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🌱 Can new DNA testing finally crack Warrenton’s 1988 Tammy Thorpe case?

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  • Can new DNA testing finally crack Warrenton’s 1988 Tammy Thorpe case?

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Today's riddle: What sits at the bottom of the ocean and Shakes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Monday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 44.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Warrenton: Virginia State Police highlights 1988 Tammy Thorpe cold case (augustafreepress.com) — Investigators are renewing efforts to solve the 1988 killing of 20-year-old Tammy Thorpe, who was last seen at a Warrenton gas station and found shot outside town limits. Her car turned up at Warrenton Plaza Shopping Center, and Virginia State Police and the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office are urging anyone with memories or tips to come forward as they re-test evidence with advanced DNA tools.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What sits at the bottom of the ocean and Shakes?" — A nervous wreck (Thank you Fiona M. for sending it in!)
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