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Monday, October 26, 2009

Breaking: Woman Found Dead in Winterthur Apartment Identified

Police have identified the woman who was found dead in the Winterthur Apartment complex in South Reston on Saturday as 42-year-old Karen Deck. Though the cause of death was a gunshot wound, the case is still under investigation. From the official release:

On Saturday, October 24, officers were called to an apartment in the 11900 block of Winterthur Lane around 3:40 p.m. to check on the welfare of an adult man. They located a man sitting inside. The body of a woman was also found inside the apartment. An investigation determined the victim, Karen Deck, of 1599 Inlet Court in Reston, suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body.

Homicide detectives are still investigating. No charges have
been placed at this time.

Update: The Post has (slightly) more.

Posted by Restonian at 4:35 PM

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6 comments:

  1. The Convict in the GulagOct 27, 2009 06:28 AM
    Rest in peace, Karen Deck.
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  2. Karen was my neighbor and worked at Giant. She was a really sweet person and will be missed!
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  3. Terrible. I hope they find out what happened to her and catch the person responsable quickly.
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  4. Has a picture of Karen Deck been posted anywhere?
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  5. wow thats sad i use to work for her at gaint ms karn was a great lady why would some one do this to her i hope they find that person and burn them in helllllll im sorry for the lost to the deck family
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  6. Police are investigating the death of a 42-year-old woman. On Saturday, October 24, officers
    were called to an apartment in the 11900 block of Winterthur Lane around 3:40 p.m. to check on
    the welfare of an adult man. They located Ronald Robertson sitting inside. The body of a woman was also found inside the apartment. An investigation determined the victim, Karen Deck, of
    1599 Inlet Court in Reston, suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body. No charges have been
    placed at this time for the victim’s death; however, Robertson, 45, of 11900 Winterthur Lane
    #PH3 in Reston, was charged on Wednesday, October 28 with possession of a firearm by a
    convicted felon. Homicide detectives are still investigating.

    http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/crime/incident-reports/2009/activity_report_10-30-09.pdf
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