Police Release New Sketch in Search for Karina Vetrano Killer

QUEENS, NY — The NYPD has released a sketch in the continued search for the person who murdered and sexually assaulted Karino Vetrano while she was jogging in Gateway National Park earlier this month.

The NYPD is not calling the person a suspect, but instead saying they want to locate the man and "speak to the individual in connection with the ongoing investigation." According to Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce, he was seen on the pathway of the Belt Parkway by a utility worker. The man was wearing a winter hat, which Boyce described as "a little unusual."

Vetrano, 30, went for a jog on Aug. 2 near her home in Howard Beach. Her father, who usually was her running partner, reported her missing that evening and then he and police later found her body in a marshy area near a jogging path.

Police said she had been beaten severely, raped and strangled. They have had few leads in the case, however, marking the addition of this sketch as a major advance. They've run the suspect's DNA through state and federal databases with no match and security cameras in the area turned up nothing, according to Boyce. Boyce said they've received 85 tips in the case, nine of which have yet to be vetted.

The reward for information on her killer is up to $45,000 from the city, as well as around $267,000 raised by the family on a GoFundMe page.

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