A 30-year-old D.C. lawyer found in an upscale hotel room was stabbed in the back and left for dead, according to a search warrant.
David J. Messerschmitt's wife last saw him at their Capitol Hill home Sunday, Feb. 8.
Sources told News4 Messerschmitt had gone to work the following day at a Chinatown law firm. His wife reported him missing around 2 a.m. Feb. 10, and just hours later, his body was found inside a room at the Donovan Hotel in Thomas Circle.
According to a search warrant, Messerschmitt was found laying on the floor, with stab wounds to his back. He was pronounced dead on scene.
Detectives found a wallet with "various credit cards strewn about" by Messerschmitt's head. More credit cards and documents were found throughout the room.
According to the search warrant, detectives also found an HP computer, condoms, lubricant and an enema in the room, among other items.
Shortly after the stabbing, police released video of a "person of interest" seen walking around the hotel around 7:40 p.m. the night before Messerschmitt's body was found.
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The person, who is not identifiable as a man or woman, hit the elevator button, but then decided to take the stairs, slowly covering up his or her face as time goes on.
If you have any information, call police at 202-727-9099. Police are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information in the case.
