Police: murderer knew the victims
Monday's attacks were not random violence, cops say
Saturday, November 6, 2004
By MARSHA DORGAN
Register Staff Writer
Monday's double homicide in southwest Napa was not a random act of violence, police said Friday. Investigating officers would not elaborate, but did say Leslie Ann Mazzara and Adriane Insogna, both slain by an assailant wielding a knife, were the intended victims.
Around 1:45 a.m. Monday, an intruder broke into the victims' home at 2631 Dorset St., off Foster Road, and stabbed Mazzara and Insogna, both 26, in an upstairs bedroom of their rented home. A third roommate, who was asleep downstairs, was awakened by the commotion on the second floor. She was able to escape, and called 911.
Napa Police Cmdr. Jeff Troendly would not explain how investigators were able to rule out the homicide as a random act. "We came to this conclusion based upon evidence at the scene and witnesses' statements," Troendly said. "Investigators are working on a motive and trying to identify the suspect."
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