DUNDALK, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for clues in connection with a 1989 cold case. On Saturday, September 23, 1989, Teresa (Terry) Schmansky was found fatally stabbed in her residence located in the 6700 block of Holabird Avenue in Dundalk (21222). Mrs. Schmansky lived at the location with her three children, who were not home at the time of […]
TOWSON, MD—The search continues for the person responsible for the homicide of Margaret Fetterolf, who for forty-five years was known as “Woodlawn Jane Doe.” On September 12, 1976, Baltimore County detectives located the body of a young woman in the 5600-block of Dogwood Road, near the Lorraine Park Cemetery in Woodlawn. The woman had been strangled and sexually assaulted. Additional […]
TOWSON, MD—August marks eight years since the disappearance of Baltimore County native Martise Brian Williams. At the time of his disappearance, Williams was 28 years old. He was last seen on August 4, 2015, leaving the 5500-block of Gwynn Oak Avenue in the Northwest District of Baltimore City. He was going to meet someone in the Randallstown/Liberty Reservoir area and […]
TOWSON, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit have arrested a cold case serial rape suspect. On Wednesday, authorities announced that 70-year-old James Shipe Sr. had been arrested and charged in connection with the rape investigations of five Baltimore County women. A thorough review of past cases developed Shipe as a potential suspect, confirmed by forensic evidence. […]
ROSEDALE, MD—Detectives continue to search for information that may help solve a 1986 cold case. Janice Lynn Potter was discovered in her home in the unit block of Talister Court in Rosedale (21237) at around 10:00 p.m. on April 15, 1986. Janice was two months pregnant at the time and went to the basement after dinner to watch TV in […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Police in Baltimore County plan to be in the 1800-block of Clarke Boulevard in Arbutus searching for evidence related to the disappearance of Michelle Rust. The Baltimore County Police Department has completed several interviews as well as a thorough study of the evidence and have concluded that the disappearance of Michelle Rust was the result of foul play. Rust […]
PIKESVILLE, MD—A Cecil County grand jury has handed down an indictment charging a suspect in connection with a twenty-year-old attempted murder and rape investigation. The accused is identified as Bryant Nakia White, 48, of Edgewood. The indictment charges White with attempted second-degree murder, kidnapping, first- and second-degree rape, assault, and other criminal charges related to the 2002 incident. White is […]
WESTMINSTER, MD—As Maryland State Police continue to investigate the 2003 murder of a Carroll County man, the family of the victim is now offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the victim’s death. Richard Atkins Jr., 30, of Westminster, Maryland, was found by family members beaten to death around 12:30 […]