Police Investigate Double Mother-Daughter Homicides
Prince George’s County police are investigating double mother-daughter homicides in the same area. The two cases are a top priority as tensions and fear rise.
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The Loftons, Karen and Karissa, were the first, shot in late January in their Largo home. Then on Monday, less than a half mile away, the bodies of Deloris and Ebony Dewitt were found in a burning car, one in the trunk, the other in the back seat.
“To me, the feeling is there’s just got to be some kind of connection,” said Michael Jeter, 45, a neighbor of the Dewitts.
“Everybody in this neighborhood is in fear right now,” said William Mackall, 62, who lives several blocks from the Dewitt home. “I have kids, but thank God, just boys, no girls.”
At a news conference Tuesday night, police said they could not rule out the possibility that a serial killer was responsible for the slayings. No physical evidence linked the killings, but police said the parallels were disturbing and went beyond proximity: In each case, the mothers were in their 40s and the daughters were teenagers. They were found dead early in the morning, on a Monday.
One other commonality that emerged yesterday – Karen Lofton, 45, and Deloris Dewitt, 43, were both nurses – appeared to be mere coincidence, police said. Lofton had just finished her first day of orientation to be a school nurse in Largo. Dewitt had worked at a nursing home in Clinton for the past nine years. READ MORE…
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OMG………..I certainly hope no one out there as sick as that, why mothers and daughters….then again WHY ANYBODY??! Im so tired of reading all this bad shyt in the news….GOD HELP US ALL.
I heard both of the mothers were nurses. I don’t know. The connection could be related to their occupations. This is really sad. I hope it is solved very soon.
This is very sad. I couldn’t even click on the read more link because I couldn’t take anymore of the story. I hope they catch the person/people responsible before another family is murdered.
My word. That is horrible. Man if 40 year old me and my 17 year old daughter lived in that neighborhood, I’d damn sure be getting out of dodge.
It is very scary, I am just 30mins away from where this happened.
Prince George County is the same place those government employee’s Kanika Powell and that other guy were mysteriously killed. They taunted and saught out Kanika for days before actually gunning her down. It’s something sinister going on there. Seems like nobody is safe.
OMG i heard about this on the news this morning. I live in Maryland PG COunty to be exact (use to live in DC). But this is absolutley scary. Neighbors are really scared. They held a meeting with the police department because the police keep saying the homiceds may not be linked together. WTF. Everyone is scared that we have a serial killer on the loose. My neighborhood put up signs yesterday about watching out for eachother.
This is so sad
I have not read the post but reading yall comments thats sooo sad….
Hey! lovelylady
Please Be Careful LovelyLady ….
Hey Dallas and Kym
Thanks Kym hun I will. I try to carry mase and a pocket knife cause imma fight to the end. But this ish is crazy like what is the world coming to.
Off topic…did yall hear about how in Detroit gangs are trying to make rappers pay a fee to come to town or else…..they goin get what Jim Jones got WTF.
lovelylady make sure u lock all ur doors…..
Hello All. Sandra, Sandra, Sandra, God bless you for posting this terrible, terrible story. It’s so sad. Four beautiful, wonderful, hard-working women gunned down and for what? What valuables could they possibly have had in their homes that their lives had to be taken? So far, I haven’t seen much coverage of this story on the web and not much on tv, except locally. (I live in DC) That Octopu$$y Mom can warrant 24/7 coverage but 4 beautiful black women killed for nothing, so far, it’s only been covered locally. I have every inclination to write the Today Show about this awful tragedy and lack of media attention. (TODAY@nbcuni.com) Please join me in emailing them TODAY expressing our outrage at the lack of media coverage on this story. Don’t let these beautiful, black women be: just another ni@@er dead. Don’t let them die in vain. Peace.
Lovely- get a gun permit ASAP!!!
RIGHT ! @ NYC … Mase is good .. blind him long enough to bust a knee cap clear off … shoot below the waist .. it’s considered manslaughter if he died … and self defense so u good all the way around
sorry … i’m from up top ..u can take the chick outta NJ .. u can’t take the NJ out of the Chick …lol
I have several friends and family in PG county will have to ask them about this.
Just a sad, horrifying story. I hope they get the creep of the street.
shhhh Says:
Prince George County is the same place those government employee’s Kanika Powell and that other guy were mysteriously killed.
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I said the same thing when I read this!! what’s going on in Prince George’s County?
@ PAHairston:
Thank Shep on Fox News. He covered this story today. I wouldn’t have known about this story otherwise. Can you imagine how all hail would break loose if the mothers and daughters were white?
