UPDATE: After the release of an updated suspect sketch of the man accused of slaying Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, Virginia State Police have released the following statement:
In recent months, the Virginia State Police and the FBI
have been collaborating on a multi-media marketing campaign related to the
ongoing Morgan Harrington investigation. One component of that campaign is the
new composite sketches of the suspect linked by DNA to both Morgan's case and
that of a 2005 Fairfax City sexual assault. (See attached)
State police investigators hope the composite sketch helps
generate a renewed interest in the Morgan Harrington investigation among the
public and, ultimately, leads to a tip that can bring resolution to both of
these unsolved cases. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Virginia
State Police at (434) 352-3467 or the Jefferson Area Crime Stoppers at (434)
977-4000 or the Fairfax City Police at (703) 385-7959.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The FBI has revised its sketch of a man linked to the slaying of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington.
Media outlets report that the Help Save The Next Girl campaign posted the new sketch Sunday on its Facebook page. Harrington's parents and two media and advertising companies started the campaign last fall.
The composite sketch is similar to one that the FBI released in 2005 following a sexual assault in Fairfax County. The FBI says the man has been forensically linked to both cases.
Harrington's mother, Gil Harrington, says the new sketch is more realistic.
Harrington was last seen in October 2009 after leaving a Metallica show in Charlottesville. Her remains were found in January 2010 in a hayfield in Albemarle County.
FBI sketch: www.fbi.gov/wanted/vicap/homicides-and-sexual-assaults/unknown-suspect-richmond-and-fairfax-va-2005-and-2009
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