Slain Ex-CIA Contractor Described as “Reclusive”

A man killed while apparently exercising with his wife on a trail in Loudoun County over the weekend had worked for the CIA until 2000, sources said.

After a man was killed when he and his wife were attacked while apparently exercising, authorities warn residents to be careful when outside jogging or…

Early Sunday morning, deputies found William Bennett’s body in a grassy area next to Riverside Parkway in the Lansdowne area. His wife, Cynthia Bennett, was found injured nearby. She was airlifted to an area hospital, where she remains in critical condition, unable to talk.

The couple may have been attacked by three people seen driving suspiciously in the area in a white-panel van, investigators said. The Bennetts were wearing jogging outfits.

Investigators still do not know the motive for the attack or whether it was gang-related or random. They also don’t know if the attack took place were the couple was found or if the bodies were moved to that location.

“If this does turn out to be strictly random, that’s probably our worst nightmare and for people who live in this community,” Loudoun County Sheriff Stephen Simpson said.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office got a call at around 5 a.m. Sunday. When deputies arrived, they found William Bennett’s body. He had suffered severe head trauma.

Cynthia Bennett wasn’t discovered until the sun started to rise. She was in a grassy area across the street, over a fence.

“We found the blood on the fence and then we found the female laying over the fence as though she may have been injured and crawled over the fence and was out of sight of the suspects,” Simpson said.

Neighbor Tammy Goddard never saw William Bennett go outside during daylight hours except to run to the mailbox in his shorts to pick up his mail, she said. The Bennetts had their groceries delivered once a week and their laundry picked up and delivered daily, Goddard said. He only went out at night.

Source: NBC Washington

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