July 25, 2002
In a new development in an unsolved local homicide, Fairfax County police have identified a "person of interest" in the 1997 case.
The case is the July 14, 1997, murders of Bobby and Patricia Quisenberry at their home in Vienna.
Police said Harry Lee Williams, 21, formerly of Hyattsville and now serving a life plus 25 years prison sentence, is being questioned. He is imprisoned for the rape and assault of a 15-year-old girl at an apartment in Silver Spring.
Police said they have been investigating Williams for nearly two years, and that a 1996 Oldsmobile stolen from the Quisenberry home was found in Camp Springs, a neighborhood in Prince George’s County where some of his relatives lived. However, Williams’ DNA does not match the DNA taken from a work glove found in the vehicle, and his fingerprints were not found inside the home. The work glove did not belong to the slain couple.
A police spokesperson would not classify whether Williams was being questioned as a suspect or as a person with information.
Bobby Quisenberry, 55, was a self-employed aeronautics consultant and Patricia Ann Quisenberry, 54, was a purchasing manager for the Anteon Corporation. Police reports say they were shot to death around midnight on July 11, 1997, after hosting a party for friends.
An old revolver, cellular phone, and jewelry were missing along with the car from the residence.
Clint Quisenberry, 31, and son of the victims, has increased the reward for information leading to arrest and indictment from $30,000 to $60,000. Fairfax County Crimesolvers is also offering $1,000.
In a meeting with the media last week, Quisenberry said he hoped that someone would come forward with information to aid the investigation.
Fairfax County public information officer Isabel Benemelis said that the number of persons involved in the crime remained unclear.
"It is possible that more than one person was involved," she said.
Meanwhile, police continue to pursue leads in the case and talk to Williams.
"The investigation is ongoing. They (investigators) need to talk to him further," said Benemelis.