Category Archives: Murder

A Look Back at the Joseph Palczynski Hostage Standoff

2 1/2 hours of of the Joby Palczynski manhunt WJZ Channel 13 News coverage as the Joseph Palczysnki Hostage Standoff ends Via AP Archive on Youtube. NBC News: A Murderous Obsession A Murderous Obsession: In a case that shook Baltimore … Continue reading

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Bowie, MD Man beats mother to death with rolling pin

By Matt Zapotosky and Julie Zauzmer (Washington Post, 9/18/2015) A Bowie man accused of beating his mother with a rolling pin has been charged with first- and second-degree murder in connection with the brutal attack that police say caused the … Continue reading

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True Detective Stories from the Annals of the Maryland Police

28 Articles by Alexander Gifford in the “Baltimore News-Post” and “Baltimore American” from April 13-June 3, 1936 In the spring of 1936, legendary reporter-broadcaster Alexander Gifford selected 28 of the most sensational turn-of-the-century crime stories culled from Baltimore and Maryland … Continue reading

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LETTER FROM BALTIMORE: This Is My Jail

Hello Baltimore! Once again, we’re in the national spotlight for sex, drugs, murder and corruption! In this week’s New Yorker magazine (pictured left), legal columnist Jeffrey Toobin rehashes the embarrassing scandal of Tavon White, the Black Guerilla Family gang (and … Continue reading

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