Vanessa Marcotte
Massachusetts police say Google manager Vanessa Marcotte fought fiercely against her attacker last Sunday and must surely have left the man scratched. And, say police, they know it was a man. That may seem like a given for many people but the unspoken suggestion in this assertion is that cops have DNA. In fact, Boston station WCVB is saying that DNA from a known person is being tested. The attack occurred Sunday between 1 and 3 p.m. as Ms. Marcotte was jogging alone near her mother’s home. Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. asked for the public’s help Thursday identifying a man with scratches, scrapes or bruises known to informants. Victim Vanessa Marcotte was a 27-year-old Google account manager. She was found dead Sunday night hours after she went for a run near her mother’s home in Princeton, a rural town west of Boston. Police have said they have many tips from the public.