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Retired NIH chemist’s case shows rise in live-streamed sex abuse of children
Retired NIH chemist’s case shows rise in live-streamed sex abuse of children (washingtonpost.com) Retired NIH chemist’s case shows rise in live-streamed sex abuse of children By Dan Morse 2026101110020400 By the time Carl Hammer retired from the National Institutes of Health in 2017, he was an accomplished research chemist. He had published more than 75 papers and managed a mass spectrometry testing facility.
He got the death sentence 24 years ago. A judge just freed him after plea deal.
He got the death sentence 24 years ago. A judge just freed him after plea deal. (washingtonpost.com) He got the death sentence 24 years ago. A judge just freed him after plea deal. By Dan Morse 2026092823110600 A Virginia man once sentenced to death in a 2001 murder-for-hire case will be released from prison after a plea deal finalized Monday ended his decades-long legal battle, his attorneys said.
After a hanging death draws questions, officials offer support to community
Officials in Maryland offered counseling and other mental health resources Monday to a community left reeling after a man was found hanging from a tree one day earlier. The death has been ruled a suicide. Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy, joined by county council members, police officials and community leaders, held a news conference Monday afternoon in the Upper Marlboro area to offer more details about the death investigation and attempt to quell hearsay about the case.
Montgomery County police chief resigns after investigation into Vegas trip
Montgomery County police chief resigns after investigation into Vegas trip (washingtonpost.com) Montgomery County police chief resigns after investigation into Vegas trip By Dan Morse 2026091816590400 The police chief of Maryland's most populous county resigned Friday after an investigation found he was "not truthful" when questioned about how and why a relative accompanied him to a conference in Las Vegas, according to a copy of the report and county officials.
Friends of missing executive say she would ‘never walk out on her son’
Friends of missing executive say she would ‘never walk out on her son’ (washingtonpost.com) Friends of missing executive say she would ‘never walk out on her son’ By Liam Scott; Dan Morse 2026091510020600 Her friends say she wouldn't just leave. Antoinette Forbes loves her job, they said. She loves art and clothes and travel. Above all, she loves her 10-year-old son and the life she has built for them in D.C. as a single mother.
Murder suspect texted that his hit man work was ‘picking up,’ police say
This much seemed clear: A man wearing a black face mask fired 21 gunshots that left his target dead in the broad daylight of a neighborhood parking lot. What detectives couldn’t figure out was what had brought the shooter there. Then they arrested a suspect, according to court records, searched his phone and found text messages he allegedly wrote about a new vocation. “This hit man s—- has been picking up,” Douglas Lacey, 24, allegedly wrote in a group chat.
FAITH: The spoils of war - Central Oregonian
The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is his name. – Exodus 15:3 Several years ago, when we lived in the valley, my day began with checking my wife into an oncology clinic and ended with picking blackberries from a vicious bramble. Each visit to the oncology clinic reminded me of a field infirmary at the edge of a battle zone. Like war-torn and battle-weary soldiers, they would march in and find a place for infusion. Each week we’d see familiar faces.
Murder suspect texted that his hit man work was ‘picking up,’ police say
Murder suspect texted that his hit man work was ‘picking up,’ police say (washingtonpost.com) Murder suspect texted that his hit man work was ‘picking up,’ police say By Dan Morse 2026091310021100 This much seemed clear: A man wearing a black face mask fired 21 gunshots that left his target dead in the broad daylight of a neighborhood parking lot. What detectives couldn't figure out was what had brought the shooter there.
Airman's 'contemptuous' words for Trump lead to high-stakes military charges
Air Force Maj. Jason Watson sat behind a keyboard 14 months ago to share his thoughts on the commander in chief. “A greedy, unintelligent, narcissistic, pathological liar, traitor, and coward,” he wrote in his anonymous Substack channel as part of a larger missive against President Donald Trump.
Lawsuit details metro station ordeal of disabled man who was trapped for days
A breakdown of basic safety procedures inside a Maryland Metro train station allowed a man with Down syndrome to wander into a dark emergency exit corridor and become trapped there for six days , alone with no food or water, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the man's family that a judge ruled this week can continue toward trial.
A young woman's body was found 35 years ago. She might finally be identified
Like so many people curious about her family history, Christina Montorio submitted a DNA profile to a company that offers insight. The decision yielded a knock on the front door of her New Jersey home by an out-of-state investigator with stunning news: Montorio was related to an unidentified woman found dead in 1991 at the bottom of an interstate embankment in Maryland.
