DNA links Va. Tech student’s death to 2005 Fairfax attack

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Genetic evidence has linked the murder of a Virginia Tech student to a 2005 unsolved sexual assault in Fairfax City, Virginia State Police said.

Morgan Harrington’s body was found in January, three months after the 20-year-old disappeared from a Metallica concert. Up until now, authorities have had few leads in Harrington’s slaying, but DNA found in the case has now been linked to the Fairfax City sex assault.

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