ARLINGTON, Va. (WJLA) – A search warrant filed Thursday afternoon in Arlington County sheds light on the detailed work investigators have done inside the home of Bonnie Black, the 42-year-old mother of two killed nearly two weeks ago.
Police spent a week and a half collecting more than 600 pieces of evidence from Black’s home, including pieces of broken glass and strands of hair, along with dusting for shoe impressions and suspected fingerprints.
One of the first details revealed in the search warrant is also one of the most disturbing: “the children advised that their mother was dead inside their home,” meaning that Black’s children, just and 3 and 5 years old, were the ones to make the gruesome discovery of her body in the upstairs bedroom on April 17, stabbed to death with a “large wound to her neck area.”
Investigators also discovered a tuft of hair in Black’s hand, which is currently being tested for DNA.
“That is a key piece of evidence, potentially. As soon as we get the results back on that, the individual who’s hair it belongs to has some explaining to do,” said Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.
A warrant filed earlier this week put the focus on Black’s estranged husband, David Black. According to court papers, he had violated a protective order and had repeatedly threatened her, as the two were in the middle of a divorce.
A friend of Bonnie’s told police, “David’s attorney told Bonnie’s attorney that, ‘the only way David was going to win this case [the custody battle and divorce] is if Bonnie dropped dead.’”
David Black has been cooperative with police and has not been arrested. His attorney denies he had anything to do with the murder. The Blacks’ children, meanwhile, remain in the care of Child Protective Services.
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