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Maryland Cop Killer Confesses To 51-Year-Old Cold Case Maryland Cop Killer Confesses To 51-Year-Old Cold Case
Maryland Cop Killer Confesses To 51-Year-Old Cold Case A case that has been cold for over half a century has been solved after a killer admitted to the murder of a Maryland officer, authorities say. Authorities have arrested 71-year-old Larry David Smith, also known as Larry David Becker, after he admitted his involvement in the murder of Montgomery County Special Deputy Sheriff Capt. James Tappen Hall in 1971, according to Montgomery County police. Hall was found critically injured on the night of Saturday, Oct. 23, 1971, after a witness reported seeing a man lying face down in the southeast parking lot of the Manor Country Club in the 14…

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40 Years Cold: Vigil Held For Unidentified Woman Found Dead In Maryland Park 40 Years Cold: Vigil Held For Unidentified Woman Found Dead In Maryland Park
40 Years Cold: Vigil Held For Unidentified Woman Found Dead In Maryland Park Four decades cold, but never forgotten.  A Maryland community is coming together to remember and hope to bring justice to a cold case that shook the community all those years ago, officials say. It's been over 40 years since the body of an unknown woman was found in a steamer truck by mushroom hunters in Gambrill State Park on Aug. 24, 1982. Her identity, and her killer, were never discovered, says the Maryland Missing Persons Network.  A vigil to bring awareness back to the case is being held beginning at 6:45 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Gambrills State Park Tea Room parking…

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Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder
Laurel Man Pleads Guilty To 40-Year-Old Cold Case Murder A 40-year-old cold case involving a young mother of four who was found dead is closer to justice after a Laurel man admitted to his role in the crime, authorities say. Howard Jackson Bradberry, 64, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the killing of Laney Lee McGadney, 28 in 1982, say Howard County officials. DNA evidence linked Bradberry to the crime in 2021, prompting his arrest, they said. On March 29, 1982, McGadney was leaving her Columbia apartment to walk to the grocery store when she was witnessed being abducted on Oakland Mills Road, according to officials. McGadney never m…

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