Now, it was eight years ago when the case was closed for nearly eight years until a new witness came forward this year and police were able to arrest Jose Rodriguez cruz. Multiple sources tell news4 that cruz led police here to stafford county, virginia, along this stretch of i95 where he says he buried the young womans body. I spoke with police chief Peter Newsham today. While he would not comment on the specifics of the search, heres what he had to say about the importance of finding butlers body. I know that its very important for the family to be able to recover pams remains. Its extremely important to them so were working Attorneys Office to see if we can make that happen. Reporter he plans on being out here friday afternoon when the search begins. Its important to note that the landscape here has changed dramatically in those eight years, so police are hopeful, hopeful that they will be able to recover those remains. Thats the very latest. Leon, back to you in the station. Thank
And on friday they will begin that search. Police think Pamela Butler might be buried here. Earlier this year, when Jose Rodriguez cruz pleaded guilty, they were happy to have justice but they were still left feeling empty because her body had not been found. What we want is to bring her home and give her a properly burial. Reporter now the family and police hope to bring her home this week. Police will begin the search friday afternoon along i95 in stafford, virginia. Multiple Law Enforcement sources as well as butlers brother tell news4 that Jose Rodriguez cruz, the man who admitted to killing Pamela Butler, brought police to a spot along i95tw where he says he buried the 47yearolds body after he strangled her in her d. C. Home in 2009. The specifics of the search were not discussed. Its very important for the family to be able to recover pams remains. I know thats extremely important to them so were working with the u. S. Attorneys office to see if we can make that happen. Reporter
But theres really no, no movement to the north here. Thats going to come with our next storm system as it it moves up. That next storm system is down around new orleans. It is snowing in new orleans right now. And that storm system moves up the coast, that will enhance the snow fall. That will bring it farther to the north and the west and everybody gets in on it. And i do mean everybody. Winter weather advisory in affect for areas in the purple that includes prince georges, anne arundel county. It does not include winchester, martin burg or hagerstown. Youll see some, but not a lot. Maybe an inch or less in those areas for the most part. Notice this. Winter storm warning for Saint Marys County t some locations there we are going 3 to 6 inches in those areas. Im going to have much more on what you can expect, when the snow starts and how much youll see in your area. You can find out you can get the latest on this right now on our app. Download the nbc washington app today, get the late
Be clobbered really over the next 12 to 24 hours. It is going to be the areas were seeing snow now that have the biggest kern for power outages. Probably want to make a trip to the Grocery Store right now. Elsewhere it is going to be a fun Winter Wonder land Mayors Office i a look out there. In most areas. Lets look at what is happening now. Current radar, this is the last two hours. Normally with systems like these, they move from south to north. This is not doing that. This is moving right from southwest to northeast. And notice waldorf has not seen any snow. Where leonard town has already seen an inch or two. It is all in our southern zone. Lets go down there. If youre in Saint Marys County or the Northern Neck, you folks are going to get the most snow out of this. Because of that you have a winter storm warning in effect for you. The rest of us are actually going to wait until another piece of energy down around new orleans actually moves up towards our region and brings us snow to
Because hes still in the hospital. He caused a wild rampage, one which was caught on many cell phones of drivers. This is a much calmer rush hour tonight. How does a crash turn into this . Chaos. Get away from us. Reporter police say the man behind it of sterling we facetimed with allen who is back at work and back on the road. Notice his passenger seat sits empty. His doug is usually by his side. When you know that he locked eyes with you, what was going through your mind at that point . To get out of there. Reporter tuesday night noticed a man driving the driver of the dumptruck and saw the man strip down and then turned his attention to him. Emma got uneasy. He looked at me and she started barking. He hopped up on the passenger side and tried to open the door and when he couldnt get in, he punched the window and shattered it with his fists. Reporter glass was cut around this dogs eye. You can see the man hanging there on the door is naked. He was on the side of adams 18wheeler. I go