Goochland search finds suspect dead after Hanover domestic killing
Goochland deputies helped search a Wilkes Ridge Place apartment after a Hanover killing, where investigators found suspect Daniel Aaron Geiges dead inside.
A Hanover domestic killing pulled Goochland deputies into a major overnight search after investigators traced the suspect to an apartment on Wilkes Ridge Place. When Virginia State Police and local law enforcement served the warrant just before 7 a.m. Saturday, they found Daniel Aaron Geiges, 44, dead inside the Goochland County apartment.
The investigation began the night before on Mook Court in Mechanicsville, where deputies were called shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, June 12, after a 911 report of a suspicious death. Inside the home, they found Kristen Michelle Moolhuyzen, 45, dead. Investigators later identified her ex-boyfriend, Geiges, as the suspect.
Hanover officials said Geiges’s vehicle was found at his apartment in the 7300 block of Wilkes Ridge Place, about 20 miles from Moolhuyzen’s Mechanicsville home. Deputies spent the night obtaining search warrants for both residences, then moved in at the Goochland address the next morning. The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office thanked Virginia State Police and the Goochland County Sheriff’s Office for helping bring the case to a swift conclusion.
The case carried added weight because Hanover deputies had already responded to violence between the former couple. In 2021, deputies arrested Geiges for domestic assault and obtained an emergency protective order for Moolhuyzen. Court records show Geiges pleaded guilty on January 13, 2022, and the charges were dismissed in 2024 after he complied with the plea agreement. Hanover authorities said there was no additional known history between the two after that 2021 incident until the fatal events of June 12, 2026.
For Goochland residents, the search at Wilkes Ridge Place showed how a domestic violence case can cross county lines in a matter of hours. The original emergency was in Mechanicsville, but the final known location of the suspect was in Goochland, where county deputies and state police were part of the response and the investigation continued through the night.
Friends and family have also turned to support for Moolhuyzen’s two children, Declan and Tatum. A fundraiser set up for her family says the money will help with tuition, living expenses, meals and other essentials, with Michael Moolhuyzen and Cathy Moolhuyzen named to manage the funds. Anyone with information can contact the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office or Metro Richmond Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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