9610230568
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: METRO BRIEFS
DATELINE: SUFFOLK LENGTH: 19 lines
Authorities have identified the man whose body was found Monday in a ditch in the Huntersville section.
The victim, Steve Lavon Edwards, 19, of the 1100 block of South St. in Portsmouth, was reported missing after he left to go to a restaurant on Oct. 12 and did not return, said Amber Whittaker, a Portsmouth police spokeswoman.
A child found Edwards' body about 6 p.m. Monday at Town Point Road and Hunter's Drive. The body was fully clothed and appeared to have been there for several days. An autopsy on Tuesday was unable to determine a cause of death. Anyone with information is asked to call Suffolk police at 925-6350, Suffolk Crime Line at 539-1222 or Portsmouth Crime Line at 488-7777. by CNB