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Homeless Man Charged With Murdering Concert-Going Virginia Tourist At DC Hotel: Feds Homeless Man Charged With Murdering Concert-Going Virginia Tourist At DC Hotel: Feds
Homeless Man Charged With Murdering Concert-Going Virginia Tourist At DC Hotel: Feds The homeless man who killed a beloved 31-year-old woman during what police called a random attack at a Washington DC hotel is facing federal charges in connection to her death. George Sydnor, Jr., 44, was indicted on Wednesday by a DC Superior Court grand jury on multiple felonies for his alleged role in the fatal stabbing of Christy Bautista earlier this year insider her room at the Ivy City Court in Northeast DC. Police say that Bautista, a Harrisonburg resident who graduated from James Madison University, was found stabbed to death in a room at the hotel in the 1600 block of New Yo…

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DC Hotel Murder Victim From Virginia Was 'Nicest, Purest' Person DC Hotel Murder Victim From Virginia Was 'Nicest, Purest' Person
DC Hotel Murder Victim From Virginia Was 'Nicest, Purest' Person The 31-year-old woman killed by a homeless man in what police say was a random attack at a Washington DC hotel has been identified as a Virginia native with an innate ability to make others feel comfortable. Christy Bautista, of Harrisonburg, VA, was stabbed dead by George Sydnor, Jr., 43, in a room at the Ivy City Hotel in the 1600 block of New York Avenue Friday evening, March 31, Metropolitan police said. Court documents detailed by NBC4 and FOX5 say Bautista was heard yelling for help less than an hour after checking into her hotel room. Responders found Sydnor with blood…

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Homeless Man Accused Of Killing Woman At DC Hotel: Police Homeless Man Accused Of Killing Woman At DC Hotel: Police
Homeless Man Accused Of Killing Woman At DC Hotel: Police A woman was killed by a homeless man near a Washington, DC hotel overnight, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police say that Harrisonburg resident Christy Bautista, 31, was found stabbed to death in a room at the Ivy City Hotel in the 1600 block of New York Avenue in Northeast DC, and a suspect has been taken into custody. Detectives from the department were called to the hotel at approximately 6:50 p.m. on Friday, March 31, to investigate “the trouble,” a spokesperson from the agency said. Upon arrival, they found Bautista unconscious and unresponsive. She was pronounced…

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