Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Thomas Lee Posey, 57, also admitted to two rapes from the same period.
A 57-year-old man has admitted to killing a Beltsville woman nearly 23 years after the crime occurred, according to Prince George's County State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks. Thomas Lee Posey pled guilty to first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree rape dating to 1990. He was sentenced to life in prison after entering the plea before Prince George’s County Circuit Judge Albert Northrop. According to a statement from Alsobrooks, Posey raped and murdered 22-year-old Margaret Perkins in June of 1990 while she was on a jog through a Berwyn Heights park. The Beltsville resident's body was later found by a group of firefighters playing softball. She showed signs of strangulation, Alsobrooks said. According to a Washington Post story …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Victim dies 27 years after sustaining injuries in shooting.
The death of a South Laurel woman who died this year due to injuries she sustained during a shooting in 1985 has been ruled a homicide, according to Prince George’s County police. But the case can't be prosecuted. Pamela Prowant, 52, was left paralyzed and in a wheel chair after being shot in an incident on South Laurel Drive, and her death was due to complications of the shooting, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore. According to police, on Nov. 1 1985, officers were dispatched to 11721 South Laurel Drive, #412A for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, Prowant was found on the bedroom floor of her apartment suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to Prince George’s Hospital Center for …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Victim dies 27 years after sustaining injuries in shooting.
The death of a South Laurel woman who died this year due to injuries she sustained during a shooting in 1985 has been ruled a homicide, according to Prince George’s County police. But the case can't be prosecuted. Police announced Tuesday that the death of Pamela Prowant, 52, who was left paralyzed and in a wheel chair after being shot in an incident on South Laurel Drive, was due to complications of the shooting, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore. According to police, on Nov. 1 1985, officers were dispatched to 11721 South Laurel Drive, #412A for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, Prowant was found on the bedroom floor of her apartment suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was transported to Prince …
Friday, November 18, 2011
Richard Anthony Karis was found shot to death on Nov. 12, 2005 in Landover Hills.
Prince George's County Police seeking help solving a Landover Hills shooting death. More information, including comments from friends, is listed on the Prince George's County Crime Solvers' Facebook page. To report information about this case or any fugitive case online visit the Crime Solvers website. You also can send your tips, securely and anonymously, via text message by typing "PGPD" plus your message and sending it to "CRIMES” (274637).
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