Prince William County Police seeking information on an unsolved death investigation from 1974.
On June 8, 1974, the body of Nancy Marie Ryan was found in the woods near 8119 Devlin Road in Bristow, VA. Nancy died from a gunshot wound. She was reported missing the month before on May 14, 1974 from 10801 Main Street in Fairfax, VA. Nancy Ryan was last seen hitch hiking on Route 50. Nancy was only 17 years old.
If you have any information regarding her disappearance or death please contact:
Detective Cavanaugh: 703-792-7709
Prince William County Police/Cold Case Unit
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Any officer, director or member of a nonprofit organization which, pursuant to a written agreement with a local government or a law-enforcement agency, regularly assists law-enforcement agencies by (i) publicly soliciting information from anonymous informants concerning criminal activity; (ii) gathering such information from informants; (iii) offering and paying rewards to informants for such information; and (iv) communicating such information to law-enforcement agencies, shall not be liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions on his part directly relating to his activities on behalf of such organization but only in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct. (1993, c. 769.)