which was not far from marcotte's mother's house. again the da's office now looking for information about a dark colored suv seen ne as remember shortly after the murder investigators asked people to look for man with fresh scratches on his body after august secht. the tip line right there on your screen, since marcotte's murder investigators have received more than 1,000 tips so far they haven't arrested anyone. if you know anything about this case or this suv, please call that number on your screen. our team will be following this new break in this investigation throughout the night. quinn, fox 25 news. >>> only on fox 25 tonight a frightening attack local man says he went to grab a coffee and found his cat was being attacked by a coyote. the cat's owner tells us a he was eight to grab cat but nearly attacked himself fox 25 robert goulston is live for us in weymouth. robert owner is a little bit shaken up but cat is going to be okay. >>> yeah the indicate is going to be okay. we can safely report the attack happened on this street

evening the vanessa marcotte disappeared. an august 7th witnesses saw that suv fashged along the road marcotte, and adriver of that suv, and a frequent the area. as we've shorptly after murder investigators ask people to ward traveled to virginia to a retired f.b.i. profiler about this case she told us killer likely stranger familiar with the crime scene in princeton which was not far from marcotte's mother's house. >>> if there is no relationship to the victim, if this is somebody that was either walking along or more likely driving along and saw her and decided to do this, that's a very unique kind of violence. it's cold blooded. it's predatory. and it's purposeful. ergos after someone that they don't know. >> now right there on your screen, that is the tip line. since marcotte's murder investigators have received hundreds of tips but so far they haven't arrested anyone. we've also put this number on all of our social media accounts so you can share that information. and our team will be following this new break in the inve

the evening vanessa marcotte disappeared. police say that night august 7th witnesses saw that suv parked along the road near where a source is also telling fox 25 investigators believe the driver of that suv lives in or frequents the area. a former f.b.i. profiler just told our bob ward killer is likely a complete stranger who engages predatory behavior and out looking for victims. she also told us the killer is also likely familiar with the crime scene in princeton. which was not far from marcotte's mother's house. again the da's office now looking for information about a dark colored suv seen ne as remember shortly after the murder investigators asked people to look for man with fresh scratches on his body after august secht. the tip line right there on your screen, since marcotte's murder investigators have received more than 1,000 tips so far they haven't arrested anyone. if you know anything about this case or this suv, please call that number on your screen. our team will be following this new break in this investigatio

marcotte was 27 years old. she lived in new york and was visiting her mother when she went for a jog on todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. >> donald trump hosts the minister of japan today. south carolina governor nikki haley will reportedly meet with trump today. there's word she is being considered for secretary of state. we're hearing from hillary clinton for the first time since her defeat. >> i know many of you are deeply disappointed about the results more than i can ever express. >> speaking at an event for the children's defense fund, clinton urged supporters to believe in our country, stay engaged, and fight for american values. >> sanctuary! >> the immigration issue taking center stage at tufts university. about 200 students rallied yesterday to make tufts a sanctuary school, safe fro it would mean littling cooperation with federal immigration authorities -- limiting cooperation. the university's president says he will explore what it means to be a sanctuary campus. >> seth moulton is calling for le

more than three months ve marcotte's murder. today a possible crack in the case. a vehicle placed by witnesses near where the 27-year-old body was found and around the time the murder is thought to have occurred. the worcester county d.a. saying only that the vehicle was a dark colored s.u.v. some in princeton are frustrated by what they see as a lack of useful information in the marcotte case. >> all they've shared is they're looking for a dark colored s.u.v.. >> reporter: and this latest >> i do a lot of hiking in the woods. i do a lot of hiking with friends i do some hiking alone. i would like some information that would help me make wise decisionses about whether how safe that is and how safe that not is. >> reporter: fox 25 spoke with a private investigator by phone. he says this may be a significant development. >> they may have additional information that they're not sharing. they may have developed information about persons or persons of interest. >> reporter: in other words, dark colored s.u.v. may be the tip of the investigative iceberg. for now, the d.a

. >> daniel: we featured the mystery of vanessa marcotte. and the new information that could help crack the case. >> reporter: more than three months passed since the murder of vanessa marcotte and an easy spell. >> it leaves with you an uneasy senses. a dark-colored near where marcotte's body was found and where the murder is thought to occur. >> they may be dealing with a fresh out-of-the-box homicidal killer. >> reporter: director shamrock talked to wfxt by phone, a clear path to the suspect, a dark suv, someone that knows the area. >> the familiarity with that could quickly by a vehicle be unattended. >> reporter: they are frustrated with the lack of information that comes out with the case. >> we have not a lot of information of how much information. >> reporter: but he says investigators are likely working this case with a sense of. >> a chase has outraged the community and outraged the investigators. >> reporter: jim morelli, fox25 news. >> julie: another look at the tip line 508-453-7589. detectives have received more than 1,000 tips

