Police arrest husband in 2002 disappearance cold case

Baltimore County police on Tuesday announced an arrest in a 24-year-old missing persons cold case in the disappearance of Michelle Rust. A grand jury on Monday indicted Dwight Rust Jr., 48, on a first-degree murder charge in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Michelle Rust, police said. Dwight Rust Jr. was arrested on Tuesday and remained held at the Baltimore County Detention Center without bail. In previous reporting, Dwight Rust Jr. told police that his wife had left their home on Clarke Boulevard around 9:30 a.m. on July 20, 2002, to go to a store to pick up items for their son's third birthday party.

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Дата на публикация: 22 април, 2026
Категория: Друго

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