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Virginia Father Charged In Infant Daughter’s Death After Abuse Signs Found, Police Say Virginia Father Charged In Infant Daughter’s Death After Abuse Signs Found, Police Say
Virginia Father Charged In Infant Daughter’s Death After Abuse Signs Found, Police Say A 28-year-old father has been arrested in connection with the death of his infant daughter in Virginia. An investigation by the Fairfax County Police Department into the death of a 3-month-old in Bailey's Crossroads led to the apprehension of Misael Lopez Gomez for his alleged role in her death last week. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 27, officers were called to the 3400 block of Lake Street to investigate reports of an unresponsive girl. Upon arrival, officers determined the infant was not breathing and immediately began CPR until Fire and Rescue personnel arrived and…
DC Killer Admits He Suffocated Ex With Sock, Dumped Her In Mall Dumpster: Feds DC Killer Admits He Suffocated Ex With Sock, Dumped Her In Mall Dumpster: Feds
DC Killer Admits He Suffocated Ex With Sock, Dumped Her In Mall Dumpster: Feds The man who murdered his ex-girlfriend by suffocating her with a sock and dumping her body in a DC dumpster is facing decades in prison after copping to the crime, authorities announced. Richard Dyson, 57, pleaded guilty to the murder of Donnella Bryan, 62, who was reported missing and later found in a Hechinger Mall dumpster in Northeast DC earlier this year. Bryan was last seen around 12 p.m. on April 17 in the 300 block of N Street NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. She was the subject of a critical missing person alert issued the following day. Her body was discovered…
Capitol Heights Man Found Unconscious Dies; Roommate Now Charged With Murder: Police Capitol Heights Man Found Unconscious Dies; Roommate Now Charged With Murder: Police
Capitol Heights Man Found Unconscious Dies; Roommate Now Charged With Murder: Police A District man is accused of killing his roommate nearly six months after police said the victim was found with traumatic injuries inside their Capitol Heights home. The Prince George’s County Police Department announced that Ricardo Cortez O’Neal, 33, has been arrested in connection with the death of 49-year-old Jamil Offutt. Officers from Landover District III responded on Feb. 13, to the 6900 block of Valley Park Road in unincorporated Capitol Heights for a report of a physical dispute between tenants, police said. When officers arrived, they found Offutt unconscious in the basement suf…
Mother-In-Law Killed In Maryland Home, Son-In-Law Charged: Sheriff Mother-In-Law Killed In Maryland Home, Son-In-Law Charged: Sheriff
Mother-In-Law Killed In Maryland Home, Son-In-Law Charged: Sheriff A Maryland man is behind bars after his mother-in-law was found dead inside a Walkersville home over the weekend, authorities said. Pavel Obambe, 35, was arrested on Tuesday, June 24, and charged in the killing of Christine Liboula, 68, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded just after 10 a.m. Sunday, June 22, to a home in the 8400 block of Foresight Lane for a report of an unconscious person. When they arrived, deputies found Liboula dead inside the residence and immediately launched a death investigation. On Monday, June 23, the Office of the Chief Medical E…
Karen Read Acquitted Of Murder In Death Of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: Reports Karen Read Acquitted Of Murder In Death Of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: Reports
Karen Read Acquitted Of Murder In Death Of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: Reports Karen Read — who has been the subject of national headlines and was the face of an HBO documentary — has been vindicated. On Wednesday, June 18, a jury acquitted Read, 45, of the most serious charges she was facing in connection with the death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe, whose body was found in a snowstorm after being struck by a vehicle. @cnn The Massachusetts woman had been accused of striking her off-duty police officer boyfriend and leaving him to die in January 2022 during a drunken rage, according to authorities. O’Keefe, 46, died of blunt force trauma to the head,…
Woman Found Dead In DC Dumpster Was Reported Missing Days Earlier: Officials Woman Found Dead In DC Dumpster Was Reported Missing Days Earlier: Officials
Woman Found Dead In DC Dumpster Was Reported Missing Days Earlier: Officials A woman reported missing in Washington, DC, was found dead in a dumpster just days later — and now a 58-year-old man is charged with her murder, federal officials said. Donnella Bryan, 62, was last seen around 12 p.m. on April 17, in the 300 block of N Street NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. She was the subject of a critical missing person alert, issued the following day. Her body was discovered just two days later, on April 19, inside a trash dumpster in the 1600 block of Maryland Avenue NE, police said.  Officers were called to the scene just after 8 a.m., where …
