Cold Cases in Baltimore, Maryland
ColdCaseIndex documents 5 cases in Baltimore, Maryland, dated 1969 to 2015. 3 are recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Catherine Cesnik (1969) and the most recent is Freddie Gray (2015).
- Unsolved 3 (60%)
- Solved or convicted 1 (20%)
- Closed without conviction 1 (20%)
By type
All 5 cases
Freddie Gray
Freddie Gray died of spinal cord injuries sustained while in Baltimore police custody. Six officers were charged but all were acquitted or had charges dropped. His death sparked the 2015 Baltimore uprising.
Rey Rivera
Rey Rivera, a 32-year-old writer and videographer, vanished from his Baltimore home in May 2006 after a phone call and was found dead a week later beneath a hole in the roof of the historic Belvedere Hotel.
Hae Min Lee
High school student Hae Min Lee was strangled and her body found in Leakin Park, Baltimore, in 1999. Her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed was convicted of first-degree murder in 2000, and his case became the subject of the podcast Serial.
Sebastian Russo
Dr. Sebastian Russo, 56, a Baltimore family physician known for charging patients $5 or less, was shot dead in his Harford Road office on the evening of February 27, 1981.
Catherine Cesnik
Sister Catherine Cesnik, a 26-year-old Baltimore nun and teacher, vanished in November 1969 and was found bludgeoned to death months later.