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Murder of Virginia State Police trooper still unsolved, 36 years later
#OTD 36 years ago, VA State Trooper Johnny Bowman was violently murdered at his home in Manassas. The #FBI is offering a $50k reward for info leading to the arrest & conviction of the person(s) responsible. Submit tips at http://ow.ly/ldyh50B2s32.
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https://fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/trooper-johnny-rush-bowman
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From a year ago:
Murder of Virginia State Police trooper still unsolved, 35 years later
The victim's daughter is now a Manassas police officer - determined to find her father's killer. It is the only unsolved murder of a Virginia State Police Trooper.
Author: Mike Valerio
Published: 6:04 AM EDT August 23, 2019
Updated: 2:09 PM EDT August 23, 2019
MANASSAS, Va. — She sees the killer like a shadow, in a dream only understood years after a man entered her Manassas home and murdered her father, Trooper Johnny Bowman.
She was two years old when it happened. It's the only unsolved murder of a Virginia State Police Trooper in the commonwealth’s history.
"In the dream, it's pretty much like a black figure," Nikki Bowman said in an interview Thursday. "My father opens the door, shadow comes in, and then they fall to the ground, and that's it. Then I wake up."
The killing was nothing short of vicious -- an assailant stabbed Trooper Bowman between 40 to 45 times before dawn on August 19, 1984. His wife, daughter and relatives were inside their Manassas home when Bowman awoke to answer the door.
His daughter would grow up to become a Manassas police officer, who has now spent years of her life reviewing old newspaper clips, accounts from investigations and her own memories.
For Officer Bowman, there are elements of the morning that simply fail to make sense.
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The victim's daughter is now a Manassas police officer - determined to find her father's killer. It is the only unsolved murder of a Virginia State Police Trooper.
Author: Mike Valerio
Published: 6:04 AM EDT August 23, 2019
Updated: 2:09 PM EDT August 23, 2019
MANASSAS, Va. — She sees the killer like a shadow, in a dream only understood years after a man entered her Manassas home and murdered her father, Trooper Johnny Bowman.
She was two years old when it happened. It's the only unsolved murder of a Virginia State Police Trooper in the commonwealth’s history.
"In the dream, it's pretty much like a black figure," Nikki Bowman said in an interview Thursday. "My father opens the door, shadow comes in, and then they fall to the ground, and that's it. Then I wake up."
The killing was nothing short of vicious -- an assailant stabbed Trooper Bowman between 40 to 45 times before dawn on August 19, 1984. His wife, daughter and relatives were inside their Manassas home when Bowman awoke to answer the door.
His daughter would grow up to become a Manassas police officer, who has now spent years of her life reviewing old newspaper clips, accounts from investigations and her own memories.
For Officer Bowman, there are elements of the morning that simply fail to make sense.
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