. >> reporter: more than three months have passed since the vanessa marcotte murder the town of pri >> leaves you with an uneasy sense that you're not sure what to do. >> reporter: but today a possible break in the case. the worcester county d.a. saying a dark colored s.u.v. was seen near where marcotte's body was found and around the time the murder is thought to have occurred. >> they may be dealing with a fresh out of the box homicidal killer. >> reporter: private investigator spoke with fox 25 by phone help says this a clear path to a suspect. someone he thinks knows the area. >> the familiarity with that area it is strong. you could quickly leave by a vehicle and get up on the roadway and be undetected. >> reporter: some in princeton may be frustrated with the lack of information that's come out with the case. >> i don't really feel like we've had much information on which to make clear decisionses about what we want -- how much risk we want to take or not. >> reporter: but shamshack says investigators are likely working this case with a sense of mission. >> this is a case that h

i showed o'toole my pictures of the marcotte crime scene and marcotte fell victim to stranger. a predator. >> no relationship to the victim. walking along and driving along and saw her and decided to do this. that is a very unique kind of violence. it is coldblooded. it is predatory and purposeful. and that is the kind of violence that you see when a stranger goes after someone that they don't know. >> among the biggest clues in this case, the crime scene itself, remote, hard to find, the area. >> there is a good possibility that this person knew that area, and when you know an area, you have command over that area. >> reporter: and then there is vanessa's murder itself. she may have been sexually assaulted and the killer tried to set her body on fire >> the burning was done to destroy evidence. the burning can be done to be sadistic. the burning can be done out of curiosity. >> reporter: but who could do this? o'toole has seen this beflavor do something like this, is it about sex, pow her in what drives them. >> begin by power to control. the predator. i am watching her. she d

david this woman, who lives : nearby, asked us not to show her face because marcotte's killer is still on the loose and she fears he might strike again. >> i used to be a runner. i don't even run on the street at all. david in this hilltop town of : 3,400 where the boston skyline is barely visible justice for vanessa signs dot front lawns. the murder has caused some families to start locking their doors. >> we feel pretty safe, but we are attention to our surroundings. david this new clue, that : witnesses spotted a dark suv near the scene on the day marcotte was killed, has given some people hope the case has not gone cold. so has the fact investigators have been asking men in town to submit dna samples. >> any developments, whether they can rule something now or come to a line of thinking, that is positive. david but until vanessa the same. >> you always think that when you are in the country you are very safe, far from the madding crowd. it doesn't feel like that anymore. david when we were back at the : scene today, two state police investigators pulled up and asked us what we were

profiler. >> reporter: this new information from the district attorney's office about the vanessa marcotte murder actually corroborate what is he were told by noted fbi profiler mary ellen o'toole. i interviewed her a few weeks ago in virginia and she tells me she believes based on her review of the evidence and her vanessa marcotte's killer was someone from the area or familiar with the area. she also told me she believed the killer is a predator and that vanessa was the wrong place at the wrong time. this person was actually out looking for victims. >> what you are dealing with is someone that is very much engaged in predatory behavior, which we thought they were out looking for victims and when it happens, they are ready to go. tells her that the killer was familiar with the area, comfortable with the area, and willing to do what he did knowing that he wasn't going to get caught. he was comfortable with that area, had command of that area and he believed that this person is a psychopath, someone who could lie about what happened and gone home and went back to his family after vanessa ma

marcotte who lived in new york ever since people who live in this quiet community have been on edge. >> completely. completely. i think that that's the part of it that is unnerving. no one has an answer yet. i don't really feel like we have had much information on which to make clear decisions about what we want to -- how much risk we want to take or not. >> again the worcester county d.a.'s office says investigates are looking for a dark colored suv. investigates say that they received more who may have information to call them at 502-453-7589. and in addition to questioning residents detectives have done dna testing as part of the investigation. reporting live this morning in princeton, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank you. the attorney for the man accused of assaulting his girlfriend's five-year-old son will be back today. they are asking for statements made by alberto sera days before discovered to be suppressed. those statements were made to a jailhouse informant. the little boy's body was found off interstate 190 in sterling in 2013. no one has been charged. it

