International manhunt for alleged cold case killer who left a mother shot and stabbed in a vineyard

Bernice Wright (L) and her suspected killer (R)

Bernice “Vi” Wright, inset on the left, and her suspected killer, inset in two images on the right, against a present-day image of the area where she was found slain in Fresno, Calif. in 1993.

Bernice “Vi” Wright was only 31 years old when she was slain and left for dead in Fresno, California, in the fall of 1993. Now, almost 30 years later, the hunt is on for the man police believe is responsible.

Wright’s body was found in a vineyard at the corner of Orange Avenue and Manning Avenue in Fresno County – a few miles due south of the city of Fresno proper. Her body was unclothed when she was discovered; she had been shot and stabbed, according to a press release issued by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office on Friday.

In 2021, the cold case was reopened. Though details of the newfound investigation are scarce, police say the results of DNA testing are currently pointing the finger at one man in particular.

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