MoCo Cold Case Cracked After 23 Years- Leslie Preer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know why they thought to grab his DNA 20+ years after the fact and not sooner. Did he blab to someone, who then spoke to police?

Forensic genealogy.

Yes, but why did he become a suspect now?

They re-tested the DNA sample from 2001 using the latest technology. By putting it into CODIS they found a family tree match which led them to possible last names, including his "Gligor."

They then went back through all the hundreds of tips and materials from the initial investigation. The notes indicate that a neighbor called in NINE MONTHS after the murder and gave the name "Eugene Gligor" as a person of interest. No one investigated the tip, likely because MoCo police got distracted by 9/11 attacks, terror threats, and then the DC Sniper later that fall in 2002.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know why they thought to grab his DNA 20+ years after the fact and not sooner. Did he blab to someone, who then spoke to police?

Forensic genealogy.

Yes, but why did he become a suspect now?

They re-tested the DNA sample from 2001 using the latest technology. By putting it into CODIS they found a family tree match which led them to possible last names, including his "Gligor."

They then went back through all the hundreds of tips and materials from the initial investigation. The notes indicate that a neighbor called in NINE MONTHS after the murder and gave the name "Eugene Gligor" as a person of interest. No one investigated the tip, likely because MoCo police got distracted by 9/11 attacks, terror threats, and then the DC Sniper later that fall in 2002.

Ah, thank you! I missed the obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know why they thought to grab his DNA 20+ years after the fact and not sooner. Did he blab to someone, who then spoke to police?

Forensic genealogy.

Yes, but why did he become a suspect now?

They re-tested the DNA sample from 2001 using the latest technology. By putting it into CODIS they found a family tree match which led them to possible last names, including his "Gligor."

They then went back through all the hundreds of tips and materials from the initial investigation. The notes indicate that a neighbor called in NINE MONTHS after the murder and gave the name "Eugene Gligor" as a person of interest. No one investigated the tip, likely because MoCo police got distracted by 9/11 attacks, terror threats, and then the DC Sniper later that fall in 2002.

That’s so interesting. I wonder what made the neighbor turn in that tip? I wonder if we’ll ever find out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to know why they thought to grab his DNA 20+ years after the fact and not sooner. Did he blab to someone, who then spoke to police?

Forensic genealogy.

Yes, but why did he become a suspect now?

They re-tested the DNA sample from 2001 using the latest technology. By putting it into CODIS they found a family tree match which led them to possible last names, including his "Gligor."

They then went back through all the hundreds of tips and materials from the initial investigation. The notes indicate that a neighbor called in NINE MONTHS after the murder and gave the name "Eugene Gligor" as a person of interest. No one investigated the tip, likely because MoCo police got distracted by 9/11 attacks, terror threats, and then the DC Sniper later that fall in 2002.

That’s so interesting. I wonder what made the neighbor turn in that tip? I wonder if we’ll ever find out.

I wonder if it's actually a "neighbor" and not a family member or a good friend.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if he had some sort of breakdown and he told someone in the first year. Or one of his relatives/friends figured it out by piecing together information. I doubt we will ever find out the truth.

[Anonymous]

I remember this case!

What bothers me is it took 23 years to solve it. Can anyone explain why it took that long?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember this case!

What bothers me is it took 23 years to solve it. Can anyone explain why it took that long?

Because the police wanted to pin it on the husband but there wasn't any evidence for that.

[Anonymous]

A judge sentenced now 45-year-old Eugene Gligor to 30 years in prison with all but 22 suspended.
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2025/08/cold-case-killer-sentenced-to-22-years-in-prison-for-2001-murder-of-montgomery-co-mother/

[Anonymous]

Why would they suspend 8 years of the sentence? It was a brutal murder and this guy was free to live his life for the last 23 years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would they suspend 8 years of the sentence? It was a brutal murder and this guy was free to live his life for the last 23 years?

The article says 10-18 years is typical for 2nd degree murder.