the landscape calling for justice for vanessa marcotte. the body of the 27-year-old woman was found in these woods on the seventh of august. she had been out for a job when she was attacked and murdered. marcotte was up from new york visiting family at the time. now investigators may be closing announced wednesday detectives are looking for a dark-colored suv that was parked on brook station road at the time of the murder. investigators returned to this rural neighborhood tuesday night to canvas for more clues. they asked whether we had seen anything that particular day. anything strange. they came to the house and they took a sample of saliva and stuff like that. trying to rule out as much as they could i guess. the dedicated to line 508-453-7589. the da's office says more than 1000 tips a court in over the past three months. it seems they may need more help from the public to crack this case. emily: attorneys for the man accused of assaulting his girlfriend's son will be back in to be suppressed. the five-year-old's body was found of int

near the area where vanessa marcotte's body was discovered. police returned to the area of brooks station road to interview people. witnesses say that s.u.v. was parked along the road the same time the 27-year-old disappeared. marcotte who lived in new york was visiting family when she was killed august 7. since then the neighborhood has o i think that's the part of it that's unnerving. no one has an answer yet. i don't really feel like we've had much information on which to make clear decisions. >> investigators say they received more than 1,000 tips. they are still asking one who may have information to call dna testing has been conducted as part of the investigation. >> open the register now. hurry up. all of it. >> right now, a search for this armed robber in newton. police someone recognizes his voice. this happened tuesday night in newton centre. this morning we're hearing from the clerk threatened with that long gun. fazal azim was back on the job a day after the robbery. he has worked at the gulf stn this is the first time he has come

wbz news at 6:00 starts now information in the murder of vanessa marcotte. they are looking for a dark colored suv seen near the crime scene at the time of the murder. people have called in more than a thousand tips but there have been no arrests. >> and police are releasing this new clue. ryan kath is here with the breaking details. >> reporter: the dark colored suv was spotted around the time of the murder and close to where vanessa marcotte's body was found this summer. th27 and never returned home. she'd been working for google and was living in new york city but was visiting family. police found her body partially burned in the woods and witnesses report seeing a dark colored suv parked in the area around the time of the area. the suspect is a man and he may have had injuries from the struggle. there's a dedicated hotline and police have received 1000 tips. the vehicle or the crime. call (508)453-7589. police are also asking law enforcement in that area to keep this investigation in mind when they interact with men who own dark colored suvs. >>> armed a

vanessa marcotte was found dead on the side of the road back in august. her killer still out there. >> police are looking for a vehicle that was spotted near the crime scene. -- cheryl fiandaca, yeah, the worcester county district attorney says the car was seen parked on brooks station road around the kill of vanessa marcotte. the alumni worked for google in new york city and visiting family in princeton when she went out for a run that morning. her family reported her missing when she didn't come back from that run. her body was found in the woods not far from the family's home. search crews combed through the woods for days looking for evidence, and police and family members called on the public asking them for any her death. again, police are looking for dark colored suv seen around brooks station road in princeton on august 7th. police say they are also looking for a male suspect who may have had injuries around that time. anyone with any information is asked to give them a call. in the newsroom, i'm cheryl fiandaca, 7news. >>> and we're following a d

vanessa marcotte's killer may have not been caught but it's certain left behind virginia's george mason university a former f.b.i. profiler has spent her entire career studying cases just like this. >> what you're dealing with is someone who's probably very much engaged in predatory behavior. which seems that they're out looking for victims. >> reporter: retired f.b.i. profiler mariellen o'toole has worked on some of the country's most notorious ted kaczynski and zodiac killer and columbine massacre. i showed o'toole my pictures of the marcotte crime scene and shared information about what we know about the case. o'toole believes vanessa marcotte fell victim to a predator a complete stranger. >> if there's no relationship to the victim, if this is somebody that was either walking along or more likely driving along and saw her and decided to do this that's a very unique kind of violence. it's cold blooded it's predatory and it's purposefulan see when a stranger goes after someone that they don't know. >> reporter: among the biggest clues in this case the crime scene itself, remote, hard

