Stabbed, Lied, Delayed: Gaithersburg Woman Learns Fate After Murdering Boyfriend
A Maryland woman who stabbed her boyfriend in the chest, then drove him around for hours while telling a string of lies, is heading to prison.
Jennifer Abigail Espinoza-Orellana, 23, of Gaithersburg, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, with all but 18 years suspended after being convicted of second-degree murder in the 2023 death of 20-year-old Jose Manuel Zavala Marquez, Montgomery County prosecutors announced on Wednesday, April 30.
The killing unfolded in the early morning hours of Sept. 10, 2023, outside the couple’s home in the 8000 block of Shady Spring Drive, officials said.
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Columbia Man Charged With 2020 Murder Of Pregnant Woman, Newborn After Cold Case Break: Police
A suspect has been charged with murder in the 2020 killing of a pregnant woman and her baby in Columbia, Howard County Police announced Thursday.
Edward Robinson, 31, of Columbia, was arrested Wednesday, April 9 in Gaithersburg in connection to the murder of 30-year-old Rabiah Ahmad, which forced the delivery of her baby, who died days later.
The case began on July 31, 2020, around 11 p.m., when officers responded to the 6600 block of Dovecote Drive after several shots were fired into a residence from outside.
Inside the house was 30-year-old Rabiah Ahmad, who was 28 weeks pregnant a…