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Mother Accused Of Murdering 21-Year-Old Son During Dispute In Maryland Home, Police Say Mother Accused Of Murdering 21-Year-Old Son During Dispute In Maryland Home, Police Say
Mother Accused Of Murdering 21-Year-Old Son During Dispute In Maryland Home, Police Say A woman in Prince George's County has been charged in connection to the fatal stabbing of her 21-year-old son in Lanham last month, authorities announced. Querida Rivera, 42, has been accused of killing Cristos Miguel Johnson inside their Lanham home late last month during what police say was a domestic dispute. Cristo Johnson Prince George's County Police At approximately 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, officers from the Prince George's Police Department were called to the 8000 block of Greenfield Drive to investigate a reported stabbing.  Upon arrival, they found Johnso…

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by Zak Failla
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Rachel Morin's Maryland Murder Probed By True Crime Podcasters In Colorado Rachel Morin's Maryland Murder Probed By True Crime Podcasters In Colorado
Rachel Morin's Maryland Murder Probed By True Crime Podcasters In Colorado Podcasters in Colorado are diving deep into the murder case of Rachel Morin. The 37-year-old a mom of five was walking on the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air on Aug. 5, 2023, when she disappeared. Two days later, authorities confirmed her body had been found along the trail. Six months later, her killer remains at large. Michael Gabriszeski, a retired national park search and rescue officer, tells WPDE that his stepdaughter found Morin's body in a tunnel drain along the trail in a pool of blood having suffered severe head trauma. View this post on Instagram …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fugitive On The Run For Nearly A Year Arrested For Role In Maryland Murder: Police Fugitive On The Run For Nearly A Year Arrested For Role In Maryland Murder: Police
Fugitive On The Run For Nearly A Year Arrested For Role In Maryland Murder: Police A fourth person has been arrested in connection to the murder of Deandre Keith Ellis in Montgomery County after spending nearly a year on the run. On March 5, 2023, Ellis was found shot to death inside a car outside of the Sweet Sweet Kitchen in the 900 block of Bonifant Street, prompting an extensive investigation that has now landed four suspects behind bars. Police say that on Monday, Feb. 5, investigators arrested D'Angelo Holley, who has no known address, and has been at large since a warrant was issued for his arrest in October last year. Holley was arrested without incident and take…

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by Zak Failla
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Prince George's County Man Arrested For Maryland Murder, Police Say Prince George's County Man Arrested For Maryland Murder, Police Say
Prince George's County Man Arrested For Maryland Murder, Police Say A Maryland man has been arrested weeks after a fatal shooting days after the New Year in Baltimore, police say. Capitol Heights resident Tanare Williams, 24, is behind bars following an investigation into the murder of a 31-year-old man in the Central District on Thursday, Jan. 4, authorities announced on Thursday. Shortly after midnight on the morning of the shooting, officers on patrol were flagged down by a passerby and directed to the unit block of North Eutaw Street, where there was a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his i…

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-Con Accused Of Killing Friend Over Fentanyl Pills In VA Arrested In Maryland: Police Ex-Con Accused Of Killing Friend Over Fentanyl Pills In VA Arrested In Maryland: Police
Ex-Con Accused Of Killing Friend Over Fentanyl Pills In VA Arrested In Maryland: Police Weeks after a woman was found shot to death over drugs in Prince William County, police say that an ex-con wanted in connection to her murder has been taken into custody. Karen Nicole Pollard, 37, has been arrested by Virginia State Police investigators following an incident that ended across state lines in Prince George's County overnight, authorities announced on Wednesday.  Pollard had been wanted for her alleged role in the fatal shooting of 51-year-old Patricia Kathlean Beglin in late December 2023. According to police, shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28, officers were ca…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Charged With Murder Weeks After Stabbing In Maryland: State Police Woman Charged With Murder Weeks After Stabbing In Maryland: State Police
Woman Charged With Murder Weeks After Stabbing In Maryland: State Police A 20-year-old woman has been charged in connection to the fatal stabbing of a Maryland man earlier this month, state police announced on Tuesday. Trenee Gattis has been hit with multiple counts of murder and other offenses following a weeks-long investigation into a fatal incident involving 34-year-old Daniel Mapes, who died at an area hospital days after being stabbed in Salisbury, officials say. Shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan 2, officers from the Salisbury Police Department were called to the 800 block of South Division Street, where they found Mapes suffering from an appare…

