By Steve Neavling
Ticklethewire.com
The FBI is breathing new life into a long-dormant investigation of a Virginia State trooper who was stabbed 45 times at his house 1984.
The 34-year-old case has left investigators frustrated because they’ve been unable to identify the killer, who left behind a wig, sunglasses and a construction hard hat, ABC News reports.
The attacker rang the doorbell at Trooper Johnny Rush Bowman’s home in Manassas, Va., and stabbed him to death while his family was inside the house.
The FBI hopes to receive tips in the cold case by announcing a $50,000 reward to find the killer.
“There are several milestones in August and September [including] the anniversary date of the murder and what would have been Trooper Bowman’s birthday and as a result, the FBI is offering a significant reward of $50,000 to bring attention to this unsolved murder,” FBI spokesperson Kadia Koroma told ABC News via email Wednesday.
“No one has forgotten Trooper Bowman — not his family, his friends, and certainly not law enforcement,” Matthew DeSarno, special agent in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Criminal Division, said in a statement released by the FBI on Monday.