marcott's murder may be solved. christina hager has more. >> reporter: police are hoping that this will lead to the resolve that this town needs, and i spoke with one investigator who said, there's hope upgraded after vanessa was murdered, one of the many small ways that the horrific crime changed day-to-day life. he lives a couple of doors down from vanessa's mother who has a sign with the tip hotline out front. the 27-year-old google executive was visiting her here flowers at the wooden path where her body was found burned and naked. >> you want to put her to bed, put her to rest. >> reporter: and now, police float a new piece of information about a dark-

announcing a break in the vanessa marcotte case and looking for dark-colored suv in the woods where marcotte's body was found. michael henrich live in princeton where the rural community remains on edge after months of the crime. good morning, michael. >> michael: they want a killer off the streets and wants the conclusion and three months of investigation after more than three months of tips coming in and only bit of new informatio released to the public right now is that bit about the car. investigators now looking at dark-colored suv. still no arrest in the murder of vanessa marcotte. 27-year-old went to a jog while visiting family in princeton in august. worcester county district attorney says body was found in the woods near brooke station road hours later. more than three months later the d.a. is releasing a new detail, witnesses saw a dark-colored suv parked on brooke station road not enough information for prints ton residents still shaken by the brutal homicide. >> i do a lot of hiking in the woods, hiking with friends, hiking alone and some information to help me make wise decisions

no arrested yet in the murder of vanessa marcotte after more than three months of investigating and more than of information. investigators are looking for a dark-colored suv. if you don't recall all specifics of the case here, 27-year-old marcotte was out for a jog here in princeton while visiting her mom back in the first week of august, and the worcester county district attorney says her body was found in the woods near brook station road hours later. now the da says witnesses saw a dark-colored suv parked on brook station road along the time they t took place. a dark-colored suv. not enough information for princeton residents still shaken by the brutal homicide. >> i do a lot of hiking the woods. i do a lot of hike with friends. i do some hiking alone. i would like some information that will help me make wise conditions how safe that is and how safe that not is. >> reporter: fox25 spoke with a private vector by phone who said -- investigator by phone who said this can be a we will hear from that private investigators later on in our reports in morning. meantime, the da has received m

vanessa marcotte's body was found in the woods near her family's home in august. witnesses say an s.u.v. was investigators found her body. investigators also say the suspect was likely injured in the attack. and there's concern on the tufts university campus. the school confirming that nine students have been diagnosed with the mumps over the past three weeks. the department of public health says it's working with tufts to help prevent the illness from spreading. >> christa: right now police are hunting for a robber after a terrifying encounter that happened in newton. the suspect armed with a long gun walked into a convenience store and demanded cash. outside the store. nancy, you have the latest on the investigation and what police want people to see and hear. >> nancy: that's right. police have been searching for this robber for a couple days now. this whole thing was caught on surveillance video right behind me. it shows how terrifying it was for that store clerk. >> hurry up. >> nancy: an armed robber with manners. >> will you open the register, please, now.

still no arrests in the murder of vanessa marcotte. the 27-year-old went for a jog while visiting her family in princeton in august. the worcester county district attorney says her body was found in the woods near brooke station road hours later. more than three months later the d.a. is releasing a new detail. witnesses saw a dark-colored suv parked on around the time they think the killing took place. not enough information for princeton residents still shaken by the brutal homicide. >> i do a lot of hiking in the woods, do a lot of hiking with friends, do some hiking alone. i would like some information that would help me make wise decisions about whether -- how safe that is and how safe that not is. >> michael: private investigated or thomas shamshak that is not related to the case spoke with fox25 on the phone. fresh out of the box homicidal killer. >> michael: shamshak says clues could be a more significant development. >> they may have additional information but they are not sharing as it may have developed information about pers

marcotte was found dead in the ods near her family's home in princeton in early august. she'gone out for a run. last week, investigators said th are looking for a dark-colored s seein the police believe the killer is a man, who may have had scratches or cuts around the time of the crime. ed: thanks giving is arounde some of the spots you are used to hitting in traffic are not so bad this year. >> the peak travel ty wille tomorrow. if you are hold -- able to h evening, you should be able to beat the worst of the holiday traffic. >> we're from chicago, illinois, and we're coming into boston. already underway. -- the thanksgiving travel rusis already underway. aaa estimates nearly 90% of holiday travelers will drive to their destinations, t's abt 50 million americans. here in massachusetts, the good news is there may actually be interchanges with 128, 495, an 84. >> it moves quicker. i mean, there's thing there to slow the traffic down. >> we're gng to have backups, there are a lot of people traveling, so but it'll be lessed. that's the good news we have here. highway safet