Murder, Not Overdose: Maryland Mom’s Death Was Blunt Force Trauma, Police Say Murder, Not Overdose: Maryland Mom’s Death Was Blunt Force Trauma, Police Say
Murder, Not Overdose: Maryland Mom’s Death Was Blunt Force Trauma, Police Say A Maryland mother who was first believed to have overdosed was actually murdered, Anne Arundel County Police confirmed Tuesday. Officers were called to the 1200 block of Lorene Court in Pasadena around 6:05 a.m. on Friday, April 4, for a report of a possible overdose, according to police on May 20. At the scene, officers found evidence of narcotics, but also signs of an assault, the department said. The victim, identified as 34-year-old Heather Elizabeth Beaver, was rushed to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries, but was pronounced dead a short time later, police said. Detecti…
Maryland Toddler Journee Moore Killed In DC; Arrest Made Months Later, Police Say Maryland Toddler Journee Moore Killed In DC; Arrest Made Months Later, Police Say
Maryland Toddler Journee Moore Killed In DC; Arrest Made Months Later, Police Say Months after 1-year-old Journee Moore was killed, police have apprehended a suspect in connection with the Maryland girl's death. District resident Wayne Blake, 24, has been arrested following a lengthy investigation into Moore's death in Northwest DC late last year. According to police, officers were called at around 10:50 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2024, to a home in the 3700 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, where they found the 1-year-old suffering from critical injuries. Moore was rushed to the Children's National Hospital by DC Fire and EMS personnel, where the Upper Marlboro resident would lat…
DNA Swipe From Water Bottle Nails Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom Decades Ago In Maryland DNA Swipe From Water Bottle Nails Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom Decades Ago In Maryland
DNA Swipe From Water Bottle Nails Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom Decades Ago In Maryland After 24 years of silence, justice finally has been served for a Maryland family. A Washington, DC man has admitted to murdering his ex-girlfriend’s mother inside her Chevy Chase home more than two decades ago — a cold case that stunned the quiet Montgomery County neighborhood and baffled detectives for years. Eugene Teodor Gligor, now 45, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on Wednesday, May 7, to second-degree murder in the 2001 slaying of 50-year-old Leslie Preer, who was found face-down and bloodied in her shower after failing to show up for work. Eugene Teodor Gli…
CYS Worker Sentenced To Life For Beating MD Native Roommate To Death: Officials CYS Worker Sentenced To Life For Beating MD Native Roommate To Death: Officials
CYS Worker Sentenced To Life For Beating MD Native Roommate To Death: Officials A former York County Children and Youth Services caseworker will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his longtime roommate, a fellow CYS employee, in what investigators described as a targeted, brutal attack in their shared Adams County home. Kyle Wesley Bartram, 39, of New Oxford, was sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading no contest to first-degree criminal homicide in the death of 61-year-old Keith Monn, court records show. Judge Shawn Wagner handed down the sentence on Wednesday, April 17, 2025. Victim Found Dead During Welfare Check Monn was discovered b…
Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Prince George's Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Prince George's Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police
Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Prince George's Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police A Maryland man is facing murder charges after police say he killed his girlfriend and tried to hide her body in plastic and concrete inside their apartment. Michael McClanahan, 38, was charged in connection with the brutal murder of 44-year-old Sherron Turner, Prince George’s County Police announced on Monday, April 28. The case began when officers conducted a welfare check at the couple’s home in the 2300 block of Ewing Avenue on Thursday, April 24 in Suitland. Inside, they found Turner’s body wrapped in plastic and partially covered in concrete, authorities said. The Homicide Unit was c…
Man Broke Woman’s Back During Ongoing Abuse In Maryland, Police Say Man Broke Woman’s Back During Ongoing Abuse In Maryland, Police Say
Man Broke Woman’s Back During Ongoing Abuse In Maryland, Police Say A Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly breaking a woman’s back during a brutal assault — then getting caught with a stash of suspected cocaine, police said. Officers with the Frederick Police Department were called to investigate a disturbance in the 900 block of West Patrick Street just after 9 p.m. on Monday, March 31.  Inside the room, they found a man and woman — and clear signs of violence, they said. The victim was bruised from head to toe, according to the Frederick Police Department. She had a swollen contusion on her forehead and other injuries “consistent with blunt f…
