Missing teacher in Greenbelt Maryland

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do they suspect this man?

She disappeared July 29th in Greenbelt.

The suspect, Harold Francis Landon III, lived nearby in University Park.

Her remains were discovered in 7300 block of Old Alexander Ferry Road in Clinton, August 1. That location is right by Andrews Air Force Base, isn't it?

The suspect was arrested for an "unrelated domestic violence charge" on August 1st, the same day her remains were found. He's been in custody ever since.


https://www.fox5dc.com/news/man-charged-with-murder-of-greenbelt-teacher-missing-since-july-police

Likely DNA evidence linked him.

Maybe? The news reports I read just said that they realized the man had been in the park the same time she was there. Nothing else to connect him to the murder.

That’s not accurate. His cell phone records show him in the park at the same time as the deceased and also at the lake around the time her remains were found. A witness took a photo of the suspect dumping the body and security camera footage captured that too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what sort of evidence they have against this guy. Merely because he was in the park at the same time as her seems very flimsy. Hope they have better evidence than that. Why would they not know it was her remains they found? The whole thing seems very odd.

Well, you could read the articles and get answers to your questions…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder what sort of evidence they have against this guy. Merely because he was in the park at the same time as her seems very flimsy. Hope they have better evidence than that. Why would they not know it was her remains they found? The whole thing seems very odd.

So... they have a witness reporting seeing someone dump something in the woods where the body was found. The witness took pictures of the suspicious person, and cameras caught this guy's truck... well a truck similar to this guy's truck. It still seems pretty flimsy to me, unless they can evidence on the power tools?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/09/01/missing-greenbelt-teacher-found-killed-sylla

“The Witness stated that the male then walked a portion of the pond and appeared to clean his hands in the water.” The witness also took photos of the man seen in the area.

Investigators later found surveillance footage matching the truck seen in the area to one connected to Landon. Police were also later able to identify Landon through the photos from the witness, court documents state. On Thursday, during a search of his home, investigators found several power tools, including a saw, the documents said.

[Anonymous]

Smart witness

[Anonymous]

When I look at that location, the only pond I see is on the Andrews AFB golf course. Which seems like a very, very stupid place to dump a body, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, in the past year, there was a 39 yo blonde female Rachel Morin, a jogger who disappeared on a trail, then a 58 yo white female, Karen Elliott, that disappeared on a trail and now this 60 yo black female who disappeared on a trail. Can they not make any connections?

What kind of connection? All three have been killed by the Greenbelt teacher's son?

Stupid. I assume you regret this now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ not sure why that did not work, mugshot of suspect at link

https://twitter.com/PGPDNews/status/1697709742779408658

It just doesn't make sense. 33 year old white guys don't usually randomly go around attacking 59 year old African immigrant women they don't know. Do they?

He was probably on drugs or maybe it was a random botched robbery. They already had him in custody on an unrelated charge so he was clearly known to the police.

Guys probably a serial rapist/killer, the dumping the body in such a sloppy way was kind of amateur but getting into a physical fight with your sig other and then going out and taking the rage out on the first vulnerable woman you see it pretty classic.

Classic case of brutal crime of opportunity. To me these are the scariest types, as you are correct, not in the race thing you mention which is kind of loaded, but in the randomness of it all.

But this is exactly how these random acts occur. Angry pathological male gets an itch and someone has to pay, so he goes out hunting and finds someone who would make a good target. For this lady it’s like the worst luck ever, something she’s done 1000s of times before without incident, except that day she crossed paths with a psychopath having a bad day, and of all of the millions of people in this area today she was it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do they suspect this man?

She disappeared July 29th in Greenbelt.

The suspect, Harold Francis Landon III, lived nearby in University Park.

Her remains were discovered in 7300 block of Old Alexander Ferry Road in Clinton, August 1. That location is right by Andrews Air Force Base, isn't it?

The suspect was arrested for an "unrelated domestic violence charge" on August 1st, the same day her remains were found. He's been in custody ever since.


https://www.fox5dc.com/news/man-charged-with-murder-of-greenbelt-teacher-missing-since-july-police

Likely DNA evidence linked him.

Maybe? The news reports I read just said that they realized the man had been in the park the same time she was there. Nothing else to connect him to the murder.

