Police in Baltimore, Maryland, are on the hunt for Jason Billingsley, 32, in connection with the death of EcoMap CEO and founder Pava LaPere, 26, who was found dead in her Mount Vernon flat
Police have warned that the suspect they are searching for in connection with a 26-year-old CEO’s murder “will kill and he will rape”.
Pava LaPere, who made it onto the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 list, was found dead in her flat in Mount Vernon, Baltimore, on Monday morning. Baltimore Police responded to a call at around 11.30am on September 25 where they discovered Pava with blunt-force trauma injuries.
Police are now on the hunt for 32-year-old Jason Billingsley, and have warned he is armed and dangerous. They have warned he has a record involving attempted rape, with Acting Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Richard Worley saying at a press conference that Billingsley is a suspect in at least one other investigation in Baltimore.
Billingsley is wanted for first-degree murder, assault, reckless endangerment and additional charges. Billingsley was previously arrested in 2013, 2011 and 2009 for multiple charges including sexual offences, second-degree assault and robbery, according to Baltimore Police.