vanessa marcott was found in the woods near her family's home in august. the investigation into her murder has never stopped. and now police believe they have a key piece of information to lead them to her killer. the district attorney's office says they are looking for a dark colored s.u.v. witnesses say the vehicle was parked on brook station road where marcott was found and where the murder is thought to have taken place. was likely injured at the time of the attack. the boston university alum now worked for google and was visiting family in princeton when she went out for a jog. her family reported her missing when she didn't come back from the run. search crews combed the woods for days looking for evidence. police and family members called on the public for any clues into her death. now they are hoping this clue about the dark colored s.u.v. can land whoever did this in anyone with information to call this tip line at 508-483-7589. area police departments have also been told to be on the lookout and to keep this investigation in mind. >> breaking new

hours later, police found marcotte's body in the woods, with evidence she had been burned and possibly sexually assaulted. the d.a. announced a dark colored s.u.v. had been parked on the side of brook station believe marcotte was murdered and believe the suspect lives in princeton or frequents the area. investigators want residents to be alert, but they still have questions. >> i mean, a dark s.u.v., i wish that they had more. maybe there's more that they're not telling us. just in case. hopefully, they would be able to find, like a make or a model of a vehicle, and if they could put that out, then hopefully that would be able to close up some more of the case. >> the reporter: now, we are working to find out just how many tips state police have received since coming up at 5:00 p.m., the renewed interest and hope in investigation. for now, live in princeton, kathryn burcham, fox 25 news. >> blair: and if you know anything, even something small about what happened that day, this is the number to call on your screen. 508-453-7589. remember, you do not have to leave your name when you do

vanessa marcotte was killed three months ago while out for a run. newscenter 5's john atwater is live in princeton with the new clues and the warning from police. spanned three months. people who live here are hoping this clue can lead to answers. a dark-colored suv was parked here along the road where vanessa marcotte's body was found. witnesses saw it the afternoon of august 7 right around the time the 27-year-old left her family's home for a run she was never seen again. for more than 3 months now, her family and this community have waited for answers. that is the part that is unnerving. no one has an answer. reporter: people who live here hope this clue can help lead to justice. police are asking to think back to that sunday afternoon and they are asking for a phone call if they know someone who may have had access to a dark suv, that man may have had visible injuries. marotte was here, visiting from new york, and tonight, outside her family's home on the same road she disappeared a lingering hope that someone will come >> absolutely hopeful esp

state police are on the lookout for a dark s.u.v., seen parked near where vanessa marcotte was killed in august. >> vanessa: fox 8 live's kathryn burcham spoke to princeton residents -- fox 25's kathryn burcham spoke to president promising ton residents who are trying to find comfort. >> the reporter: investigators believe the man who killed vanessa marcotte either lives here or frequent princeton. that doesn't sit well with residents, who say the new information does little to erase ei >> there are a lot of people that are very frightened in princeton still. >> the reporter: the moment that vanessa marcotte's body was found this these woods, princeton and its residents were fundamentally changed. >> i am more vigilant, just driving down the road, doing my things, than i was beforehand. >> the reporter: the concern for their own safety is pervasive, after the google executive was snatched from the side of brook station road and murdered, nearly within view of the cars that passed by. paranoid. >> i read the police reports in the weekly paper and the people who say i heard somebody in

that suv may have been parked right where the vanessa marcotte vanished. newscenter 5's john atwater is live in princeton with the details. john? john: this is significant neighbors also tell us that police went door-to-door last night looking for clues. >> they asked if we had seen anything that day. >> strange. john: more than three months killer, police returned to proc police returned to the station road last night with more they are looking for a dark suv that witnesses saw parked along the road right around the time vanessa marcotte disappeared august 7th. >> that is the part that is unnerving. no one has an answer. john: it has been a long wait some here were hoping for more clues to calm their fears. >> i don't feel like we had much information to make decisions about what risk we want to take or not. john: police received more than 1,000 tips and neighbors say detectives have gone door-to-door doing dna testing as they try to narrow the focus. >> trying to rule out as much as they could, i guess. john: the fy outside their home tonight, lingering

