On the third anniversary of the murder of John “Jack” Fay, 66, a retired postal worker and Vietnam Army veteran who was attacked and killed early on the morning of May 17, 2013 while running through City Park, Warwick Police have released a composite profile of what the unknown suspect may look like.

As part of the Warwick Police Department’s vigorous ongoing investigative effort of the mysterious murder, police requested a Snapshot Phenotype Report from Parabon Nanolabs Inc. be conducted on a DNA sample believed to be from Fay’s murderer. The test technology is approximately four years old and uses the DNA profile to make an analysis to predict the physical appearance and ancestry of the sample owner. It is commonly used to develop investigative leads, narrowing suspect lists and identifying unknown remains.

This scientifically objective description includes a composite profile with eye color, skin color, hair color, face morphology and detailed biogeographic ancestry.

The Snapshot composite profile released by police indicates the suspect is a male, unknown age, of Southern European ancestry, with possibly light or dark olive skin, hazel or brown eyes, brown or blond hair, little to no freckles, and likely has a more angular, narrow face and jaw, with a wider, protruding nose and mouth, and more sunken eyes.

Police said it is important to note that this composite is not necessarily an exact match to the person who committed this crime. The technology uses a baseline age of 25 years and an average body mass index. It also doesn’t predict hair length, facial hair or environmental factors such as dyed hair, body piercings or tattoos.

Fay’s remains, which were found stuffed in an overturned trashcan, were discovered along a walking path in the park by a jogger one day after he was murdered. Police said the cause of death was blunt force trauma and sharp force trauma. Although photos of a sledgehammer found in close proximity to Fay’s body were released by police in January 2014, they have yet to confirm or deny its use in the murder.

Fay’s family has raised $25,000, which police are offering as a reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

The release of this information is intended to make the public aware of these scientific predictions in case anyone has information that can relate this Snapshot Phenotype Report result to the homicide. The release is also intended to keep this crime fresh in people’s minds, and to encourage them to contact Warwick Police with any knowledge of possible suspects or circumstances surrounding this murder.

If anyone has information that might be relevant to the case, they should contact Sergeant Mark Canning at 468-4236 or Detective John McHale at 468-4267. The anonymous TIP line can be reached at 732-TIPS.