Overview

• On July 27 a Maryland State Police trooper discovered a woman unresponsive in the back of a black Jeep Wrangler parked on the shoulder of I-695 near Perring Parkway
• Emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is performing an autopsy to determine the cause of death
• On July 24 Baltimore Police divers recovering from a training exercise located a Honda minivan bearing Silver Taxi Cab Service markings with a body inside
• Authorities confirmed the van was reported missing from Waldorf in December 2014 and estimate it had remained underwater for several years
• Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police continue to coordinate forensic and investigative efforts amid a series of 2025 cases involving human remains found in vehicles and containers across the region