In today's Baltimore Sun, reporter Tricia Bishop combines court testimony and interviews to paint a chilling, in-depth picture of a Baltimore cult, an "alternative world of brainwashing and dubious biblical interpretation, where one young woman was involuntarily committed to a mental hospital and a second ... agreed to let her beloved boy go hungry to rid him of demons, then spent weeks trying to resurrect him after he died." Four people were found guilty by a city jury this week in connection with the death of Javon Thompson.
Another twisted tale of murder is brewing in Baltimore County, where at least four people have been arrested in the fatal shooting last week of gas station owner William Porter. The kicker: WJZ reports that one of those arrested is his wife, Karla Porter. A tip from a source and a review of court records indicates that at least six people have been arrested in connection with the crime, but Baltimore County police won't discuss the case until Monday morning, when a press conference is scheduled.
And finally, former Raven Michael McCrary, who is in divorce proceedings with his wife while battling a number of business-related lawsuits, was slapped with a request for a protective order Friday in which his wife Mary McCrary claims he drives around with a .38 caliber handgun in his vehicle and has an explosive temper. The former Raven said he was "baffled and disappointed by these baseless claims."