Suspect sought in Great Smokies assault
From Joe Sutton, CNN
updated 7:35 AM EDT, Wed June 13, 2012
The National Park Service released this sketch of the man who assaulted a woman on the Gatlinburg Trail on June 8.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Woman sexually assaulted, stabbed in park outside Gatlinburg
$5,000 reward offered; suspect described as white male in his 40s
Agents, rangers pore over leads in Friday's incident
(CNN) -- Authorities searched Tuesday for a man they say sexually assaulted and stabbed a lone hiker at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.
The National Park Service released a sketch and offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator in Friday afternoon's assault on Gatlinburg Trail near the city of the same name.
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The suspect was described as a white male in his 40s, of thin build, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a dirty blond crew cut and a thin mustache. He was wearing glasses, black dress pants and a gray T-shirt. Multiple tattoos include an unknown word across his abdomen.
The hiker suffered multiple stab wounds on her neck, shoulder and hand. She was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, where she was released Sunday.
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/justice/tennessee-smokies-assault/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
From Joe Sutton, CNN
updated 7:35 AM EDT, Wed June 13, 2012
The National Park Service released this sketch of the man who assaulted a woman on the Gatlinburg Trail on June 8.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Woman sexually assaulted, stabbed in park outside Gatlinburg
$5,000 reward offered; suspect described as white male in his 40s
Agents, rangers pore over leads in Friday's incident
(CNN) -- Authorities searched Tuesday for a man they say sexually assaulted and stabbed a lone hiker at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.
The National Park Service released a sketch and offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator in Friday afternoon's assault on Gatlinburg Trail near the city of the same name.
<modsnip>
The suspect was described as a white male in his 40s, of thin build, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a dirty blond crew cut and a thin mustache. He was wearing glasses, black dress pants and a gray T-shirt. Multiple tattoos include an unknown word across his abdomen.
The hiker suffered multiple stab wounds on her neck, shoulder and hand. She was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, where she was released Sunday.
Read more
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/justice/tennessee-smokies-assault/index.html?hpt=hp_t2