Howard County Police ID 1971 Jane Doe, Reunite Her Children Decades Later
For more than half a century, she was known only as “Jane Doe.”
Her beaten body was found in a Howard County field in 1971, She died days later, was never identified, and her name was lost to time.
For 54 years, the case gathered dust — the police department's oldest cold case homicide.
Now police say they finally know who she was.
Authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 4, that DNA profiling has revealed the victim as Sadie Belle Murray, born in 1924 in Pennsylvania, who at the time of her death went by Sarah Belle Sharkey.
And in a stunning twist, detectives also tracked down her …
Maryland Man Killed Protecting Stranger During DC Shooting: ‘He Died A Hero’
A Maryland man who came to the country and was seeking the American Dream died a hero, according to his loved ones.
Riverdale resident Akim Toure, 27, an IT professional who died during a "senseless" shooting in Washington, DC, is being remembered as a "cherished son, brother, cousin, and friend," who was gunned down late on Sunday, Aug. 3.
Shortly after 11 p.m. on the fatal night, in the 400 block of New Jersey Avenue NW, police say that Toure was found unconscious and not breathing by DC Fire and EMS personnel after being shot.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responder…
Worcester Man Convicted Of Murder In Shooting Over Restaurant Bill Dispute: DA
A Worcester County Superior Court jury has found a man guilty in the fatal shooting of Joshua Lopez in 2020.
Leroy L. Thompson Jr., 30, of Worcester, was convicted of second-degree murder and reckless endangerment of a child on Thursday, Aug. 7, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.
The shooting occurred early on July 5, 2020, when Lopez, 24, was shot while sitting in the backseat of a car on Almont Avenue in Worcester. A child was also in the vehicle at the time. Lopez succumbed to his injuries on July 6, 2020.
The deadly incident followed an argument between Thompso…
