Reno Police Department Detectives have released updated information about the suspect in the murder of Brianna Denison based on their continuing investigation. They are also evaluating possible changes in the suspect's behavior that friends or family members might be able to identify.
Nineteen- year old Brianna Denison was kidnapped from a home near the University of Nevada on Jan. 20. Police recovered her body from a field in South Reno on Feb. 15.
Investigators believe that the same man is responsible for at least two other attacks near the UNR campus. Victims of past attacks helped police put together the following suspect description:
• A male that appeared to be Caucasian with the skin on his abdomen, groin, and upper legs noticeably lighter in color than the skin on his hands
• Likely in his early twenties to mid thirties
• Likely between 5'9" and 6'3" in height
• Large and somewhat heavy build - not overly muscular
• Medium to dark brown head hair. Body hair and facial hair were the same color as head hair
• Facial hair consisted of at least a mustache and goatee with a noticeable gap (without hair between the ends of the moustache and the top of the goatee)
• Clear fluent English with no accent or regional dialect.
• No visible tattoos on his hands, fingers, lower abdomen, groin, or genitals
• Genital and groin areas were without hair - skin noticeably smooth and consistent with use of a hair removal cream or similar hair removal process
• Large hands with "meaty" thick fingers.
Police say the suspect attacked women on Nov. 13 in a parking lot on College Drive and on Dec. 16 in a parking lot on N. Virginia St. Police released the sketch of a suspect in an attack in a UNR parking garage in October. That suspect has not been forensically connected to Denison's murderer.
Updated details of the case can be viewed at the City of Reno Web site. Tips on the case can be reported to the RPD Tip line at (775) 745-3521 or at Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900 and can be reported anonymously.