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Decades-Old DNA Helps Convict Parkville Man of Two 1980s Rapes

Decades-Old DNA Helps Convict Parkville Man of Two 1980s Rapes

[UPDATE: Shipe sentenced to two consecutive life sentences Monday after guilty verdict. Updated story to follow.] A 73-year-old Parkville man was found guilty and Monday for two rapes and burglaries from the 1980s that investigators linked to him using decades-old DNA and other evidence. “Justice delayed is

Essex Man Convicted of Murder, Attempted Murder After Jury Deliberates Less Than Two Hours

Essex Man Convicted of Murder, Attempted Murder After Jury Deliberates Less Than Two Hours

A Baltimore County jury found Travell Allen guilty of murder and attempted murder Thursday after deliberating for less than two hours. The verdict followed four days of testimony about the daytime shooting on Glenwood Road in Essex that killed 22-year-old Philip Pasingda and wounded another man. Allen, 27,

Jury Convicts 19-Year-Old in Gwynn Oak Double Murder that Left Kids Alone with Bodies; State to Seek Life Without Parole

Jury Convicts 19-Year-Old in Gwynn Oak Double Murder that Left Kids Alone with Bodies; State to Seek Life Without Parole

A Baltimore County jury took just two hours Tuesday to find 19-year-old Markie Cole guilty of shooting and killing a young couple in their apartment, leaving a baby and toddler alone with the bodies for nearly a full day. The jury found Cole, of Baltimore, guilty of all

Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Father Charged in Infant Son’s Death

Jury Deadlocks in Trial of Father Charged in Infant Son’s Death

A Baltimore County jury deadlocked Friday in the trial of a father accused of causing the death of his infant son and abusing the baby’s surviving twin. Caleb Clemons, 31, is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death and other offenses in the June 9, 2021, death

Judge Acquits Man of Attempted Kidnapping, Convicts Him of Assaulting Two 8-Year-Old Girls

ARBUTUS–A man accused of attempting to kidnap two 8-year-old girls was acquitted of the kidnapping charges Tuesday but convicted of two counts of second-degree assault. Douglas Orem Jr., 55, grabbed one girl from behind in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the Arbutus area of

Teacher Found Not Criminally Responsible in Shooting That Wounded Baltimore County Police Officer

Teacher Found Not Criminally Responsible in Shooting That Wounded Baltimore County Police Officer

CATONSVILLE- An elementary school teacher diagnosed with schizophrenia months after shooting at several Baltimore County police officers and critically wounding one was found not criminally responsible Monday by a Baltimore County judge. Andrew Britt, 28, will be committed to a state psychiatric hospital for treatment after Baltimore County Circuit Judge

Jones Found Guilty of Son's Murder

Jones Found Guilty of Son's Murder

After deliberating for more than 20 hours, a Baltimore County jury on Tuesday found Mark Jones, 31, guilty of second-degree murder for shooting and killing his 4-year-old son. The jury also found him guilty of attempted second-degree murder for shooting his infant daughter and the children&