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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…
Maryland Man Found Unconscious Dies; Roommate Now Charged With Murder: Police Maryland Man Found Unconscious Dies; Roommate Now Charged With Murder: Police
Maryland 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 Walkersville Home, Son-In-Law Charged: Sheriff Mother-In-Law Killed In Walkersville Home, Son-In-Law Charged: Sheriff
Pavel Obambe Accused Of Killing Mother-In-Law In Maryland 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 Maryland Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Maryland Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police
Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Maryland 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 Frederick, Police Say Man Broke Woman’s Back During Ongoing Abuse In Frederick, Police Say
Man Broke Woman’s Back During Ongoing Abuse In Frederick, 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 Beats Father To Death, Stabs Himself In Failed Maryland Murder-Suicide Attempt: Police Son Beats Father To Death, Stabs Himself In Failed Maryland Murder-Suicide Attempt: Police
Son Beats Father To Death, Stabs Himself In Failed Maryland 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…
Child Abuser Sentenced To Life For Injuring Infant Who Died In Maryland: State's Attorney Child Abuser Sentenced To Life For Injuring Infant Who Died In Maryland: State's Attorney
Child Abuser Sentenced To Life For Injuring Infant Who Died In Maryland: State's Attorney The man who brutally abused an infant who later died in Frederick County will never see the light of day again after being convicted of child abuse last year, the state's attorney's office announced. Jesse Cook, 45, was convicted by a jury in September 2023 on multiple offenses after the Frederick native was found complicit in the death of a child in 2020 who was found with grave injuries. On Wednesday, July 31, prosecutors announced that Cook has been sentenced to life in prison, plus 30 years for his role in the death of a child last year. Specifically, Cook was convicted of first-d…
Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner
Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner A 23-year-old Whitehall Maryland man died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a septic truck in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon, authorities say.  Jacob Bertazon was heading north on Barrens Road with he crossed over the double yellow line for an unknown reason near the intersection of Barton Circle striking a septic tanker truck on Dec. 21 around  2:30 p.m., according to the York County coroner's officer and Pennsylvania state police.  Bertazon died an accidental death due to multiple blunt-force trauma, as certified by Deputy Coroner Milly Y…
Child Killed In Homicide Under Investigation In Maryland, Police Say Child Killed In Homicide Under Investigation In Maryland, Police Say
Child Killed In Homicide Under Investigation In Maryland, Police Say A 5-year-old child has been killed by blunt force trauma in Capitol Heights, authorities say. Pradeline Delinois was found unresponsive in the 5100 block of Cumberland Street on Aug. 18, according to Prince George's County police. Delinois was rushed to a hospital in Washington DC, where she was pronounced dead a short time later, officials said. An autopsy revealed that Delinois was killed by blunt force trauma, and police have ruled her death a homicide. The Prince George’s County Police Department investigates all homicides in the town of Capitol Heights, according to authorities. If …
Baby Beaten To Death In Baltimore: Police Baby Beaten To Death In Baltimore: Police
Baby Beaten To Death In Baltimore: Police A 6-month-old baby was beaten to death last March in Baltimore, authorities announced Monday, June 12. Police responding to reports of an unresponsive baby on the 1800 block of West Lombard Street found 6-month-old Legacy Bell unresponsive around 11:40 a.m. March 1, city police said. Medics responded to the location and pronounced the girl dead on the scene. Her body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s office for autopsy where doctors ruled the death a homicide caused by blunt force trauma. Homicide detectives are investigating this case. Anyone with information is urged to cont…