today we learned the victim is bennet lewis a former marine. chris gordon is live in beltsville to tell us how this unfolded. >> reporter: wendy, the woods haven't changed here since 1984 very much. here along route 1, baltimore avenue, in beltsville the murder victim was found here and until recently he was classified as a john doe. you see his family never reported him missing. they thought that he ran off to start a new life that include them. a decomposed skeleton was found in these woods in october of 1984. police were unable to identify the body but recently the fbi using advanced fingerprint technology got a hit identifying the murder victim as bennet lewis. he was a 27-year-old former marine from new roads, louisiana. >> we were shocked to receive notification that they made an identification off of a 1984 case. >> reporter: that's when prince george's county county bernard nelson of the homicide cold case unit was assigned the file. >> we had skeletal remains however there was evidence to indicate that he was shot multiple times becaus

never got to connect with him, you know, as a child. >> reporter: police say the killer who shot bennet lewis to death here's ago has literally gotten away with murder. they don't even know if he's still alive but they are asking anyone watching who may have any information about this case to call 911. that's the latest live in beltsville, maryland, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a bowie student who was murdered will be laid to rest tomorrow but today hundreds gathered to honor him at the university of maryland where he was killed. with tears in their eyes and flowers in their hands, they marched to that bus stop where richard collins the third was stabbed and what police are calling an ov our tracee wilkins was there for the moment of reflection. >> we're united in grief but also united in the memory of the life of this young man. >> together we gather here as brothers and sisters to remember a very dear and precious soul, second lieutenant richard collins who was brutally killed last saturday. we're here to honor the life and memory of this extraordinary young man to give our support and st

recently the fbi using advanced fingerprint technology identified him as bennet lewis a 27-year-old former marine from louisiana. today i spoke to his daughter, his only >> my reaction is i'm heartbroken because now that i know -- he left for the marines when i was a newborn and i'm never going to get that day for him to come home, not even his remains. the only thing i got is a pair of shoes that he had on when he was murdered. >> reporter: ahead what homicide detectives say they need in order to close this cold case. that's the latest in beltsville, maryland. back to you. >> your fitness tracker says a lot about how active you are but it may not be doing as much as you think it is. we'll tell you what yours may be overlooking. >> and ready to roll, the long awaited upgrade coming for thousands of metro riders. >> plus this story has a lot of folks fired up, a straight a student barred from her own graduation ceremony because she broke the rules or because she's pregnant. >> and we're working for you even during the break. >> you can check out storm team 4 and the top stories on ready or