New details have been revealed about the murder of Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere following the arrest of the “extremely dangerous” suspect Jason Billingsley.
Court documents reveal that LaPere, 26, died of strangulation and blunt force trauma before her body was left on the roof of her apartment building on West Franklin Street in Baltimore for three days.
Sources told CNN that surveillance footage captured the suspect following LaPere from a distance on the street outside her building on Friday night.
After she entered the building, video from the lobby showed her noticing him appearing to fumble at the door – as though he had lost his keys. She then let him inside, CNN reported.
The body LaPere, the founder and CEO of EcoMaps Technologies who was featured on Forbes’ “30 under 30” list this year, was found on Monday.
Billingsley, 32, was named as the suspect in the killing and a warrant was issued for his arrest on charges of first-degree murder, second-degree assault, sex offence and robbery.
He was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday night in Maryland.
He is also charged with a sexual assault and arson attack on 19 September.
