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Brianna Denison: A Killer Still On The Loose.

 pass by the site where Brianna Denison’s body was found every day on my way to and from work and each time it always draws my attention knowing what happened there, as before the incident, the patch of barren waste-land did not warrant a second glance.

Working in the media, we are always looking for that next story to cover and pass onto the mass public, but passing Brianna’s last resting place makes me realize each and every day and night we still have many unfinished stories, some of which might never be fully completed, but the realistic truth with this particular story is that there is a killer still on the loose, possibly within our midst’s.

Every day children and adults alike go missing for a magnitude of reasons; Brianna Denison's story only highlights so many similar stories from around the world and withing our local community.

You can walk into numerous stores in Reno and Sparks and see bullitin boards crammed with missing person's reports, but how long do really stop and take in the information posted?

For many of you that do not know Brianna’s story this is what happened thus far:

(Except from: Reno Police Bulletin, Official Publication of the Reno Police Department.)
Michael Poehlman, Chief of Police, April 2, 2008

‘On January 20, 2008, Brisanna Denison, 19 years old, disappeared from 1395 Mackay Court in Reno, Nevada. On February 15, 2008, Brianna was found deceased in a vacant field on Sandhill Drive in southeast Reno, the apparent victim of strangulation.’

The community came together is such a tremendous way, holding rallies and candle light vigils and the media had daily updates, but my question is: where is that community spirit and news coverage now?

At the height of the incident, the police and media alike where imitated with phone calls and e-mails from people who felt that they had a tip to the crime, the where-abouts of the killer etc., but where are those calls and e-mails now, where are the possible suspect spottings etc.?

Brianna Dennison’s killer to date has not been apprehended and we still do not know if this was a random act with the intent to murder or a rape gone wrong.

As time moves on and as Denison’s killer is still on the loose we do not know if he might possibly strike again, and as time progresses and we as a community forget, it increases the chances that he might.

The reason I feel I am so passionate about this particular case is due to the fact that two months before moving to live and work in the U.S. a very close and personal friend of mine was murdered in her family home, stabbed to death over 60 times. The killer was a long time family friend who had had an obsession with her for many years.

So don’t forget, remember Brianna Denison and what she stands for.

What I put to you is, ‘as the media, what more do you feel we could do in cases such as this as time passes on? And what more would you like to hear from police?’

Also visit: http://bringbriback.blogspot.com/

E-mail: stewart.campbell@kolotv.com

Case Details:

DATES OF ATTACKS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN COMMITTED BY DENISON SUSPECT:

November 13, 2007 between 5:55pm and 6:05prm at 401 College Drive (parking lot)
December 16, 2007 between 2:00am and 2:30am at 1425 N.Virginia Street (parking lot)
January 20, 2008 between 4:30am and 9:00am at 1395 Mackay Court (residence)

***UPDATE ***
DENISON VEHICLE DESCRIPTION FROM DECEMBER 16, 2007

Vehicle:
- Consistent with a smaller (mid-size) pick-up
- Extended (not standard) cab configuration
- Two bucket style seats covered with soft dark (possibly dark grey or black velour upholstery
- Passenger seat had an adjustable head rest at the top of the seat back.
- Passenger front seat reclined approximately twenty degrees and was operated by a manual lever along the bottom of the seat.
- Center console was mounted to the floor between the front seats - approximately six to eight inches in width and eight to eleven inches in height above the level of the seat
- Lid on the center console was constructed with a textured black vinyl or plastic similar to the material commonly found on vehicle dashboards - hinges for the lid were at the rear of the console - lid on the center console extended only about 2/3 of the way to the front of the seat bottom - inside of the center console did not illuminate when the lid was open
- Unknown if there had been cup holders, an emergency brake, or a floor mounted shift lever forward of the center console
- Height from the passenger front seat to the ground approximately thirty inches
- No conventional bench seat located behind the front bucket seats
- Dome light centered between the front seats and forward in the cab above the windshield -Automatic transmission.
- Radio, tape player, or C.D. player mounted at the center of the dashboard directly forward of the center console- rectangular shaped face with at least three rows of narrow bars on the right side of the display - bottom bars as being red in color with blue colored bars above the red

***UPDATE***
DENISON SUSPECT DESCRIPTION FROM DECEMBER 16, 2007

- 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 was 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.

Information can discreetly be provided via telephone to the Reno Police Department tip line @ 775-745-3521.