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Fairfax County Father Charged In Infant Daughter’s Death After Abuse Signs Found, Police Say Fairfax County Father Charged In Infant Daughter’s Death After Abuse Signs Found, Police Say
Fairfax County 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; DC Roommate Now Charged With Murder: Police Capitol Heights Man Found Unconscious Dies; DC Roommate Now Charged With Murder: Police
Capitol Heights Man Found Unconscious Dies; DC 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 Area Home, Son-In-Law Charged In DMV: Sheriff Mother-In-Law Killed In Area Home, Son-In-Law Charged In DMV: Sheriff
Mother-In-Law Killed In Area Home, Son-In-Law Charged In DMV: 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 …
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 DC Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom Decades Ago In Maryland DNA Swipe From Water Bottle Nails DC Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom Decades Ago In Maryland
DNA Swipe From Water Bottle Nails DC 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…
Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At MD Apartment; Boyfriend Arrested In DC: Police Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At MD Apartment; Boyfriend Arrested In DC: Police
Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At MD Apartment; Boyfriend Arrested In DC: 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…
$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…
Maryland Toddler Killed In DC Had 'Short, Meaningful Life," Family Says Maryland Toddler Killed In DC Had 'Short, Meaningful Life," Family Says
Maryland Toddler Killed In DC Had 'Short, Meaningful Life," Family Says 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…
Maryland Toddler's Death In DC Ruled Homicide By Blunt Force Injuries: MPD Maryland Toddler's Death In DC Ruled Homicide By Blunt Force Injuries: MPD
Maryland 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…