FAITH: Trial by fire - Central Oregonian
On July 15, a storm cluster delivered more than 2,000 lightning strikes to Central Oregon, and coupled with high July temperatures and strong prevailing winds, the result was multiple fires in remote rural locations. Today, several days later, Central Oregon is on fire. The fires in Central Oregon have wreaked devastating havoc on our community, and I’ve given a bit of brain time in all of this to the consideration of vocation.
Estuvo 26 años preso y luego un testigo clave se retractó: “El daño nunca podrá ser reparado”
David Black fue condenado en 1997 a 26 años de prisión (@khurram_jay) En 1997, el testimonio de ese hombre ayudó a enviar a David Black a prisión durante 26 años. El verano pasado, en el mismo tribunal de Washington, Black escuchó cómo el testigo se retractaba de una afirmación clave tras otra. No, dijo el hombre, nunca vio a Black disparar un arma. No, nunca lo vio huir. No, nunca vio a Black matar a nadie. “Tuve que salir de la sala del tribunal”, recordó Black en una entrevista esta semana.
He served 26 years in prison. Then a key witness recanted.
In 1997, the man's testimony helped send David Black to prison for 26 years. Last summer, inside the same Washington courthouse, Black listened as the witness recanted one key claim after another. No, the man said, he never saw Black fire a gun. No, he never saw him flee. No, he never saw Black kill anyone. “I had to leave the courtroom,” Black recalled in an interview this week.
An Ohio woman took in two strangers. Then she saw their ‘wanted’ photos.
An Ohio woman took in two strangers. Then she saw their ‘wanted’ photos. (washingtonpost.com) An Ohio woman took in two strangers. Then she saw their ‘wanted’ photos. By Dan Morse 2026071810010300 The two women who drifted into a small Ohio town reminded Adrienne Behrman of her younger self. They were fleeing a toxic living situation in Maryland, they said, when their car broke down and left them stranded in a motel. The story was a bit vague.
Air Force major arrested in uniform at U.S. Capitol had protested Trump before
Air Force major arrested in uniform at U.S. Capitol had protested Trump before (washingtonpost.com) Air Force major arrested in uniform at U.S. Capitol had protested Trump before By Dan Morse 2026070610010800 Just before climbing steps outside the U.S. Capitol, the Air Force major predicted what his protest would cost him. "In the grand scheme of things, I'm just a nobody," he told reporters.
Man who played Star Wars music at National Guard members receives settlement
Man who played Star Wars music at National Guard members receives settlement (washingtonpost.com) Man who played Star Wars music at National Guard members receives settlement By Dan Morse 2026062910010700 When Sam O'Hara first spotted National Guard members on patrol in Washington, he quickly decided how he would protest. O'Hara walked up, followed them and used his iPhone to broadcast Darth Vader's theme music. "It's almost Pavlovian.
She got eight years for plotting to kill Kavanaugh. Prosecutors want more.
In Brief Sophie Roske sentenced to eight years for assassination plot. Justice Department appeals for at least 30 years in 4th Circuit. Judge Deborah Boardman cited mental health and lack of criminal record. Roske abandoned plan after seeing deputy U.S. marshals outside home. The plot to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh was as bizarre as it was terrifying. From her home in California, 26-year-old Sophie Roske figured out Kavanaugh’s address in suburban Maryland.
She got eight years for plotting to kill Justice Kavanaugh. Prosecutors want more.
She got eight years for plotting to kill Justice Kavanaugh. Prosecutors want more. (washingtonpost.com) She got eight years for plotting to kill Justice Kavanaugh. Prosecutors want more. By Dan Morse 2026062210010300 The plot to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh was as bizarre as it was terrifying. From her home in California, 26-year-old Sophie Roske figured out Kavanaugh's address in suburban Maryland.
Man who plotted with au pair to kill his wife receives life sentence
Man who plotted with au pair to kill his wife receives life sentence (washingtonpost.com) Man who plotted with au pair to kill his wife receives life sentence By Dan Morse 2026060516290200 Brendan Banfield, a former IRS agent who plotted with his Brazilian au pair to kill his wife and a man lured to the family's Northern Virginia home, was sentenced to life in prison Friday.
