Good evening, im vanessa welch. And im blair miller. Tonight we nomarcot fought back against her killer. After keeping quiet for two whole days, the District Attorney now says vanessa marcot struggled and fought back. Late into the evening detectives have been working in this tiny office directly behind me. Investigators are now narrowing the timeline. Reporte marcot struggled and fought back with her killer. The 27yearold was out for a jog on brooks station road in princeton sunday afternoon when she vanished, found naked, burned and possibly sexually assaulted. We believe that there was a struggle between vanessa and her killer that resulted may have rutted in her killer receiving injuries and her assailant we know was a man. Reporter a man who has these injuries specifically were scratches, scrapes and or bruises. Evidence and information that we have in this case, again, leads us to believe that there was a struggle between vanessa that led to scratches, cuts and or bruises. Report
Whole days, the District Attorney now says vanessa marcot struggled and fought back. Late into the evening detectives have been working in this tiny office directly behind me. Investigators are now narrowing the timeline. Reporter we now know vanessa marcot struggled and fought back with her killer. The 27yearold was out for a jog on brooks station road in princeton sunday afternoon when she vanished, found naked, burned and possibly sexually assaulted. Struggle between vanessa and her killer that resulted may have rutted in her killer receiving injuries and her assailant we know was a man. Reporter a man who has visible wounds on him. These injuries specifically were scratches, scrapes and or bruises. Evidence and information that we have in this case, again, leads us to believe that there was a led to scratches, cuts and or bruises. Reporter local and state police were back at the crime scene today looking for more evidence. We saw police carrying out a brown bag. Fox 25 has also lea
Vanessa was last seen jogging here, close to her mothers home, before she was attacked and possibly sexually assaulted on sunday. Fox 25 has learned in the hours after vanessa was reported missing, state police questioned employees here at this princeton restaurant. Just one piece of this extensive investigation, now spanning four days and involving nearly 300 tips from the public. Tonight, the District Attorney is issuing another plea to help find that mystery man. We would ask that anyone who moving on the road or parked on the road, during the 1 00 p. M. To 3 00 p. M. Time frame, contact the state police tip line. The reporter now, after the news conference, the District Attorney would not answer questions an we dont know if the killer left d. N. A. On vanessas body during the struggle. But we do know that this Development Comes of after an autopsy on vanessas body was completed on tuesday. Were live in princeton, katherine burcham, fox 25 news. I. Police need your help. If youve se
You. State and local police have set up an Anonymous Tip Line for anyone with information about vanessas death. This is the number to call. Were waiting for the News Conference to begin. Once it does, well bring it to you live. Were on a weather alert. Its hot and uncomfortable out there. These kids in framingham are cooling off and they need to, the temperatures out there close to 100 degrees. Jason looks so good. Elizabeth it does, doesnt it. Jason just day out there. Meteorologist sarah wroblewski, no relief in sight. Sarah no relief today or tomorrow. Well have to stick around through another round of heat advisories until 7 p. M. For the potential of a heat index of 100 to 105. This is what it feels like. The heat index basically taking the temperature and combining it this is what it feels like, in the 90s to the low 100s, feeling like the triple digits from boston to beverly up through lawrence, plymouth, providence, norwood too. So its just extreme heat. You want to try to get