Baltimore County announces commitment to complete testing of all GBMC slides by 2024 to support cold case sexual assault investigations [VIDEO]

TOWSON, MD—County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Baltimore County Police Department Chief Robert McCullough on Wednesday announced a new commitment to aggressively expedite testing of cold case sexual assault forensic evidence preserved by GBMC since the 1970s. Baltimore County plans to complete testing of all remaining GBMC slide cases by the end of 2024 in order to support cold case investigations […]

Baltimore County Police Department announces arrest of cold case serial rape suspect

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. […]