Post by Scumhunter on Jun 12, 2018 0:38:51 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Baltimore County government website)
From the Baltimore County government website- Police Department- Unsolved Homicide Cases section:
Baltimore County Police are looking to the public for information that could help them solve a murder that happened 29 years ago.
The evening of April 15, 1986, 26-year-old Janice Lynn Potter arrived home from work and ate dinner in her Talister Court, 21237 home. Janice was two months pregnant at the time and went to the basement after dinner to watch television in the family room. Just before Mr. Potter left for school in College Park at 6 p.m., he opened the sliding glass door slightly because the wood burning stove in the basement was putting out too much heat.
Mr. Potter came home at 10 p.m. to a horrific sight—Janice had been brutally murdered.
Investigators believe that sometime between 6 and 10 p.m., the suspect entered the home through the open sliding glass door and stabbed Janice Potter repeatedly. Multiple items were taken from the home that included:
A ladies yellow gold ring with one ruby
A ladies yellow gold ring with one emerald
A ladies 14K white gold ring made up of a diamond surrounded by five sapphires
A ladies 14K white gold wedding band with the engraving June 14, 1981
A one-third carat diamond white gold engagement ring
A pair of one-fourth carat white gold pierced earrings
An antique, sterling silver salt and pepper shaker
In the weeks before her death, Janice Potter had been receiving annoying telephone calls and investigators believe that the person responsible for those calls may be the same person who killed her.
This incident remains under investigation by the Baltimore County Police Homicide Unit. Investigators believe that a neighbor who resided on Talister Court in 1986 may hold the key to solving this crime.
Callers to Metro Crime Stoppers
Metro Crime Stoppers, an organization that is separate from the Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore County Government, offers rewards for information in connection with felony offenses. Anonymous tips can be sent to Metro Crime Stoppers by phone, text message or online.
Phone: 1-866-7LOCKUP
Text message: Text "MCS" plus your message to "CRIMES" (274637)
Web tip: www.metrocrimestoppers.org
www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/police/homicide/unsolvedhomicides/potter1986.html
NBC News article on this case: www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/family-pushes-justice-30-years-after-pregnant-woman-janice-potter-n557296
Thoughts? The above post says 29 years but as of this posting date (6/12/2018), it's now been 32 years since Janice was murdered and her case is apparently still unfortunately unsolved.
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