Homicide of Ruth Naomi Thorp, April 14, 1982
Ruth Naomi Thorp, 21, of Glen Burnie was found strangled at a hotel on U.S. 1 in Elkridge on April 14, 1982. She checked in with a man that investigators believe was a known acquaintance.
Thorp, whose maiden name was DiDomenico and grew up in Catonsville, lived in Glen Burnie at the time of her death. She was survived by her husband and their young daughter and still has family in the Catonsville area.
Police released a composite sketch of a suspect (below). He was described as a white male, 22-24 years old, five feet seven inches to five feet ten inches tall, with a slender build, light brown hair, last seen wearing blue jeans with a large, multicolored patch on the right leg and a waist-length, light blue jacket. He may have been driving a two-door American-made vehicle with white or gold pinstripes on the sides.
Cold Cases | Howard County
Ruth Naomi Thorp, 21, of Glen Burnie was found strangled at a hotel on U.S. 1 in Elkridge on April 14, 1982. She checked in with a man that investigators believe was a known acquaintance.
Thorp, whose maiden name was DiDomenico and grew up in Catonsville, lived in Glen Burnie at the time of her death. She was survived by her husband and their young daughter and still has family in the Catonsville area.
Police released a composite sketch of a suspect (below). He was described as a white male, 22-24 years old, five feet seven inches to five feet ten inches tall, with a slender build, light brown hair, last seen wearing blue jeans with a large, multicolored patch on the right leg and a waist-length, light blue jacket. He may have been driving a two-door American-made vehicle with white or gold pinstripes on the sides.
Cold Cases | Howard County
