The scene at Rocky Creek Drive in Lansdowne after William Bennett, 57, was found dead and his wife, Cynthia Bennett, 55, severely injured.

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The Sheriff's Office search the area in Lansdowne where a Leesburg couple was attacked early Sunday morning.

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William and Cynthia Bennett were victims of an attack in Lansdowne early Sunday morning that left William, 57, dead, and his wife, Cynthia, 55, with severe injuries. The couple, who lived in the Potomac Station community in Leesburg, was found along Riverside Parkway near Rocky Creek drive.

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The walking trail along the road where the victims of Sunday morning's attack in Lansdowne had gone for a morning walk. William Bennett, 57, was found slain on the side of the road and his wife, Cynthia Bennett, 55, remains in critical condition. This section of fence was removed as evidence after it led to the discovery of Cynthia Bennett when officials noticed that it had blood on it.

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Loudoun Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson speaks to reporters and residents Monday afternoon near the scene of the Sunday morning's attack in Lansdowne.

Photo: Jonathan Mummolo

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