FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The body of missing 79-year-old Leonard Thompson was found in Troutville, Va. on Saturday, ending a multi-day search for the Herndon man.
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Thompson had been missing since Monday, with Virginia State Police putting out a critically missing adult alert the following day.
Some of Thompson’s last known movements had been caught on surveillance footage as he got gas at the Exxon station on Pacific Boulevard on Monday night. Prior to that, he attended a funeral and had dinner with friends.
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On Tuesday, around 3:30 a.m., his car was found on Interstate 81, outside Roanoke.
After multiple search efforts for the 79-year-old, his body was found in Troutville, Va., a town just outside of Roanoke, according to Herndon Police Department…