Found Deceased VA - Emily Lu, 72, Lorton, 3 Jun 2021 *Arrest*

[PommyMommy]

Former Tenant Charged in ‘Brutal Murder' of Missing Virginia Woman Emily Lu, Police Say

Noting:

• Sayrs turned himself in and met with police near where the body was found.
• Evidence found inside her home suggests she was killed there.
• It was a "brutal, vicious murder," police said at a press conference Saturday.

Rest peacefully, Emily.

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 24, 2021
Body of missing 72-year-old Virginia woman Emily Lu found; former tenant charged with murder (nbcnews.com)
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On Friday night, they got a break in the case when they received a call from a man sitting on a bench at a community center ballpark in Prince William County.

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On Friday, detectives received a call from Brian George Sayrs Jr., who turned himself in to police and accompanied them to a wooded area near Dudley Drive and Laurel Crest Drive, where detectives located Emily’s remains.

The location is less than two miles away from her home. Police said Saturday there is evidence that leads them to believe the murder took place at the home in Lorton where Emily and her tenant lived at the time of her disappearance.

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Major O’Carroll said Sayrs is one of the dozens of people they interviewed and had been referred to as a person of interest in her disappearance. He added that a motive for Emily's killing is not yet known. He would not comment on why Sayrs called police but credited the active police investigation and media attention.

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Tenant charged in killing of missing 72-year-old Fairfax County woman - The Washington Post
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The body was located in some underbrush on a remote cul-de-sac near the Laurel Hill Golf Club in Lorton. A blue tarp covered the location on Saturday morning, just off the roadway.

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Officers eventually searched Lu’s home and found signs that blood had been cleaned up in the garage, police said. ...

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[YaYa_521]

So sad to read these updates, but happy her family can finally lay her to rest. Great work by Fairfax County Police and others who investigated! May justice come quick.

Rest in peace, Ms. Lu. My sympathies go out to her loved ones.

 

[rkendmar]

Brian George Sayrs Jr, 25, of Woodbridge, is facing one count of second-degree murder and one count of felony disposing of a body, after the remains of Emily Lu were discovered in a wooded area, police said.
Sayrs was arrested Friday night.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...55d6be-ec75-11eb-8950-d73b3e93ff7f_story.html

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 24, 2021
Body of Emily Lu found, suspect facing murder charge | WTOP
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Lu’s body was found lying in a wooded area in Lorton, near Dudley Drive and Laurel Crest Drive, about 2 miles from her home — where Sayrs was living at the time, according to Fairfax County police.

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... Chief Davis said police had focused in on Sayrs and were working toward a bodiless murder warrant against him when Sayrs called.

Police had spoken with Sayrs about Lu’s disappearance several times, Chief David said.

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A map of where Lu’s body was located:

 

[YaYa_521]

Annie Yu
ANCHOR at WUSA9 (CBS) in Washington, DC
24 Jul 2021
#BREAKING Fairfax County Police releasing more details re: Emily Lu after 7 week search. Detectives received info last night that the 72-year-old may be in the area of Dudley Drive & Laurel Crest Drive in Lorton. Lu was found in the woods near the traffic circle. Sadly, she was deceased. Police say person of interest in custody. Brian George Sayrs Jr., 25, of Woodbridge, was charged w/2nd deg murder and felony concealment of a body. He’s being held w/o bond. Sayrs Jr. was a tenant at Lu’s home at the time of her disappearance.

 

[YaYa_521]

FB page -
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Live fast and prosper y'all ✏

 

[slowpoke]

Prior trouble. This article is from 2018.

Emily didn’t screen her tenants? Or, was she a good hearted soul wanting to help people, to give second chances?

Fredericksburg Man Assaults Cop In Triangle: Police

 

[Shamrock1]

We have some rental properties. We are really, really good landlords and nearly all our tenants have been lovely. We’ve sold 3 properties over the years and - every time - at least one tenant went full-on crazy and twice police were involved. (By law, new owner must honor the lease - not like anyone was getting kicked out.) We’ve learned to never, ever underestimate how crazy even the sweetest tenants can become. I’d accuse myself of exaggerating if I haven’t seen it myself.

 

[Shamrock1]

Prior trouble. This article is from 2018.

Emily didn’t screen her tenants? Or, was she a good hearted soul wanting to help people, to give second chances?

Fredericksburg Man Assaults Cop In Triangle: Police

Some landlords run a credit check, and that’s it. Others do criminal & credit. Checks start around $30 per applicant and some small landlords just verify employment.

 

[rainynights]

RIP, Emily Lu. My condolences to her family and friends.

 

[realanastasia]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...55d6be-ec75-11eb-8950-d73b3e93ff7f_story.html

 

[modesty blaise]

Rip Emily may justice be swift.

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 26, 2021
Suspect in Emily Lu’s death remains jailed without bond | WTOP
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Brian George Sayrs Jr., 25, of Woodbridge was given a court-appointed attorney.

His next court appearance is Sept. 21 at 2 p.m.

Sayrs has been charged with second-degree murder and felony concealment of a body.

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Emily Lu's body found after she vanished from her Lorton home | wusa9.com
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JH called Lu his closest friend for 13 years after he rented a room at her house for only three months. They maintained a strong relationship throughout the years, so much so that he would help check up on her tenants, he said. Hoffman said he has been in communication with police but chose not to elaborate on the possible motive.

"The last thing I want is for him to be set free," Hoffman said.

Hoffman said he met Sayrs when he first moved in early may when Lu held a welcome dinner. Sayrs was the only tenant at the time of her disappearance, he added.

"He was unsteady and very fidgety," Hoffman said. "He didn't eat hardly any food which is very strange and didn't say much of anything but he was always uppity, wants to go, wants to go, wants to go, so, I was uneasy with him."

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Lu was last seen checking out groceries at the Aldi in Woodbridge the night of June 3. Her employer at Home Instead in Annandale alerted police when she did not show up to work. Hoffman claimed her employer called him first.

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[PommyMommy]

AUG 13, 2021
Emily Lu, 72, was in rent dispute with man accused of killing her, according to search warrant - The Washington Post
The former tenant charged in the slaying of his 72-year-old Lorton landlord was in a rent dispute with her shortly before the killing, according to search warrants filed in Fairfax County.

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JB, Lu’s only daughter, said that her mother had mentioned issues with Sayrs but that they did not seem overly serious. She said police had discussed the alleged rent dispute with her and had not offered her another possible motive for her killing.

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A detective wrote in the court documents that they found a knife with its blade broken off in a sink and a sign that Lu’s daily routine had been “suddenly disrupted”: Perishable food was left out in the kitchen area before she disappeared on June 3.

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A day after Lu vanished, detectives interviewed Sayrs, who was Lu’s tenant at the time. Sayrs gave inaccurate statements about his whereabouts during and after the period when Lu went missing, according to the search warrant.

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[imstilla.grandma]

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A Woodbridge man will spend 25 years behind bars for killing his 72-year-old landlady back in 2021. A judge sentenced Brian Sayrs Jr. in a Fairfax County courtroom Friday.

Sayrs killed 72-year-old Emily Lu nearly three years ago at her home on Davis Drive before dumping her body in the woods near the traffic circle at Dudley Drive and Laurel Crest Drive, less than two miles away from her home.

Virginia man sentenced to 25 years for killing 72-year-old landlady in 2021

Emily Lu had been missing for two months before Brian Sayrs Jr. was charged in her murder.

www.wusa9.com