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Police ID 59-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside Maryland Home As Suspicious Death Probe Grows Police ID 59-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside Maryland Home As Suspicious Death Probe Grows
Police ID 59-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside Maryland Home As Suspicious Death Probe Grows Detectives are probing a suspicious death in Maryland after a 59-year-old woman was found dead inside her home, police said. Officers were called at around 8:15 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 29 to the unit block of English Run Circle in Sparks Glencoe for a welfare check, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Inside, they discovered the body of Susan Cope, 59. Homicide detectives with the department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death, authorities announced. Officials are urging anyone with information to…
Maryland Woman Tracked Down After Fatally Stabbing Grandmother, Police Say Maryland Woman Tracked Down After Fatally Stabbing Grandmother, Police Say
Maryland Woman Tracked Down After Fatally Stabbing Grandmother, Police Say A 28-year-old woman was tracked down and arrested in Maryland after allegedly killing her grandmother and stabbing another family member. On Thursday, Sept. 18, authorities say that Waldorf resident Breante Thomas has been apprehended in connection with the fatal stabbing of Helen Thomas, 81, inside her Fort Washington home, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called to conduct a welfare check around 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14 at a home in the 500 block of Bonhill Drive, where they found Helen Thomas suffering from stab wounds. She died at the s…
Decomposing Body, Dead Dog Found Inside Maryland Home After Welfare Check Decomposing Body, Dead Dog Found Inside Maryland Home After Welfare Check
Decomposing Body, Dead Dog Found Inside Maryland Home After Welfare Check When neighbors grew concerned after not seeing or hearing from Jahdon Gist for some time in Baltimore County, they decided to conduct a welfare check — just in case. While checking on him, they could not have imagined the grisly discovery they made inside. Gist's decomposing body was found inside the home on Sunday, Aug. 23, leaving friends and family stunned by his unexplained death. His dog was also found dead, in an unknown state of decomposition. "This is a complete shock and unexpected," his sister, Teryn Gist, wrote on a GoFundMe organized for the family. "My beloved brother was une…
Virginia Woman Found Dead Beneath I-495 Bridge In Maryland After Welfare Check: State Police Virginia Woman Found Dead Beneath I-495 Bridge In Maryland After Welfare Check: State Police
Virginia Woman Found Dead Beneath I-495 Bridge In Maryland After Welfare Check: State Police A welfare check in Montgomery County led to a grisly discovery by Maryland State Police troopers who found a Virginia woman's body beneath an I-495 overpass, officials said. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, troopers were dispatched to the outer loop of I-495 prior to the American Legion Bridge for a welfare check, where they found an unattended Toyota 4Runner in the right shoulder. According to Maryland State Police, first responders found McLean resident Madina Rhine, 36, lying unresponsive directly below I-495 along MacArthur Boulevard. She was pronounced dead b…
Deadly Apartment Shooting In Maryland Ruled Homicide Nearly A Month Later: Police Deadly Apartment Shooting In Maryland Ruled Homicide Nearly A Month Later: Police
Deadly Apartment Shooting In Maryland Ruled Homicide Nearly A Month Later: Police A man found dead inside a Maryland apartment last month was murdered, officials confirmed. Vincent De Porres Young II, 38, of Rockville, was discovered with gunshot wounds on the morning of Saturday, June 14, inside an apartment in the 600 block of Blandford Street, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers with Montgomery County Police and Rockville City Police responded just before 8 a.m. that morning to conduct a welfare check. There, they found Young, who was pronounced dead at the scene. On Thursday, July 10, police said the Office of the Chief Medical Examine…
Possible Murder-Suicide Under Investigation After 4 Found Dead In Apartment: Police Possible Murder-Suicide Under Investigation After 4 Found Dead In Apartment: Police
