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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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One Killed In Petworth Library Stabbing; Patrons Intervene, Disarm Murderer In DC, Police Say One Killed In Petworth Library Stabbing; Patrons Intervene, Disarm Murderer In DC, Police Say
One Killed In Petworth Library Stabbing; Patrons Intervene, Disarm Murderer In DC, Police Say Patrons at the Petworth Library in Washington, DC attempted to intervene and were able to wrestle an assailant to the ground, but not before he fatally stabbed a man in the neck, according to Metropolitan Police officials. MPD Executive Assistant Chief Ashan Benedict said that at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, the agency received an emergency call about a stabbing that had just taken place in the 4200 block of Kansas Avenue in Northwest, DC. The initial investigation determined that a man was sitting at a computer in the library when his attacker followed him into the building,…

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