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Or could just be that 2003 wasn't the first time he tried to kill her.
Well, that is a good point. I hadn't thought about that.
Or could just be that 2003 wasn't the first time he tried to kill her.
Alexandria police still trying to solve slaying of Nancy Dunning, sheriff’s wife
....A new lead detective took over the case about 10 months ago, and solving it is his primary responsibility. Developments in forensics have given the police new angles to approach the mystery, Cook said.....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...cfa-11e3-be07-006c776266ed_story.html?hpid=z5
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...31164e-8f54-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html
The man knocked on the door of a house in the 2400 block of Ridge Road Drive at about 11:30 and opened fire on a woman and her female caregiver.
A woman shot at a home in Alexandria Thursday afternoon has died, police say. A second woman has non-life threatening injuries.
Alexandria Police Chief Earl Cook said they have not identified a motive in the shooting, and have no indication that the women knew the gunman.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...31164e-8f54-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html
The shooting occurred in a low-crime neighborhood of Alexandria, though several months ago, 69-year-old Ronald Kirby was gunned down inside his home. No arrest has been made, and police have said there were no signs of forced entry.
As the search for a bearded and balding gunman who fatally shot a well-known Alexandria music teacher entered its second day, detectives began sorting through tips, delving into the teachers life and exploring whether there had been any problems in her quiet, affluent neighborhood hoping for even the slightest clue as to who killed her.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...370d26-9004-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html
http://westendalexandria.patch.com/...ia-police-mayor-attempt-to-reassure-community
Suspect is still at large; officials address idea of "serial killer" with three unsolved murders in Alexandria.
Cook said that while they have not found any link to the shooting death of transportation planner Ronald Kirby last November, police will keep an open mind. Kirby, like Lodato, was shot in his home during the daytime.
http://alextimes.com/2014/02/officials-urges-caution-following-lodato-shooting/
Police look for gunman, clues in fatal shooting in Alexandria
Before there was the beloved music teacher, there was the well-known transportation planner. Before them, there was the sheriff’s wife.
Three fixtures in the Alexandria community, all as prominent as they were loved, all gunned down inside their homes for reasons that elude police.
More at http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...004-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html?hpid=z2
They all occurred in broad daylight, at homes within two miles of one another. The killer or killers didnt force their way in. The victims were all high-profile, even if just in the fabric of Alexandria.
Alexandria Police Chief Earl L. Cook said Friday that detectives were looking at any similarities between Lodatos slaying and other unsolved cases, including the 2003 slaying of Nancy Dunning, the wife of the late sheriff James Dunning, and the November killing of Ronald Kirby, the director of transportation planning at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. He said that no evidence linking Lodatos case to other crimes has been found but that police would be remiss not to look further.
Detectives will check whether the suspect described in Lodatos case matches suspects in others, and they will compare ballistics test results and other forensic evidence, said Crystal Nosal, a police spokeswoman.
In Alexandria, police detectives spent Saturday following leads and sifting through more than 100 e-mails that had come in since they released the composite sketch of the suspect, said Crystal Nosal, a police spokeswoman.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local...78c556-90e2-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html
I hope something pans out from these tips.
The anti-development angle is an interesting one, Belimom, but as you said it's hard to imagine how a music teacher would play into that. One of the previous articles mentioned that her father was a judge--it didn't say anything about what kind but perhaps he could have made some rulings that dealt with development. I'll poke around and see if I can find out more.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014...ion-into-music-teachers-murder-in-alexandria/
On Friday, Cook said there is no definite link between the murders, but noted that ballistic tests will be conducted to determine if the bullets used in Thursday’s shooting match any shells recovered from other crime scenes.
Alexandria streets closed as police search for evidence in homicide
....Several streets around Ridge Road Drive will be closed or have restricted access starting at 8 a.m. Police said the roads will reopen no later than 4 p.m., possibly sooner.....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...lice-search-for-evidence-in-homicide/?hpid=z4
Not sure why this is being done nearly a week later...? I guess better late than never but what would be left, considering rain, etc?
Comment: In looking at the sketch made of the perpetrator, I would not describe that to be an "elderly" person.
Anybody else have an opinion on this?