@ 17
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That brought up something sandra remember that cia employee you wrote about a few months ago who was killed at her aprtment whateve rhappend to that case do you know??????
And i really wish i would pay attention to what i type before i press submit comment but i have to sneak in the screen and type real quick sometimes!!
I live in DC and my mouth is just hanging open.
I got a feeling this is some young black dudes.
i live in pg county and people tend to clump pg county like its a small town. the main parts you DONT want to live in or have ur car break down in is the forestville area and ANYthing ending in heights (i.e. district, capitol). the story is definitel sad and i dont think there linked together but u never know. as far as that girl who was mysteriously shot in laurel, they only talked about it ONE time. random thugs dont dress up in suits to kill somebody. most stories you wont hear an ending to it like father who was shot and the bullets killed his baby who was strapped in the car seat. the news isnt gonna report the killer becuz streets talk and im sure the gunmen was takin care of. so sad!
I too could not read the “More” link, because it’s so sad. My prayers of protection to those in PG County. Be safe yall. This could really happen anywhere. Folks are beyond crazy these days.
i purposely avoided this post yesterday. was not ready to wrap my mind around it. this is TERRIBLE a whole day later. just plain scary.
make it a great day you all.
@lovelylady please take care of yourself and try not to go out anywhere alone. Also make sure you have your keys in hand before you get out of the car so that you can open your door right away, you will be in my prayers. My prayers go out to the families who lost their loved ones. This goes for all ladies always be aware of your surroundings at gas stations and grocery stores. Happy Friday everyone.
masonmom Says:
i live in pg county and people tend to clump pg county like its a small town. the main parts you DONT want to live in or have ur car break down in is the forestville area and ANYthing ending in heights (i.e. district, capitol).
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I actually live in Forestvile now. My neighborhood posted signs throughout stating to watch out for eachother do to crime. Im calling ADT today.
I knew I should’ve moved to Laurel…..
ontaya brooks Says:
@lovelylady please take care of yourself and try not to go out anywhere alone. Also make sure you have your keys in hand before you get out of the car so that you can open your door right away, you will be in my prayers. My prayers go out to the families who lost their loved ones. This goes for all ladies always be aware of your surroundings at gas stations and grocery stores. Happy Friday everyone.
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Thanks alot
Dammit reading masonmom comment about Laurel, I guess i aint safe know where and that’s really sad. Laurel use to be one of the places where there wasn’t much crime.
This is just so sad, I hope that they catch whoever did this…
Good Morning all .. .
waiting for the negativity about Pres. Obama’s appearence on Jay Leno last night …
sigh ….
@Kymystry,
I watched it last night and it is true Obama has true swagger, he knows that people are gunning for him and he is not scared at all. I don’t think he made that comment as to poke fun of the Special Olympics as the media is implying. They just want to catch him slipping so bad, they are grabbing for straws. Everyone we have a very smart and intelligent President leading our country, as you all know you can’t please everybody all of the time. I did see an increase in my pay check, not much but an increase the least.
Gm! everyone…..
Okay everybody its Friday and even though Sandra going to post something negative about our president today… Just remember she is human too!! lol! So I’m going to give all my sr e-fam a e-drink today bye the end of the day we can all be singing “blame it on the alcohol”
miss D .. i don’t drink … so i’ll be sippin make pretend alcohol … lol
ontaya … well said … and yes He has swagger …:-)
I live in Fort Washington which is in PG county. This is really affecting everyone people are terrified because it does appear to be a serial killer. Unfortunately Maryland and DC and VA are all only a literally a street away. I can see the National Harbor from our backyard and I can get to the DC line in less than 10 minutes. People need to understand people like this are not dumb in most cases they coudl easioly live anywhere other than PG and commit their murders/crimes there. It’s the DMV it’s really all close together REALLY CLOSE. My prayers go out to all the families and friends affected by this horrible tragedy
Dang I kept waiting on another post so I wont have to see this one. It’s too sad and I think that first baby slightly resembles me when I was younger. I even had my mom look because it’s so eerie. It’s so sad. God bless everyone in that area and try to stay safe and aware.
very sad story. this happened not too far from where a friend of mine lives. he said that his neighborhood was locked down with cops.
GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is absolute madness and the sad thing is, its everywhere. The national networks wouldn’t be able to keep up with tragedy happening all over. You have to be safe and alert no matter where you live. This just leaves me speechless. I don’t know what’s going on out here. And most of the time, its not a stranger, its someone you know or are familiar with. Its pure evil.