Assisted-living staffer accused of murder ruled mentally unfit
Assisted-living staffer accused of murder ruled mentally unfit (washingtonpost.com) Assisted-living staffer accused of murder ruled mentally unfit By Dan Morse 2026053010010300 A recent employee of an assisted-living center who is accused of fatally shooting an 87-year-old resident has been deemed mentally unfit to proceed to trial, according to recent Maryland court filings, as a related negligence lawsuit in the case grows ever more contentious.
Bust of multi-state drug ring highlights increasing use of police drones
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Dan Morse THE WASHINGTON POST Watched from a drone flying above, a man pulled his silver SUV into a Delaware truck stop. He parked near a tractor-trailer and waited as another man stepped out carrying the first of two tan Home Depot boxes.
FAITH: The last enemy - Central Oregonian
Last week, a couple of friends and I rode our motorcycles up to Walton Lake, in the heart of the Ochocos. The lake was closed, but on the route, and just before the Ochoco Ranger Station, is a cemetery of surprising size, especially for a remote, rural location. A couple of summers ago, I walked through it, noting the number of graves and taking time to read many of the grave markers. This old Crook County cemetery is called the Howard Cemetery, and its oldest grave dates to 1892.
Advocacy groups sound alarm after rape and pregnancy of disabled woman
Advocacy groups sound alarm after rape and pregnancy of disabled woman (washingtonpost.com) Advocacy groups sound alarm after rape and pregnancy of disabled woman By Dan Morse 2026052410011700 Advocates in Maryland are raising concerns about the rape of a disabled woman who was living in a group home when, during a hospital visit, doctors determined she was seven months pregnant.
La increíble travesía de un vino de USD 24.000: del robo a la misteriosa devolución y la caída en picada de su valor
Cómo un robo de vinos de lujo en Virginia reveló las grietas del mercado negro y dejó a sus dueños con más preguntas que respuestas (NBC News) El sargento Mike Bell entró en la cocina de un restaurante francés de lujo portando una caja negra que contenía la última sorpresa de una vitrina llena de ellas. “No van a creer esto”, les dijo a los dueños.
A $24,000 bottle of wine was stolen, then returned
A $24,000 bottle of wine was stolen, then returned (washingtonpost.com) A $24,000 bottle of wine was stolen, then returned By Dan Morse 2026051810011000 Sgt. Mike Bell walked into the kitchen of a high-end French restaurant carrying a black crate that held the latest surprise in a case full of them. "You're not going to believe this," he told the owners.
Driver who crashed into tent at child’s birthday party sentenced to 10 years
Driver who crashed into tent at child’s birthday party sentenced to 10 years (washingtonpost.com) Driver who crashed into tent at child’s birthday party sentenced to 10 years By Dan Morse; Jasmine Golden 2026051417260200 The house in Bladensburg, Maryland, was home to celebrations. Members of the Gutierrez family and friends gathered there again in October to mark a 6-year-old's birthday. After cutting the cake, an attendee recalled, the party began to wind down.
They thought their disabled daughter was safe. A pregnancy revealed her rape. Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy
Dan Morse The 24-year-old woman, pushed in a wheelchair, arrived at an emergency room in Baltimore with marks on her ankles and a swollen belly. Kamryn Jones had been brought from a small group home in Maryland, where she lived because her neurological disorders required the constant presence of two caregivers. She was legally blind, could barely speak and, according to doctors, had the cognitive function of a toddler.
DOJ and Maryland both sue D.C. Water over Potomac sewage leak
DOJ and Maryland both sue D.C. Water over Potomac sewage leak (washingtonpost.com) DOJ and Maryland both sue D.C. Water over Potomac sewage leak By Salvador Rizzo; Dan Morse 2026042022330300 The Justice Department sued D.C. and its water and sewage authority in federal court Monday over the January leak of untreated wastewater into the Potomac River. A similar lawsuit over the pipeline break, from Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, was filed Monday in Montgomery County Circuit Court.
Quadruple amputee charged with murdering friend while driving Tesla
A professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee who was arrested last month for allegedly shooting and killing his friend while driving through Southern Maryland has been indicted by a grand juryon a first-degree murder charge, officials said Monday. Dayton Webber’s attorneys, however, claim he was acting in self-defense.
