May 12, 2008
Sun coverage: 3 children drowned at hotel
The bodies of three children, ages 6, 4 and 2, were found in a room at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards. (Sun photo by Barbara Haddock Taylor / March 30, 2008)
Man indicted in drowning deaths of 3 children
A Baltimore grand jury has indicted a man on murder charges in the drowning deaths of his three children at a downtown hotel, prosecutors said today.
Service honors young victims
On a stage before nearly a thousand mourners, the violinists played notes of elegant sorrow.
Jean Marbella: Love lies bleeding in family court
Here's an idea: Before you get a marriage license, you have to spend a day in family court.
Mother holds onto faith amid tragedy
In the days since police say her estranged husband drowned their three children in a Baltimore hotel bathtub, Dr. Amy Ashley Castillo has clung to her faith to survive.
Father held without bail in 3 killings
The Montgomery County man charged with drowning his three children in a Baltimore hotel bathtub during a bitter custody battle with his estranged wife was ordered held without bail yesterday as experts on domestic violence cases struggled to determine whether the killings could have been prevented.
What drives parents to kill?
Whatever drove a 41-year-old Rockville man to apparently kill his three young children in an Inner Harbor hotel last weekend might never be fully understood.
Father admits he drowned kids
Mark Castillo of Rockville walked with his three young children Saturday afternoon through Baltimore's Inner Harbor, where tourists congregate along the city's waterfront promenade.
Access to kids a big issue
More than two years ago, Amy Ashley Castillo pleaded for help in court papers, saying that her estranged husband had threatened to kill their three children to punish her by leaving her alone in the world.
Experts question family legal system
As details emerged about three youngsters apparently drowned by their father in a downtown hotel room over the weekend, legal experts and family advocates questioned whether Maryland law goes far enough to protect children in custody disputes.
Jean Marbella: Children casualties in divorce warfare
Lynn Shiner heard the news as she drifted off to sleep Sunday night, and when she awoke yesterday morning, she thought maybe she had dreamed it. A few taps on the keyboard, though, confirmed that the crime, however nightmarish, was no dream.
3 children killed at city hotel
A Montgomery County father engaged in a custody battle brought his three children to an Inner Harbor hotel and apparently killed them yesterday, Baltimore police said.
2008 city homicides
Homicides since Jan. 1: 63Search our interactive database of homicides in Baltimore City Police Blotter A sampling of crime briefs from police reports in Baltimore City and Baltimore County |
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Sun coverage: Confronting crime
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