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Law enforcement tracked down Jason Dean Billingsley at the MARC Train Station on Laurel-Bowie Road in Bowie, Prince George's County. Authorities say he has been a one-man crime wave since his release from prison in October 2022.

For 2 days federal, state, and local police scoured the greater Baltimore area looking for the fugitive. Officials had also offered a $6,000 reward in the case.

Billingsley, the suspect wanted for the brutal rape and murder of Baltimore technology CEO Pava LaPere, was arrested late Wednesday night. And taken into custody without incident. 

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During Tuesday’s press conference, Worley was questioned if Billingsley is connected to other cases. Specifically, an incident on Edmondson Avenue in west Baltimore.

“We’re still looking into that case but he’s a suspect in at least one other case,” answered Worley.

One-man crime wave

Sources confirmed Billingsley was believed to have been connected to other recent violent crimes. At the time of LaPere’s murder he had at least three warrants out for his arrest.

At his arrest he was wanted for LaPere’s murder, a gun theft, and was sought in an attempted murder/rape/arson investigation.

That initial report was listed as an ‘Arson Investigation.” But sources confirmed more details and said Billingsley was the believed suspect.

A Baltimore Police spokesperson said:

“Evidence gathered through the course of the initial investigation by detectives was able to connect the suspect Billingsley to the homicide of Pava LaPere and the Sept. 19 case.”

“Multiple warrants have been issued for Billingsley and detectives continue to work with all of our law enforcement partners in apprehending him. Additionally, detectives are now reviewing all cases since October 2022, to the present day in order to determine any other connections.”

Sources say investigators believe Billingsley also stole a gun in another, separate case, prompting the gun theft warrant.

According to the BPD, a week before LaPere’s murder, officers responded to reports of a house fire in the 800 block of Edmondson Avenue.

Inside, investigators say, officers found a man and a woman with critical injuries.

Sources confirm the woman reported she had been attacked and raped by a man before he cut their throats and set fire to the home. Miraculously, both victims survived.

Released from prison early

"People we know, we would hear them talk about it or people in the area we would hear them talk about it but us personally we don't know much about it but I can say I'm very appalled,” said Danielle, a woman who lives in the building where the tech executive was killed.

During Tuesday’s press conference, City leaders including Mayor Brandon Scott expressed frustration over the fact that Billingsley was out on the streets in the first place, given his criminal history.

“There is no way in hell that he should have been on the street,” said Scott.

Court records show he only served 7 years for a 30-year prison term. He was released in October 2022. And was ordered to serve five years' probation, submit his DNA, and register as a sex offender.

Less than a year later, Billingsley is accused of LaPere’s murder, as well as an unrelated attempted murder, rape, and arson. He also has theft charges pending for a stolen gun.