richard v allen
- Richard Allen Rodola convicted of second-degree murder in death of girlfriend Pamela Myers, who was set on fire in a wooded area of North Laurel..
- It was murder, prosecutors said, when Richard Allen Rodola poured gasoline over his girlfriend, Pamela Myers, and then set her on fire. It was an accident, Rodola's attorney said — his client had poured the gas only to scare Myers, but he never flicked the flame that killed her.
- There were seven homicides in Howard County in 2011, two more than there were in 2010
- William Volenick's military experience helped him forge a long career in government intelligence
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