Lead Pursued On Second Victim Of Alleged Serial Killer In Fairfax County

HUNTINGTON, VA — After police announced four victims of an alleged serial killer who is behind bars, one of the victims could be a missing woman from California.

Redding, California Police previously reported Stephanie Harrison, 48 as missing. Family last heard from her on Aug. 19, and her last bank activity shows she checked into the Moon Inn hotel in Huntington (6140 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA). She had been traveling to the DC area for sightseeing.

A Fairfax County police spokesperson told WTOP one of two victims found in the wooded area near the Moon Inn may be Harrison.

The remains of two people had been found in a container near a shopping cart in a wooded area last week in Fairfax County. One of the victims is tentatively identified as Cheyenne Brown, 29, reported missing by D.C. police on Sept. 30. While the identification of Brown is not confirmed, a tattoo on the victim's body was identified by her family.

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Fairfax County police first learned about the alleged serial killer from Harrisonburg Police, who arrested the suspect in November. Two victims were found dead in an open lot in Harrisonburg's commercial district in November. Police arrested and charged Anthony Robinson, 35, of Washington, D.C. with two counts of first-degree murder and two felony counts of concealing, transporting or altering a dead body. He is in custody at the Rockingham County jail.

The remains found in Fairfax County were linked with the Harrisonburg remains due to all victims being found near a shopping cart. Police called him the Shopping Cart Killer, as he was believed to have transported victims' remains by shopping cart.

DNA testing is being conducted to confirm the remains found in Fairfax County were those of Brown. DNA testing will also confirm the identity of the second victim. Harrison's sister told NBC4 she is working with police on DNA testing to determine if Harrison was the second victim.

Harrison's family last heard from her on Aug. 19. Records show she checked into the Moon Inn. Brown was believed to have contact with the alleged killer at the hotel in late September.