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State Police Seek Leads In Unsolved 'Heinous Crimes' Committed By Murderer Charged In Maryland State Police Seek Leads In Unsolved 'Heinous Crimes' Committed By Murderer Charged In Maryland
State Police Seek Leads In Unsolved 'Heinous Crimes' Committed By Murderer Charged In Maryland The truck driver arrested in connection to the 2006 murder of a woman found near a Frederick County rest stop may have been a serial killer, state police are cautioning. Maryland State Police investigators are seeking possible leads regarding White Springs, Florida resident Garry Artman, 64, who was on the run for nearly 20 years before being apprehended in September 2022 for his role in the murder of Dusty Shuck. On May 4, 2006, the 24-year-old's body was discovered near a Frederick County rest stop by a passing motorist, according to police. Shuck had last been seen at a New Mexico hotel …

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Accused Of Killing District Man Inside Vehicle In Maryland: Police Teen Accused Of Killing District Man Inside Vehicle In Maryland: Police
Teen Accused Of Killing District Man Inside Vehicle In Maryland: Police An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged for the deadly shooting of a father of four in late December, authorities announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Harvey Barnes III, of Upper Marlboro, was charged with first- and second-degree murder and other offenses, the Prince George’s County Police Department said. He is in the custody of the Department of Corrections on a no-bond status. Barnes is accused of fatally shooting Timothy Emmanuel Jones, 37, of Washington, DC on the 900 block of St. Michaels Drive in Bowie around 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28.  Jones was found inside a vehicle suff…

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by Valerie Musson
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Man With Stalking History Arrested After Estranged Wife Killed In Maryland: Sheriff (UPDATED) Man With Stalking History Arrested After Estranged Wife Killed In Maryland: Sheriff (UPDATED)
Man With Stalking History Arrested After Estranged Wife Killed In Maryland: Sheriff (Updated) A smiling suspect with a history of stalking has been accused of killing his estranged wife amid a contentious divorce in Frederick County, the sheriff's office announced. Walkersville resident Frederick Owusu Sakyi, 33, was tracked from the scene of a murder at Giant in Urbana and arrested without incident in connection to the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Tenisha Butler, according to authorities. At around 11:11 p.m. on Jan. 6, members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to the Urbana Giant in the 3500 block of Sugarloaf Parkway, where there was a report of a shootin…

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by Zak Failla
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Gunman Admits To Shooting Friend, Dumping Body In Maryland, Police Say Gunman Admits To Shooting Friend, Dumping Body In Maryland, Police Say
Gunman Admits To Shooting Friend, Dumping Body In Maryland, Police Say Police in Prince George's County have apprehended a man accused of killing his friend, who was reported missing last year, authorities announced. Parrish Goode, 23, has been charged in connection to the murder of 20-year-old Damion Myers, of Fort Washington, who was reported missing in April last year by his family. On April 15, 2023, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 12000 block of Nevin Lane in Fort Washington to investigate reports of a missing person. Myers' family advised officers that they had not seen or heard from him in 24 hours, when he…

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by Zak Failla
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Dog Walker Who Shot DC Firefighter In Maryland Charged With Murder, Sheriff Says Dog Walker Who Shot DC Firefighter In Maryland Charged With Murder, Sheriff Says
Dog Walker Who Shot DC Firefighter In Maryland Charged With Murder, Sheriff Says Justice may be served for friends and family of a DC firefighter who was shot and killed in his Charles County hometown earlier this year. Carlos Lavanto Garner, 37, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of 30-year-old DC Firefighter/EMT Carl Francis Braxton during a standoff in Charles County, the sheriff's office announced on Wednesday. Both men are from Bryans Road. Carl Braxton @dcfireems Members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to the 2900 block of Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road at around 3:30 a.m. on Monday, May 8, to chec…

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Virginia Man Gets Life For Killing Mother Found After Breakfast Fight In Maryland Virginia Man Gets Life For Killing Mother Found After Breakfast Fight In Maryland
Virginia Man Gets Life For Killing Mother Found After Breakfast Fight In Maryland A Virginia man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of strangling his mother to death in Maryland after an argument, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday. Norfolk resident Bandon Kiah Slade, 29, was found guilty following a three-day trial of murder, assault and other offenses in connection to the death of his mother, Lenora Coates-Slade, whose body was found stabbed to death with a plastic bag wrapped around her head in the family's garage three years ago. On Friday, prosecutors announced that he has been sentenced by a judge to…

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