July 10 2023 rbbm.
''On April 15, 1986, investigators say 24-year-old Janice Lynn Potter arrived home on Talister Court in Baltimore County.
Potter was two months pregnant and went to the basement after dinner to watch television.
Her husband opened the sliding glass door slightly just before he left for school. He said the wood-burning stove in the basement was putting out too much heat.
He came home to a horrific sight. Potter had been brutally murdered.''
Police say in the weeks before her death, she had been receiving annoying phone calls.
Investigators believe that person may have been the one who killed her.
Former neighbors may also hold keys to cracking the case.
"Anything, whether it's small or large, can help us solve this case," Corbin said. "And that's why we're asking anyone to contact our detectives."
2011
''Investigation revealed that sometime between 6 and 10 p.m., an unknown person entered her residence through the basement sliding glass door, then attacked and killed Janice Potter.
In the follow-up investigation, detectives learned that a number of pieces of jewelry were stolen from the house. They included:
Baltimore County Police still working to solve 37-year-old Cold Case murder of Janice Potter
Baltimore County Police need the public's help in solving a Cold Case from 1986.
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Potter was two months pregnant and went to the basement after dinner to watch television.
Her husband opened the sliding glass door slightly just before he left for school. He said the wood-burning stove in the basement was putting out too much heat.
He came home to a horrific sight. Potter had been brutally murdered.''
Police say in the weeks before her death, she had been receiving annoying phone calls.
Investigators believe that person may have been the one who killed her.
Former neighbors may also hold keys to cracking the case.
"Anything, whether it's small or large, can help us solve this case," Corbin said. "And that's why we're asking anyone to contact our detectives."
2011
Who Killed Janice Lynn Potter?
Twenty-five years later, few clues point to who murdered the pregnant Rosedale woman in her home.
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''Investigation revealed that sometime between 6 and 10 p.m., an unknown person entered her residence through the basement sliding glass door, then attacked and killed Janice Potter.
In the follow-up investigation, detectives learned that a number of pieces of jewelry were stolen from the house. They 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 1/3 carat diamond white gold engagement ring;
- a pair of 1/4 carat white gold pierced earrings; and
- an antique sterling silver salt and pepper shaker.