. >> reporter: it's been more than 3 months since marcott was murdered and police have not been able to find a suspected. they hope sharing this new l enforcement will help them find her killer. >> knowing that it hasn't been solved yet is very sad. >> signs along the quiet streets plea for justice for marcott. >> haven't really heard too much about it since maybe a few weeks after it happened. >> reporter: on wednesday investigators brought a new detail to the public's attention revealing they're searching for a dark colored suv seen by witnesses around the time of the road near where her body was found. >> it really shock me up when it first happened, my step dad immediately went out and got mace for me and my mom to carry at all times and it was scary. >> the 27-year old was a google executive living in new york city she was visiting family the weekend she was killed. police say on august 7th they went out for a jog and never returned. sources say her body was found naked and burned. investigators believe her killer. police reminding people the man may have had scratches or injuri

marcotte was killed in august while jogging in princeton. sources tell fox 25 police believe the man who killed her lives in princeton or frequents this area. residents say this new information is still too vague to put their minds at ease. >> hopefully they wi of a vehicle and if they could put that out hopefully that will be able to close up more of the case. >> in the suv on brooks station road on august 7th, should call police. and remember if you know anything that could help lead to vanessa's killer, call this tip line... and remember, all tips are anonymous. >>> fox 25 has obtained the 911 calls placed after a car was sliced in half by a train. road. here it is right here. amazingly the two people inside that car were able to get out and walk away. transit police have also identified the driver of that car. listen to the calm demeanor. >> a car was just hit by the train. >> a car was just hit by a train? >> yes. that's correct. >> the driver was involved in a crash before they tried to beat court and faces several charges. >>> new at

police now searching for a dark colored suv and hope it will help them find whoever killed marcott. . >>or murdered and police have not been able to find a suspect. they hope sharing this new lead with the public and other law enforcement will help them find her killer. . >> and knowing that it hasn't been solved yet is very sad. >> reporter: signs along the streets plead for justice for marcott. 3 months have gone by with no arrests and no answers. >> haven't heard much about it >> reporter: investigators brought a new detail to the public's attention revealing they're searching for a dark colored suv seen by witnesses at the time of the murder parked on brook station road near where her body was found. >> it really shook me up when it first happened. i step dad went out and got mace for me and my mom to carry ought all times. >> she was a google executive living in new york city. she was visiting the family the weekend she was killed. for a jog and never returned. investigators believe she tried to fight off her killer. state police are reminding people the suspect is a man who may

vanessa marcotte's body found burned in the woods. authorities now revealing they are looking for the driver of a dark-colored suv. discovered. marcotte was an account manager for google here in new york city. aice tip line has now ed mreceive than 1,000 calls since her death. >>> a close call on the tracks tonight. a commuter train crashing into a car near boston. tearing it in half. moments later, two people spotted walking away from the wreckage. they had survived it. and police now say the two had just left the scene of a minor accident they were in, just minutes earlier. >>> and adele tonight, suffering a very different kind of stage >> there's a bat! there's a bat! it landed right by your head. >> a bat flying through the audience during her concert in new york city. actually in mexico city. just testing you, michelle, got very nervous about that bat. >>> america strong tonight. the video millions of you watched. the very close call. and the 9-year-old who saved the day. he's right here. owd sounds) oooh! when your pain reliev s

brooks station road around the time of the killing of vanessa marcotte. the boston alumni student worked for google in new york city and visiting family in princeton when she went out for a jog that morning. her family reported her missing when she didn't come back from the run. her body was found in the woods not far from the family's home. crews searched and combed through the woods looking for evidence, and police and family members called upon the public for any clues into her death. again, police are now looking for a dark-colored suv princeton on august 7th. police say they are also looking for a male suspect who may have had injuries after that date. anyone with information is asked to give them a call. in the newsroom, i'm cheryl fee the search. >> yeah, right now we have some breaking details. we're told that the search effort here has wrapped up. the boats are out of the water, the divers are out of the water, but earlier when they were in sandra pond they were searching, we're told, for a missing person out of northborough. th not clear how lon

since vanessa marcotte was found dead in these woods, but for the people of princeton, she's never far from their minds. >> it's been, you know, rough for the town, the community, the whole area. >> the reporter: but now, a ray of hope, a break in the case. state police searching for a the time they believe vanessa was killed. >> when you hear tidbit like that, at least, they haven't forgot den about it. >> the reporter: sources tell fox 25, they believe the kill are lives here, or frequent princeton. still, residents say, that doesn't really narrow the possibility. >> a dark s.u.v., in like worcester, you know what i mean, it's close. >> the reporter: many people with spoke with say the new information is frustratingly vague, without a car, make or model, they don't know what exactly to be on lookout for. >> better than nothing, like with a lot of confidence. >> the reporter: they continue to hope, marcotte's family and the community are close are to the answers they so desperately want. >> even that's enough to hopefully get them closer. >> the reporter: and the district attorney's o