$50K Reward Offered In CT Mom’s Murder Featured In Son's HBO Documentary $50K Reward Offered In CT Mom’s Murder Featured In Son's HBO Documentary
$50K Reward Offered In CT Mom’s Murder Featured In Son's HBO Documentary A new $50,000 reward is being offered in the long-unsolved murder of Barbara Hamburg, a beloved Connecticut mother who was killed in her backyard nearly 15 years ago. The reward, authorized by Governor Ned Lamont, aims to bring justice to Hamburg’s family and encourage anyone with information to come forward in the Madison murder.  An autopsy revealed her death was caused by sharp force injury and blunt force trauma. Barbara Hamburg was found murdered behind her home on March 3, 2010. Madison Police and the Connecticut State Police Major Crime Squad haven't been able to make an arrest…
Son Kills Father, Stabs Himself In Failed Prince George's County Murder-Suicide Attempt: Police Son Kills Father, Stabs Himself In Failed Prince George's County Murder-Suicide Attempt: Police
Son Kills Father, Stabs Himself In Failed Prince George's County Murder-Suicide Attempt: Police A Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly beating his father to death before turning the knife on himself in an unsuccessful suicide attempt, officials said. Christopher Wiley Cooper, 22, is facing murder charges in connection with the killing of his father, 59-year-old Patrick Cooper, inside their Fort Washington home, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers responded to a reported attempted suicide at the 8000 block of Den Meade Avenue around 5 a.m. on Friday, March 14, where they found Patrick Cooper suffering from traumatic injuries.  He was pronoun…
Death At Maryland Park Now Being Investigated As Homicide, Police Say Death At Maryland Park Now Being Investigated As Homicide, Police Say
Death At Maryland Park Now Being Investigated As Homicide, Police Say A September death investigation in a Bladensburg park has taken a grim turn after authorities ruled it a homicide, Prince George’s County Police said Monday. Ricardo Ramos Andrade, 55, of Colmar Manor, was found unresponsive on Sept. 25 at approximately 6:35 a.m. in a park on the 4600 block of Annapolis Road.  Officers from Maryland-National Capital Park Police pronounced him dead at the scene. The case initially began as a death investigation, but on Nov. 22, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Andrade died from blunt force trauma.  His death has now been classif…
Manhunt Continues: Police Ask for Tips to Find Suspect Wanted in Riverdale Road Killing Manhunt Continues: Police Ask for Tips to Find Suspect Wanted in Riverdale Road Killing
Manhunt Continues: Police Ask for Tips to Find Suspect Wanted in Riverdale Road Killing Seen him?  The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Fausto Galeano-Soriano, a 44-year-old man from Riverdale, who is wanted in connection with a brutal homicide that took place earlier this year.  The incident, which left 53-year-old Angel Martinez dead, occurred on May 5, and despite months of investigation, Galeano-Soriano remains at large. According to investigators, officers responded to a distress call on May 5 regarding an unresponsive man lying on Riverdale Road, a busy stretch that runs through several residential …
Prince George's County Toddler Killed In DC Had 'Short, Meaningful Life, Prince George's County Toddler Killed In DC Had 'Short, Meaningful Life,
Prince George's County Toddler Killed In DC Had 'Short, Meaningful Life, A devastated family in Maryland is reeling and seeking answers after a beloved toddler was killed in DC. Late on Saturday, 1-year-old Upper Marlboro native Journee Moore was the subject of an emergency call in Northwest DC after going into cardiac arrest. According to police, officers were called at around 10:50 p.m. on Sept. 28 to a home in the 3700 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, where they found the 1-year-old suffering from critical injuries. Moore was rushed to the Children's National Hospital by DC Fire and EMS personnel, where the child would later be pronounced dead from blunt forc…
Prince George's County Toddler's Death In DC Ruled Homicide By Blunt Force Injuries: MPD Prince George's County Toddler's Death In DC Ruled Homicide By Blunt Force Injuries: MPD
Prince George's County Toddler's Death In DC Ruled Homicide By Blunt Force Injuries: MPD An autopsy determined that a Maryland toddler found dead in Washington, DC was due to blunt force trauma, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Late on Saturday night, Upper Marlboro native Journee Moore was the subject of an emergency call in Northwest DC after going into cardiac arrest. According to police, officers were called at around 10:50 p.m. on Sept. 28 to a home in the 3700 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, where they found the 1-year-old suffering from critical injuries. Moore was rushed to an area hospital by DC Fire and EMS personnel, where the child would later be pr…