Found Deceased MD - DaCara Thompson 19, res Lanham, car found w/purse, cash, ID, seen on vid parking 1800 blk Jasmine Ter walking twd Riggs, Hyattsville, 22 Aug 2025

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Female relative of the accused killer using fake name says the 3 male residents of her home were taken in for questioning about Dacara’s murder and only the suspect didn’t come back.
Then ice came back for her spouse bc he had overstayed his visa so is no longer here legally.
Regarding the murder she says they found blood in suspects room and she told her relative to comply/confess etc to save the families from the pain.

 

[Elley Mae]

Thompson was reported missing on August 23, one day after she was last seen at a gas station in Lanham. Her 2013 Ford Edge was later found abandoned in Hyattsville.

Dacara Thompson investigation: Hugo Hernandez-Mendez arrested, charged with teen's murder

Police say 35-year-old Hugo Hernandez-Mendez of Bowie was arrested and is facing first and second-degree murder charges after detectives linked him to the killing of 19-year-old Dacara Thompson, whose August disappearance prompted an investigation by agencies across Maryland.

www.fox5dc.com

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Inside the car, he found her purse. "It had $60 cash in it. It had her driver's license and debit cards, bank cards, and her house keys," he said. Her phone and the fob for her car were missing.

'Characteristics were similar' | Prince George's Co. police share lead in search for missing 19-year-old

DaCara Thompson was last seen on Aug. 22.

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[su5ie]

Female relative of the accused killer using fake name says the 3 male residents of her home were taken in for questioning about Dacara’s murder and only the suspect didn’t come back.
Then ice came back for her spouse bc he had overstayed his visa so is no longer here legally.
Regarding the murder she says they found blood in suspects room and she told her relative to comply/confess etc to save the families from the pain.

Thank you

 

[Elley Mae]

It appears she parked her suv on riggs at jasmine terrace in front of fire hydrant in the wrong direction and walked to the family dollar parking lot to meet him. All she had on her was key fob and phone. Seems odd that she didn’t park at family dollar.wusa9 article states home across street had her on camera. I went there on maps and can see camera above the door.

Jmo

 

[su5ie]

It appears she parked her suv on riggs at jasmine terrace in front of fire hydrant in the wrong direction and walked to the family dollar parking lot to meet him. All she had on her was key fob and phone. Seems odd that she didn’t park at family dollar.wusa9 article states home across street had her on camera. I went there on maps and can see camera above the door.

Jmo

There is still the question of the missing hour and a half or did it take that time to walk from jasmine terrace to family dollar ?

 

[Inthedetails]

There is still the question of the missing hour and a half or did it take that time to walk from jasmine terrace to family dollar ?

Did she enter HIS car at that location or did she meet up with him later? I'm fuzzy about that part.

jmopinion

 

[su5ie]

Did she enter HIS car at that location or did she meet up with him later? I'm fuzzy about that part.

jmopinion

All I recall is decara was seen walking up to the suv in the parking lot at around 3am and after talking to the occupant ,got in the vehicle.

She parked her own car at jasmine at 1.30am so was she in the nightclub for the intermediate hour and a half is what im wondering , the perp mentions he went to the nightclub to see an ex girlfriend but didn't. Did the two meet inside ,? was Decara the ex girlfriend? And when caught did the perp tried to deflect guilt and lie about seeing ex if she was

 

[otto]

I'm sceptical that she met with this man for drugs or sex (per upthread comments). She looks like a happy healthy young woman. Do we know anything about the non-profit where she volunteered/worked? Was she working with people who need assistance with housing, employment, addiction?

Given that she "willfully" entered his vehicle, she must have had a reason and she probably knew him. How did she know him?

 

[Seni]

Such a strikingly beautiful woman. She was maybe enticed by the offer of a modelling job, or something along those lines?

 

[Elley Mae]

Her body found naked, hoping her phone is found if not maybe his phone will show communication. They know the phone was in the kembridge dr area so who know what he did with it. Would be interesting to know if he brought other women back to the house.

