Key things mentioned at Denison briefing
The body found Friday in southeast Reno is that of kidnapped college student Brianna Denison, the Reno Police Department announced today at a press conference.
Among the details provided by police:
- Denison was strangled.
- It was a “sexually motivated crime.”
- Her body lay in a field near Sandhill Road and Double R Boulevard for more than one week.
- There is other evidence in the field.
- Since the body was found early Friday afternoon, authorities have received reports of past suspicious activity.
Police also again asked for the public’s help in finding Denison’s killer. Anyone with information can reach the Reno police hot line at 745-3521, detectives at 334-2115 or Secret Witness at 322-4900. Secret Witness is offering a $2,500 reward for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest and prosecution.
Denison, 19, was abducted Jan. 20 from a friend’s house near the University of Nevada, Reno.
A worker from a nearby industrial complex spotted the body just after noon in a brush-covered field in southeast Reno.
The field is directly across from one office and mixed-use industrial mall and behind another. The remains were found about 100 feet from the curb of Sandhill Road. The site is about eight miles south of the house where Denison was last seen.
Office workers in the area said the field had been covered in snow earlier in the week and that the snow melted over the past few days.
The Reno Police Department continues to investigate the crime scene today.
Evidence suggests that Denison was kidnapped from a home by a man linked to two, possibly three other assaults in the area.
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I'm finding the specific location interesting, and now maybe thinking the perp works in the area and left her there to keep track of when she was found?