Science intern beaten to death in Georgetown

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Christine Mirzayan had a promising future as a biochemist before she was bludgeoned to death in Georgetown, thelast known victim of a man known as the Potomac River Rapist.

The daughter of Iranian immigrants, Mirzayan had completed her doctorate from the University of California, San Francisco, and won a prestigious fellowship at the National Research Council for young scientists.

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