Overview

• Daniel E. Pompell, 56, of Culpeper, was arrested Friday and charged with one count of murder in the death of Sylena Jo Dalton.
• Dalton, 20, was found stabbed inside her Strasburg apartment on July 27, 1998, and her 10-week-old daughter, Allyson, was missing from the home.
• Pompell is Allyson’s biological father and previously told investigators he went to the apartment that morning but left when no one answered.
• The Shenandoah County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office will prosecute the case, and police say Pompell was taken into custody without incident.
• Authorities have not disclosed a motive or the evidence behind the arrest, Allyson remains unaccounted for decades later, and police continue to ask the public for tips.