Authorities are hoping a new composite sketch could help them solve the 1982 murder of a 20-year-old Fairfax County woman.
Early on Feb. 25, 1982, the body of Veronica Hepworth was found along a driveway along Route 50 in Loudoun County. Hepworth's body was partially clothed.
A new age-progression composite sketch shows what Hepworth's last-known serious boyfriend might look like now. Virginia State Police and the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office released the sketch Thursday.
The boyfriend, as seen in a 1982 photograph, was white with dark hair. He would likely be in his mid-50s to early 60s now. Hepworth's family and investigators have not been able to identify him.
Hepworth was last seen alive at about 1:30 a.m. Feb. 25, 1982 while celebrating a friend's birthday at the Fancy Dancer Bar on Route 1 in Fairfax County.
She was found dead about five and a half hours later.
Authorities don't know whether Hepworth left the bar alone and tried to hitchhike, or left with another person. However, they received tips that a red pickup truck, possibly a late 1960s or 1970s model, was spotted near the farm where her body was found.
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Anyone with information about Hepworth or the man in the photograph and sketch is asked to call authorities at 703-376-1690 or 703-737-8487. All calls will be confidential, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said.
