Through a trap involving water bottles, the police managed to arrest a man who had been accused of murdering a woman 24 years ago.
In May 2001, Eugene Gligor murdered Leslie Preer, the mother of his ex-girlfriend Lauren, at the family’s home in Montgomery County, Maryland. Investigators worked for two decades trying to find the culprit, but were unsuccessful.
It was only in June of last year that the police managed to track down Gligor, who had been living under the radar in Washington, D.C. The arrest was only possible after investigators were able to compare DNA found at the crime scene with that of his distant relatives in Romania.
Following the trail of his family tree, the police tracked down a family in the U.S. with the surname Gligor. Investigators noted that Eugene’s name had already been mentioned by one of the neighbors during the process.
Knowing that the suspect would be taking a flight from London on June 9, 2024, the police set up a “trap”. Gligor was taken to a customs inspection room, where several water bottles were placed, and he took the bait.
With DNA collected from the bottle, investigators were able to link him to the traces found at Leslie’s house. Gligor was arrested, confessed to second-degree murder, and now faces a maximum charge of 30 years in prison.
“This doesn’t bring Leslie back, but now they know… who did this to her,” said John McCarthy, Montgomery County’s state attorney, during a press conference last Wednesday (7).
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