Quadruple amputee charged with murdering friend while driving Tesla
Quadruple amputee charged with murdering friend while driving Tesla (washingtonpost.com) Quadruple amputee charged with murdering friend while driving Tesla By Juan Benn Jr.; Dan Morse 2026041409012900 A professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee who was arrested last month for allegedly shooting and killing his friend while driving through Southern Maryland has been indicted by a grand jury on a first-degree murder charge, officials said Monday.
Bust of multi-state drug ring highlights increasing use of police drones
Bust of multi-state drug ring highlights increasing use of police drones (washingtonpost.com) Bust of multi-state drug ring highlights increasing use of police drones By Dan Morse 2026041216020400 Watched from a drone flying above, a man pulled his silver SUV into a Delaware truck stop. He parked near a tractor-trailer and waited as another man stepped out carrying the first of two tan Home Depot boxes.
93 pounds of cocaine seized in drug investigation in Maryland
Dan Morse More than 93 pounds of cocaine was seized as part of the dismantling of a Maryland trafficking ring with ties to a Mexican drug cartel, officials said Tuesday. The 15-month investigation, which grew out of Maryland's Eastern Shore, involved undercover work, drones, tracking devices and the 24-hour monitoring of phone lines. “We were up on a very, very complex wiretap investigation,” Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis said at a news conference Tuesday held with Maryland Gov.
93 pounds of cocaine seized in drug investigation in Maryland
93 pounds of cocaine seized in drug investigation in Maryland (washingtonpost.com) 93 pounds of cocaine seized in drug investigation in Maryland By Dan Morse 2026040716270200 More than 93 pounds of cocaine was seized as part of the dismantling of a Maryland trafficking ring with ties to a Mexican drug cartel, officials said Tuesday. The 15-month investigation, which grew out of Maryland's Eastern Shore, involved undercover work, drones, tracking devices and the 24-hour monitoring of phone lines.
A postal worker hit a woman with his van. He's now charged in her death.
Dan Morse Out on her daily walk, Mairi Morrison, 64, approached the wide exit of a gas station in suburban Maryland. To her left, a U.S. Postal Service van eased from the station and stopped. The seconds that followed — Morrison stepped forward, the van drove ahead — led to a criminally negligent homicide charge this week against the driver of the van, Oscar Pedrozo, and to decidedly different views over whether the charge is warranted.
A postal worker hit a woman with his van. He’s now charged in her death.
A postal worker hit a woman with his van. He’s now charged in her death. (washingtonpost.com) A postal worker hit a woman with his van. He’s now charged in her death. By Dan Morse 2026032812011100 Out on her daily walk, Mairi Morrison, 64, approached the wide exit of a gas station in suburban Maryland. To her left, a U.S. Postal Service van eased from the station and stopped.
FAITH: Vocational frustration – a Christian perspective - Central Oregonian
How, as a Christian, am I to both interpret vocational futility and respond to vocational futility in a manner representative of a faithful Christian? Let’s attempt an answer from the Bible … Genesis 3 describes the world turned upside down. Labor prior to the Fall was good and had God’s commendation. Adam labored in joy and in harmony with creation.
Her partner was killed in an assisted-living facility. She’s now suing.
Her partner was killed in an assisted-living facility. She’s now suing. (washingtonpost.com) Her partner was killed in an assisted-living facility. She’s now suing. By Dan Morse 2026032109010400 An assisted-living facility worker accused of fatally shooting an 87-year-old resident in his bed had been the subject of repeated concerns by colleagues — one of whom submitted a written complaint — that the Maryland facility ignored, according to allegations made in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
FBI boosts reward to $1 million for suspect in brutal doughnut shop murder
FBI boosts reward to $1 million for suspect in brutal doughnut shop murder (washingtonpost.com) FBI boosts reward to $1 million for suspect in brutal doughnut shop murder By Dan Morse 2026031110021700 Working the night shift at Dunkin' Donuts 11 years ago, newlyweds Palak and Bhadreshkumar Patel walked to a back storage room. Palak was on the phone, talking to family members about her desire to return to India. There were still customers out front in the Maryland shop.
A murdered professor, a fugitive yoga instructor and a judge’s punishment
A murdered professor, a fugitive yoga instructor and a judge’s punishment (washingtonpost.com) A murdered professor, a fugitive yoga instructor and a judge’s punishment By Dan Morse 2026030815590200 The case prosecutors put on against Jorge Landeros portrayed a terrifying scene. Landeros, 40 on that night a decade and a half ago, was welcomed by Sue Marcum into her Maryland home.
Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy Staffer at assisted-living facility charged with killing 87-year-old resident
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development.
He wrote a murder mystery. His death in an assisted living home has become one.
Dan Morse More than halfway through the crime novel he wrote, Robert Fuller describes the frustration of a detective locked in a mystery. He rubbed the back of his neck. “Now what?” he said aloud. It has been a week since someone made their way into Fuller's assisted living apartment in Potomac, Maryland, police say, and fatally shot the 87-year-old millionaire in the head. Authorities released surveillance video Friday of a suspect walking on the facility's grounds the morning of Feb.
He coerced 108 girls to send him sexual images. A judge just decided his fate.
He coerced 108 girls to send him sexual images. A judge just decided his fate. (washingtonpost.com) He coerced 108 girls to send him sexual images. A judge just decided his fate. By Dan Morse 2026022016310500 Several years ago a 12-year-old girl in Tennessee typed a message to the man who had been tormenting her from Maryland. "You are such a pervert," she wrote.
Au pair sentenced to 10 years for her role in Virginia double killing
Dan Morse Juliana Peres Magalhães — a Brazilian au pair who developed a romantic relationship with her employer and helped him in a plot that ended with the murders of his wife and a man they lured to the home — was sentenced to 10 years on Friday. The term went beyond recommendations to the judge that were part of an earlier deal Magalhães had made to plead guilty in the case and testify in her employer's recent double-murder trial. That deal could have sent her home as soon as Friday.
Au pair sentenced to 10 years for her role in double killing
Dan Morse Juliana Peres Magalhães — a Brazilian au pair who was charged with helping a Virginia man plot the killing of his wife that led to her death and that of a stranger — was sentenced to 10 years Friday. The term went beyond recommendations to the judge that were part of an earlier deal Magalhães made to plead guilty in the case and testify. Her former lover, Brendan Banfield, was found guilty Feb.
Alleged Maryland school shooter hid gun in his backyard, prosecutor says
Alleged Maryland school shooter hid gun in his backyard, prosecutor says (washingtonpost.com) Alleged Maryland school shooter hid gun in his backyard, prosecutor says By Dan Morse; Juan Benn Jr. 2026021115280300 The 16-year-old Maryland high school student accused of shooting a classmate ran home afterward and tried to hide an untraceable "ghost gun" in the backyard, a prosecutor said in court Wednesday.
Student injured, another arrested in shooting at Wootton High in Maryland
Student injured, another arrested in shooting at Wootton High in Maryland (washingtonpost.com) Student injured, another arrested in shooting at Wootton High in Maryland By Dan Morse 2026020920450200 A 16-year-old male student was shot inside Wootton High School in suburban Maryland on Monday afternoon, and police have arrested another student in the case, officials said. The suspect, who is also 16 and lives in Rockville, will be charged as an adult, officials in Montgomery County said.
Tricked-out overcoat linked to new charges in $38,000 wine heist
Steps 1 and 2 of their audacious scheme: Arrive at the restaurant disguised in wigs and finagle a tour of the high-end wine cellar. Steps 3 and 4: While the woman distracts the sommelier with questions, the man slips off to grab the priciest bottles. But what next? Step 5 — wearing a dark overcoat tricked out with interior compartments large enough to hide six pinot noirs valued at nearly $40,000 — has become central to new charges filed in the notorious Virginia caper.
Tricked-out overcoat linked to new charges in $38,000 wine heist
Tricked-out overcoat linked to new charges in $38,000 wine heist (washingtonpost.com) Tricked-out overcoat linked to new charges in $38,000 wine heist By Dan Morse 2026020611010400 Steps 1 and 2 of their audacious scheme: Arrive at the restaurant disguised in wigs and finagle a tour of the high-end wine cellar. Steps 3 and 4: While the woman distracts the sommelier with questions, the man slips off to grab the priciest bottles. But what next?
He lost a pinkie trying to kill a man. From prison, he made things worse.
He lost a pinkie trying to kill a man. From prison, he made things worse. (washingtonpost.com) He lost a pinkie trying to kill a man. From prison, he made things worse. By Dan Morse 2026020511011600 The patient had just arrived at the hospital with nine fingers. The three cops standing in front of him were confident they had the other one. "I heard you're missing something," Officer Andrew Richardson said. "Pinkie," the man responded, lying on his back and holding up his bandaged left hand.
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