Possible Murder-Suicide Under Investigation After 4 Found Dead In Apartment: Police A man, woman, and two young children were found shot to death inside a Virginia apartment, and police are investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide, officials say The victims have been identified as Santosh Pariyar, 38, Anju Shrestha, 36, a 2-year-old boy, and an 8-year-old girl, the Manassas Park Police Department announced on Friday, June 6. At 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, officers were called to the 9400 block of Lanae Lane for a welfare check after the homeowner requested help checking on his tenants. When officers entered the downstairs apartment, they found all four peop…
Maryland Ref Showed Up To Youth Soccer Game Drunk, Sheriff Says Maryland Ref Showed Up To Youth Soccer Game Drunk, Sheriff Says
Maryland Ref Showed Up To Youth Soccer Game Drunk, Sheriff Says A referee working a youth soccer match in Southern Maryland was pulled from the field and cuffed after concerned parents said he appeared drunk — and deputies say he blew nearly three times the legal limit. James Adam Riffe, 44, of Waldorf, was arrested at a park in Dunkirk after allegedly showing up intoxicated to officiate games, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday, May 6. The call came in late last month, when deputies were dispatched to the Ward Farm Recreation and Nature Park on Ward Road for a welfare check.  Parents and witnesses told deputies the referee working t…
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…
Dismembered Woman's Body Found In Man's Vehicle In Maryland: Cops Dismembered Woman's Body Found In Man's Vehicle In Maryland: Cops
Dismembered Woman's Body Found In Man's Vehicle In Maryland: Cops The search for a missing woman in Delaware ended with a grisly discovery in Maryland, when investigators found her dismembered remains in her suspected killer's vehicle, authorities announced. Nobert Matara, 32, is being held in Maryland pending his extradition back to New Castle County to face a murder charge in connection to the macabre discovery that was made over the weekend in Harford County. Late on Friday, Dec. 20, officers from the New Castle County Division of Police were called to an area apartment in Delaware to conduct a welfare check after the employer of 31-year-old Tracy Nyar…
Man Accused Of Murdering Grandmother, Granddaughter In Maryland: Police Man Accused Of Murdering Grandmother, Granddaughter In Maryland: Police
Man Accused Of Murdering Grandmother, Granddaughter In Maryland: Police A man has been arrested weeks after a woman and her granddaughter were killed in Baltimore County. Bryan Cherry, 36, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the deaths of Iona Sellers, 75, and Autumn Harvey, 29, in Middle River last month, authorities announced on Thursday. The two were found by police with traumatic injuries shortly before 10 a.m. on July 7 in the unit block of Taos Circle during a welfare check. Cherry was charged with first-degree murder. He is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Want breaking news in the DMV as it …
Sex Offender Wanted In Connection To Death Of Probation Agent In Maryland: Police Sex Offender Wanted In Connection To Death Of Probation Agent In Maryland: Police
Sex Offender Wanted In Connection To Death Of Probation Agent In Maryland: Police The Montgomery County Department of Police is on the hunt for a man wanted in connection to the suspicious death of a Maryland parole and probation agent. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Friday, May 31, officers responded to a home in the 2800 block of Terrace Drive in Chevy Chase to conduct a welfare check on the agent, who did not report back to work after a resident check of 54-year-old Emanuel Edward Sewell, a registered sex offender, officials say. Upon arrival, police say that officers found a man inside who was pronounced dead at the scene. Sewell was not in the apartment, and has not …
Former Loyola Basketball Star Jamal Barney Found Dead In Vacant Home Former Loyola Basketball Star Jamal Barney Found Dead In Vacant Home
Former Loyola Basketball Star Jamal Barney Found Dead In Vacant Home Former Loyola men's basketball star Jamal Barney was found dead inside a vacant home this week in West Baltimore, police confirmed. On Monday afternoon, Oct. 2, officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 500 block of North Payson Street to conduct a welfare check after Barney's family reported that he had been missing for days and may be inside. Upon arrival, police say that they found Barney's body with signs of trauma to the body and the 37-year-old former basketball player was later identified by the Medical Examiner's Office. His death was ruled a homicide on Tuesd…