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OPEN HOMICIDES
The Frederick Police Department continues efforts to solve recent and cold case homicides. Periodically new detectives are assigned to existing cases with the intension that new eyes may uncover new evidence. Also, the continuing evolution of forensic technology may produce new leads that may result in new evidence or create new solvability factors.
CLOSED BY ARREST
The shooting homicide of John Earl Hill Jr, which took place in the early morning hours of August 30, 2000 near the intersection of Sagner and Maryland Avenues, was closed by the Frederick Police Department on January 24, 2005 with the arrest of Tieray Dawayne Jones. Mr. Jones was arrested and indicted while already incarcerated in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center on charges unrelated to the Hill homicide.
CASE #: 1974-6416
DATE: JUNE 29, 1974
VICTIM: ANNA MARGARET MYERS
DESCRIPTION FEMALE/ WHITE/ AGE 75
CIRCUMSTANCES
At approximately 0545 hours Saturday morning June 29, 1974, a citizen residing in the 300 block of Upper College Terrace heard a moaning sound outside his home. Looking out, he observed a tall slim figure “half running” past his residence southbound toward Rockwell Terrace. He then located an unconscious victim on the sidewalk directly in front of 305 Upper College Terrace. Found near the victim was her dead cocker spaniel. The cause of death of Ms. Myers and her dog was blunt force trauma to the head. Despite an expansive and exhaustive search of the scene and surrounding neighborhoods, no weapon was recovered.
If you have any information that might aid in this investigation, please contact Detective Sargeant Bruce DeGrange at 301-600-2118.
CASE #: 1982-12633
DATE: AUGUST 24, 1982
VICTIM: IDENTITY UNKNOWN
DESCRIPTION: FEMALE/ WHITE/ 18 TO 25 YEARS OF AGE
CIRCUMSTANCES
A couple searching for mushrooms in the Frederick City Watershed came upon a steamer trunk located just off a roadway. The trunk contained skeletonized human remains of a white female, 18 to 25 years of age, with dark hair. The decedent had undergone extensive dental procedures, some of which are consistent with those performed by dental students. The identity of this victim remains a mystery despite efforts by numerous detectives, forensic anthropologists, the FBI, as well as television programs including Final Justice and The New Detectives.
If you have any information that might aid in this investigation, please contact Lieutenant Thomas Chase at 301-600-2125.
CASE #: 1988-2163
DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 1988
VICTIM: DELORES MARIE THOMPSON, aka “Mooda”
DESCRIPTION: FEMALE/ BLACK/ AGE 23
CIRCUMSTANCES
On the Monday following Superbowl Sunday 1988, a victim was found in her second-floor apartment at 126 South Market Street. Cause of death was determined to be asphyxiation by strangulation. The victim’s apartment displayed no sign of forced entry. Ms. Thompson was well known and well liked in her neighborhood. Despite extensive investigation, no suspect has been identified.
If you have any information that might aid in this investigation, please contact Detective Matt Burns at 301-600-1263.
CASE #: 1989-6355
DATE: MARCH 15, 1989
VICTIM: TRACEY LYNN KIRKPATRICK
DESCRIPTION: FEMALE/ WHITE/ AGE 17
CIRCUMSTANCES
The victim, working alone on a Wednesday evening in a women’s clothing store in a local shopping center, was found by a security guard. She had last been seen alive at approximately 8:45 PM and her body was found at 10:50 PM. The victim had been stabbed multiple times and robbery is not believed to have been the motive. This investigation has been profiled on the television program “Unsolved Mysteries.”
If you have any information that might aid in this investigation, please contact Detective Jerry Morales at 301-600-1226.
CASE #: 1990-29455
DATE: OCTOBER 15, 1990
VICTIM: GALAN LATRON CROKER
DESCRIPTION: MALE/ BLACK/ AGE 21
CIRCUMSTANCES
The victim’s body was found in a grove of pine trees next to Rosemont Avenue. The cause of death was determined to be multiple close contact gunshot wounds. Residents reported hearing noise that could have been gunshots at approximately 2:00 AM that Monday morning. The victim’s body was discovered at 12:29 PM. The investigation determined that this homicide was drug related.
If you have any information that might aid in this investigation, please contact Detective Thomas Tokarz at 301-600-1240.
CASE #: 1994 – 22362
DATE: JULY 19, 1994
VICTIM: STACEY ROGERS
DESCRIPTION: MALE/ WHITE/ AGE 20
CIRCUMSTANCES
The victim was found seated in a vehicle that had drifted into another parked vehicle on Dill Avenue. Shots were heard at approximately 02:45 AM on that Tuesday and the cause of death was later determined as multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses reported seeing a “muscular” African-American male running down an adjacent street shortly after shots were heard. A small red compact vehicle was also seen leaving the area at the time.
If you have any information that might aid in this investigation, please contact Detective Robert Marker at 301-600-1242.
CASE #: 1996-102135
DATE: DECEMBER 23, 1996
VICTIM: STACY LYNN HOFFMASTER
DESCRIPTION: FEMALE/ WHITE/ AGE 15
CIRCUMSTANCES
The victim’s body was discovered under a carpet blanket in a wooded area adjacent to Interstate Route 70. Cause of death was asphyxiation by strangulation. The victim was last seen at approximately 1:30 PM on October 1, 1996. The next day, October 2, a missing person report was filed. During the three-month period after the victim was reported missing, several unconfirmed sightings were reported. However, investigators believe that the victim was murdered on the day she disappeared. The asphyxiated victim was found within walking distance of her residence in an area frequented by homeless and transient persons.
If you have any information that might aid in this investigation, please contact Detective Michael Morgan at 301-600-1259.
CASE #: 2001-61051
DATE: JUNE 30, 2001
VICTIM: ANTHONY CHARLES LEWIS, JR. aka “PEANUT”
DESCRIPTION: MALE/ BLACK/ AGE 22
CIRCUMSTANCES
While riding a bicycle from South Market Street onto West All Saint’s Street, the victim was attacked and stabbed in the chest at 12:30 AM, Saturday morning, June 30, 2001. The victim continued riding westbound until collapsing immediately east of Court Street. The cause of death was a stab wound to the heart. A suspect who fled from the stabbing was described as an African-American male, late 20’s to early 30’s. No known witnesses to this stabbing have been identified.
If you have any information that might aid in this investigation, please contact Detective Julius Levine at 301-600-1238.
CASE #: 2003-1822
DATE: JANUARY 4, 2003
VICTIM: WILLIAM FRANCIS ADAMS
DESCRIPTION: MALE/ BLACK/ AGE 23
CIRCUMSTANCES
The victim was attacked by two or three black males at approximately 9:30 PM on Saturday 4, 2003, near the side of Building J of Country Hill Apartments, 1000 Heather Ridge Drive. His assailants wore black hoods and dark clothing. During the attack the victim received a single gunshot to the back of the head at close range. Death was instantaneous. No witnesses have come forward and the homicide remains under close investigation.
If you have any information that might aid in this investigation, please contact Detective Michael Morgan at 301-600-1259.
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