21 October 2008, 2:30 pm
ROCKVILLE, Md. - The investigation into the home invasions that left one woman dead and local communities shaken isn't over yet, even though the suspect is in jail. Jose Juan Garcia-Perlera has been in jail since his Oct. 15 arrest, and that's where he's been ordered to stay - without bond - until a preliminary hearing next month. Montgomery County Police say the 33-year-old Garcia-Perlera grew increasingly violent from the first home invasion robbery in September 2007 to the murder of a Bethesda woman in September. In one case, Garcia-Perlera allegedly beat and pistol-whipped one of his elderly victims when she discovered him hiding in an outdoor storage area. In other cases, the Hyattsville man allegedly hog-tied his victims. His violent behavior escalated in September, when police say he murdered a woman. On Sept. 4, 63-year-old Mary Frances Havenstein was found dead inside her Bethesda home on Seven Locks Road. Like the other victims, she had been bound and gagged. http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1500796... Read More »