‘Armed and Dangerous’ Suspect in Baltimore Tech CEO Murder Also Linked to Arson that Hospitalized Child

Jason Billingsley, the suspect wanted in the death of Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere, is also the main suspect in a recent attempted murder, arson and rape at a family home in the city, police said Wednesday afternoon.

Baltimore Police Department said in a statement that the 32-year-old is connected with the arson on September 19 which left a man and a woman critically injured and a five-year-old child also needing hospital treatment.

"Additionally, detectives are now reviewing all cases since October, 2022, to the present day in order to determine any other connections," the statement added.

Police were offering a reward of up to $6,000 for information which led to Billingsley's capture.

Billingsley was described as "armed and dangerous" by the Department Tuesday afternoon, with the search continuing Wednesday.

LaPere's body was reportedly found on her apartment building's roof, partially clothed, when police responded to a missing person's report on Monday, September 25. She had been beaten, BPD said.

Billingsley was a repeat offender, police said, with a string of previous charges. He had been sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2015, with 16 years suspended, after he pleaded guilty to a first-degree sex offense.

Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley address the suspect directly Tuesday afternoon, saying "every single police officer in Baltimore city, the state of Maryland, as well as the U.S. Marshalls are looking for you."

LaPere's coworkers, friends and loved ones are expected to come together Wednesday evening for a vigil in her memory in the Mount Vernon area of the city.