vanessa marcott murdered on a path behind her mother's house. and alley ruther shot and killed in bad all three women simply out for a jog when they were attacked. >> it's just you, and you don't have any protection. >> reporter: sophie lemaer is the founder of tough cookies, a jogging group founded on the theory on trails and roads there's safety in numbers. >> no one's going to attempt anything when you have a group. you can relax, enjoy the run, focus on the workout, and not be constantly on the lookout. >> reporter: what happens if you can't run with a partner? we talked to safety expert jared how to protect yourself on the path. first, ditch the headphones. >> the earlier that i can hear somebody approaching me or that i can see somebody approaching me, then i can respond in a way that's going to give me a better chance to get away to someplace safe. >> reporter: next, avoid baggy clothes and ponytails. >> opt for clothing that's form fitting that doesn't have a hood and opt for hair in a side braid or a low ponytail or tucked up and undern

it has been more than three months since police found vanessa marcotte's body in the woods of princeton. dna found at the scene hasn't matched anyone database. now 7 news has learned investigators are turning to new dna technology that could little real show them the killer's face. >>> we focus on externally visible traits so we do eye cooler, hair , skin color, frequentling, the shape of the face and also the person's by oh we traffic ancestry so where their ancestors are from. >> reporter: using dna gathered at a crime scene, a generates a composite sketch like this. sources tell 7 news they will use dna from the princeton scene to crow quit a profile of the suspect. scientists there created a dna database with physical traits typically associated with specific genes. working with police, the company takes crime scene dna samples, runs them through their data base and is able to identify the outward characteristics of that person and create a composite sk it is. >>been used by the federal government in many different respects over the last year or so. so we know this has been investig

. >> jessica: woman and son targeted in derry, new hampshire and mother says she thinks it is marcotte haven't been caught and update on the investigation and what he learned from top profilers. >>> complete new england news coverage starts right now. this is the fox25 morning news. >> gene: 7:00 on thursday morning. i almost said monday. it lavanchy. >> sara: i'm sara underwood. shiri spear says towns and cities getting out wet. >> showers move through the boston area. love a morning when i tell you 30s and mostly 50s on the map and boston last of the showers push on out, same for the south shore here, north shore scattered rain through lawrence and up into southern new hampshire, it is going to be a drizzly day ahead for you so of the wet weather right now. fog not bad except over the islands and dense fog and lawrence today, wanted to go north, temperatures stalled out in the upper 50s and all day threat for showers and show you when it is dryer and warmer when i'm back with you at 10:00. catherine parrotta, fox25 news. >> catherine: jammed up in usual spots and accidents right here

vanessa marcotte - murdered on a path behind her mother's house. and ally brueger was shot and killed in broad daylight all three women - simply out for a jog when they were attacked. so here are important tips to remember if you're running alone. first.. ditch the headphones so you can way. and avoid baggy clothes and ponytails.. form fitting clothes.. are harder to grab onto. you can tuck your hair under a hat.. or braid it and tuck in your shirt. . right now we are working on all-new stories for 13 action news live at 3-30... including a violent attack at ohio state university. nine students.. rushed to the hospital. the suspect.. killed by police. investigators now sharing who crash after crash.. caused by wrong-way drivers! we have tips on how you can protect yourself on the road,. investigators have identified the suspect in the attack at ohio state university monday morning. they say he was an 18-year-old man of somali descent... driving a car registered to a family member. as kim hutche nine people were injured and taken to the hospital ...

three months after the murder of vanessa marcotte, investigators say they are looking for a dark-colored s.u.v. the 27-year-old's body was found in the woods near her family's princeton home back parked on brook station road where marcotte was found and where the murder was thought to have taken place. investigators also say the suspect was likely injured in the attack. the b.u. grad worked for google in new york city and was visiting family when she went out for a jog that morning. relatives reported her missing when she didn't come back from that run. in the days following her death, search crews combed through the woods. looking for evidence. and police and family members called on the public for any clues into her death. since then, police have received more than a thousand tips. now they are hoping this clue, about that dark-colored s.u.v. will bring an arefbs. nearby police departments have been given this information also. they have been told to be on the lookout and to keep this investigation in mind. in princeton, 7 news. >> sarah: 7 news now turning to your forecast. sunny skie