I feel so sorry for her parents.

Jmo

 

[CuriousCricket]

It appears she parked her suv on riggs at jasmine terrace in front of fire hydrant in the wrong direction and walked to the family dollar parking lot to meet him. All she had on her was key fob and phone. Seems odd that she didn’t park at family dollar.wusa9 article states home across street had her on camera. I went there on maps and can see camera above the door.

Jmo

Whether the parking was intentional or not, it seems a smart way to be sure that if something were to happen and she didn't get back shortly, it was likely the car would be noticed and perhaps a search started. Was this a slight layer of protection? Wonder if, on other evenings, she might have done the same thing? Perhaps she knew her parents would be notified if the car was towed?

Not sure anyone else even thinks like I do. Prob seriously overthinking here.

 

[otto]

She was a member of the Maryland Service Year Option. I sure hope she didn't meet her murderer through this work.

My statement on the Da’Cara Thompson Investigation: | Gov. Wes Moore | 40 comments

My statement on the Da’Cara Thompson Investigation: | 40 comments on LinkedIn

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Message - Maryland Code and Court Rules

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Maryland’s Service Year Option: Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders | Open Works

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[sleuthdoll]

I see a lot of people confused about her supposedly getting out the car at 1:30. I believe the initial surveillance footage from whoevers home camera's time was wrong. Street surveillance puts her getting out the car at 3:06 and immediately walking over to the parking lot, to his Yukon.

 

[Inthedetails]

I see a lot of people confused about her supposedly getting out the car at 1:30. I believe the initial surveillance footage from whoevers home camera's time was wrong. Street surveillance puts her getting out the car at 3:06 and immediately walking over to the parking lot, to his Yukon.

If that is the case, we still have a lot of unaccounted time to figure out.

jmopinion

 

[otto]

Whether the parking was intentional or not, it seems a smart way to be sure that if something were to happen and she didn't get back shortly, it was likely the car would be noticed and perhaps a search started. Was this a slight layer of protection? Wonder if, on other evenings, she might have done the same thing? Perhaps she knew her parents would be notified if the car was towed?

Not sure anyone else even thinks like I do. Prob seriously overthinking here.

That makes sense to some degree - parking illegally should attract the attention of police and it should be ticketed and towed. It might have been deliberate - in the sense that she could tell the person she was meeting that she had to move her car before she went anywhere with him.

 

[Kittypoo]

She was a member of the Maryland Service Year Option. I sure hope she didn't meet her murderer through this work.

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My statement on the Da’Cara Thompson Investigation: | Gov. Wes Moore | 40 comments

My statement on the Da’Cara Thompson Investigation: | 40 comments on LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com

Message - Maryland Code and Court Rules

govt.westlaw.com

Maryland’s Service Year Option: Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders | Open Works

www.openworksbmore.org

Having looked at the website I’m still none the wiser what her role might have been or who likely users of the service are? Vague
IMO

 

[Knox]

I'm sceptical that she met with this man for drugs or sex (per upthread comments). She looks like a happy healthy young woman. Do we know anything about the non-profit where she volunteered/worked? Was she working with people who need assistance with housing, employment, addiction?

Given that she "willfully" entered his vehicle, she must have had a reason and she probably knew him. How did she know him?

Def not drugs. That would surprise me, but sex - perhaps. Perhaps someone she knows may have suggested a quick way to make cash. I say this because of the the way she was seen on camera approaching the black SUV.

There is no moral judgment from me, only concern for those woman who do engage in this industry. I fear for their safety always.

 

[otto]

She might have met people in need through her non-profit volunteer work. She might have been vulnerable because she wanted to help people, regardless of their past history.

I'm curious how she met the man who murdered her.

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[Scatcat]

Were his roommates that heard the unsatisfying sex not think to intervene? Were they scared of him?

 

[sleuthdoll]

If that is the case, we still have a lot of unaccounted time to figure out.

jmopinion

If they arrived to the home around 3:47 like docs say.. I would say he pulled off pretty quick. Now those hours in the home or what happened between then and 5...