26-year-old tech CEO found dead in Baltimore with signs of blunt-force trauma

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The Baltimore Police Department has announced an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted for the murder of Pava LaPere, the 26-year-old CEO of startup EcoMap Technologies, who was found dead in a downtown Baltimore apartment Monday with signs of blunt-force trauma to her head.

Police are looking for 32-year-old Jason Dean Billingsley, Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley said during a news conference Tuesday.

Officers responded to a call for service at an apartment complex in the 300 block of West Franklin Street at around 11:34 a.m. Monday, according to Baltimore police. Upon arriving, the officers found LaPere with severe injuries to her head. Police have not released any further information on her death.

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Even though I am a stanch proponent of eliminating CEOs as a ruling class.

If you cheer on the killer before getting the whole picture, then you and me ain't friends.

The Suspect pleaded guilty to a first-degree sex offense charge in 2015, and was sentenced to 30 years in prison with all but 14 years suspended. Denied parole, he was released in October 2022 on good-time credits, according to parole commission Chairman David R. Blumberg. According to court records, The Suspect previously pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in December 2009 and second-degree assault in June 2011

he was released on Oct. 5, 2022 and is listed as “non-compliant,” though it was unclear why.

“This individual will kill and he will rape,”

Only reason this is getting attention is because the person killed was a CEO. Though, this is also another case of the law letting a dangerous criminal out early for good behavior, when he was clearly not being his best self.

It was a company of 30 people, not some massive corporation. I think it's important to differentiate between small companies and huge, faceless conglomerates.

Yeah the small free range artisanal exploitation of workers is much more palatable.

Aw, here I was ready to make a joke and the truth of the story was a bummer. Thanks for pointing this out ASAP.

That said, I'll be standing by for when there's a story "CEO who earned a fortune in blood diamonds and animal cruelty accidentally commits suicide when strangling self during masturbation."

Check if her startup was going to disrupt any major corporations and check there first

Edit: they have a suspect already and looks to be domestic or B&E related

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