From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 10:07 AM
Subject: [MPD-5D] 1985 Accidental Deaths Changed to Homicide: Unit Block
of Quincy Place, Northwest
March
5, 2018
1985
Accidental Deaths Changed to Homicide: Unit Block of Quincy Place, Northwest
(Washington,
DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide
Branch are investigating a double homicide that occurred on Friday, January 11,
1985, in the Unit block of Quincy Place, Northwest.
At approximately
3:56 am, DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene for the
report of a house fire. Members arrived to find the house engulfed in flames.
While extinguishing the fire, members located an adult male, suffering from
life threatening injuries as a result of the fire. He was transported to a
local hospital where he was admitted in critical condition. An adult female was
also located, inside of the residence, with no signs consistent with
life. She remained on the scene until being transported to the Office of
the Chief Medical Examiner where an autopsy was performed. The Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be asphyxia by smoke
inhalation. The manner of death was ruled accidental.
On Tuesday, March
5, 1985, the adult male victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced
dead. A post mortem examination was performed and it was determined his cause
of death was thermal burns with sepsis and lobar pneumonia. The manner of death
was ruled accidental.
The female victim
was identified as 42-year-old Bessie Mae Duncan and the male
victim was identified as 40-year old Roy Picott, both of Northwest, DC.
Based upon
additional investigative efforts, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has
amended the manner of death for both victims in this case. The manner of death
for both victims has been classified as Homicide.
The Metropolitan
Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone
that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of
Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the
police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be
submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to
50411.
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