UPDATE: Police Release Video Of Person Of Interest In Messerschmitt Stabbing

New developments in the David Messerschmitt killing.

Following yesterday’s news that a brutal stabbing victim found in a D.C. hotel was DLA Piper associate David Messerschmitt, there have been a few developments. First, we’ve learned that Messerschmitt had been missing for some time, with the family saying they reported Messerschmitt missing a full 24 hours before police found his body. Second, police have now released video of a man woman [earlier police statements used a male pronoun, at this time the consensus is that the subject is a woman] they consider a “person of interest” in the case.

Per the surveillance video, the subject arrives at the hotel at about 7:45 p.m. on Monday. As previously reported, police were called to the Donovan hotel at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Police are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Tri-State man stabbed to death in Washington, D.C. [WCPO]

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