#ruth-naomi-thorp-1982Tier-2 extracted
Ruth Naomi Thorp
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Apr 14, 1982(extracted from narrative)
Recovery location
Howard County, MD
Coordinates
39.1950, -76.7464
Days open
16,124
Victim
Extracted
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedRuth 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.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponasphyxiation
Locationcommercial
Date1982-04-14
Addressuncertain
Age21
GenderF
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Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 39.1950
- Longitude
- -76.7464
- Precision
- Landmark
- Address
- U.S. 1 in Elkridge(extracted)
Possibly related cases (0)
No plausible matches in geographic + temporal proximity. Methodology →
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- Phone
- 410-313-2200
- Address
- Howard County Police Department, 3410 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043