That’s not accurate. His cell phone records show him in the park at the same time as the deceased and also at the lake around the time her remains were found. A witness took a photo of the suspect dumping the body and security camera footage captured that too.

I also read (I forget which outlet) that he identified himself or his truck in the witness photos while they were interrogating him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ not sure why that did not work, mugshot of suspect at link

https://twitter.com/PGPDNews/status/1697709742779408658

It just doesn't make sense. 33 year old white guys don't usually randomly go around attacking 59 year old African immigrant women they don't know. Do they?

He was probably on drugs or maybe it was a random botched robbery. They already had him in custody on an unrelated charge so he was clearly known to the police.

Guys probably a serial rapist/killer, the dumping the body in such a sloppy way was kind of amateur but getting into a physical fight with your sig other and then going out and taking the rage out on the first vulnerable woman you see it pretty classic.

Classic case of brutal crime of opportunity. To me these are the scariest types, as you are correct, not in the race thing you mention which is kind of loaded, but in the randomness of it all.

But this is exactly how these random acts occur. Angry pathological male gets an itch and someone has to pay, so he goes out hunting and finds someone who would make a good target. For this lady it’s like the worst luck ever, something she’s done 1000s of times before without incident, except that day she crossed paths with a psychopath having a bad day, and of all of the millions of people in this area today she was it.

I agree with this assessment. Horrific situation.

[Anonymous]

Our school community is devastated. Mme Sylla was preparing to retire and head back home to the Ivory Coast. She was a very beloved, very involved teacher.

For her to be so randomly, brutally murdered is terrible.

There are very specific requirements to work at DKFI, so the teachers stay for years, decades, even. And people tend to send all of their kids their, so she was really close to some of the families.

This has been really hard on our kids - we’ve been given ZERO warning. There were news crews at school on the first day unexpectedly, and there was no heads up from anyone regarding the press conference today - so some of the kids learned their teacher had been dismembered that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school community is devastated. Mme Sylla was preparing to retire and head back home to the Ivory Coast. She was a very beloved, very involved teacher.

For her to be so randomly, brutally murdered is terrible.

There are very specific requirements to work at DKFI, so the teachers stay for years, decades, even. And people tend to send all of their kids their, so she was really close to some of the families.

This has been really hard on our kids - we’ve been given ZERO warning. There were news crews at school on the first day unexpectedly, and there was no heads up from anyone regarding the press conference today - so some of the kids learned their teacher had been dismembered that way.

I'm so sorry. This is a horrible tragedy. Thinking of the school community today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school community is devastated. Mme Sylla was preparing to retire and head back home to the Ivory Coast. She was a very beloved, very involved teacher.

For her to be so randomly, brutally murdered is terrible.

There are very specific requirements to work at DKFI, so the teachers stay for years, decades, even. And people tend to send all of their kids their, so she was really close to some of the families.

This has been really hard on our kids - we’ve been given ZERO warning. There were news crews at school on the first day unexpectedly, and there was no heads up from anyone regarding the press conference today - so some of the kids learned their teacher had been dismembered that way.

Epic failure of the county leadership. I am so so sorry. We are also Greenbelt residents, and I am shocked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I look at that location, the only pond I see is on the Andrews AFB golf course. Which seems like a very, very stupid place to dump a body, no?

I mean it clearly is but if you’re the type to randomly murder someone you’re not thinking that clearly anyway …

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Classic case of brutal crime of opportunity. To me these are the scariest types, as you are correct, not in the race thing you mention which is kind of loaded, but in the randomness of it all.

Just FYI, I didn't mean anything loaded by mentioning the race (or age) of suspect and victim.

Just that from what I have seen, murders usually are committed by someone who is an acquaintance of the victim; someone in their social circle. 33 year old white men and 59 year old black immigrant female, elementary school teachers don't usually run in the same social circles. So it was just bizarre - and very random, as you said.

[Anonymous]

Ladies, carry a protective device when you walk/jog in lonely areas. Mace, pepper spray. Stay alert. Whether or not the apprehended guy is the murderer, there have been several women murdered on local trails. There's another recent thread about a murder(s) in a Baltimore suburb.