An Abingdon woman 39 year old Deborah Fletcher who died “under suspicious circumstances” in 2002 is now suspected to have been murdered by her partner, according to a news release from the police department.Abingdon officials stated that Derek Wayne Journell, now 51, had been dating the victim when he was 31 years old. Abingdon Police Chief Jon Holbrook on Thursday revealed that a man in Roanoke admitted to local police in January 2021 that he had committed a violent crime years ago.