Fairfax Woman Stabbed to Death

A Fairfax County woman was found stabbed to death in her home just west of Alexandria late last night, and police said this afternoon they are searching for the woman's missing Kia Amanti car.

No suspects are in custody in the death of Sharon R. Harvin, 46, who lived in the 6200 block of Indian Run Parkway, just off Edsall Road in the Bren Mar neighborhood. Fairfax police said a family member discovered Harvin inside the home about 11:45 p.m., stabbed in the upper body.

"We're working some active leads," Officer Eddy Azcarate of the Fairfax police said. Though he declined to be specific about the circumstances of Harvin's slaying, Azcarate indicated the case did not seem to involve a random attack or home invasion.

"There's no reason to believe at this point," Azcarate said, "that the neighborhood or the community at large is at any danger from this individual." He declined to characterize the slaying as domestic-related, pending further investigation.

Neighbors said Harvin had not lived in the brown brick rambler for long, and real estate records indicate she might have been renting the house.

About 12 hours after Harvin's body was found, police appealed for the public's help in finding her car. Azcarate said the car was a dark blue, four-door 2006 Kia Amanti with Virginia license XXL-3265. There is damage to the driver side mirror, the lower side of the driver's door and the driver's side rear quarter panel, and Azcarate said he did not know whether the damage was recent.

Anyone who spots the car or has information about the case is asked to call Crime Solvers at 866-411-TIPS(8477), e-mail at http://www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text "TIP187" plus the message to CRIMES(274637).