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   Alexandria. Va., Police say the forensics on bullets used in the   
   murder of a beloved music teacher are similar to those used in   
   two other high-profile unsolved murders.   
      
   On Feb. 6, a gunman knocked on Ruthanne Lodato's door in the   
   2400 block of Ridge Road Drive just after 11:30 a.m. and opened   
   fire. Lodato, 59, and her mother's caregiver were shot.   
      
   Lodato did not survive; the other woman was shot in the arm and   
   hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.   
      
   Since then, Lodato's case has drawn many to compare it to the   
   deaths of Nancy Dunning, a then-sheriff's wife found shot to   
   death 10 years ago, and Ron Kirby, a well-known transportation   
   planner was shot to death in November.   
      
   Alexandria Police Chief Earl Cook said Thursday that the bullets   
   used in all three cases have the "same general rifling class and   
   characteristics."   
      
   Cook said the gun used in all three cases was a small-caliber   
   weapon, but it's impossible to tell whether they all came from   
   the same gun.   
      
   During Thursday's news conference, police announced that all   
   three cases will now be investigated as a "series."   
      
   "We will stay on these cases," Cook said. "We have never given   
   up."   
      
   Cook said no common motive has been established. He added the   
   public should not assume the killer or killers live in   
   Alexandria, because there's no evidence to indicate that.   
      
   Cook urged residents to remain vigilant and to not open their   
   doors to strangers.   
      
   http://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/high-profile-virginia-   
   murders-could-be-connected-n47831   
      
       
      
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