"Sue Ann Marcum, a 52-year-old accounting professor at American University, was found dead at the bottom of the stairs leading to the basement of her home in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. This marked the beginning of a case that took 15 years to resolve, until last October 30, when a jury in the United States found Jorge Rueda Landeros, a 56-year-old yoga instructor with whom the victim had a romantic and business relationship, guilty of Marcum's second-degree murder."
"The victim appeared to have struggled with her attacker, and her body showed severe head trauma and strangulation marks, according to the police report. But investigators had doubts because almost all of Marcum's valuables were still in the house, including a diamond necklace she was wearing when she was found. The only thing missing was Marcum's old Jeep Cherokee, which was no longer parked outside the residence when officers arrived."
Police responded to a 911 call on October 25, 2010, and found 52-year-old Sue Ann Marcum dead at the bottom of the basement stairs of her Bethesda home. Her body displayed severe head trauma and strangulation marks, yet most valuables remained, including a diamond necklace. Marcum's Jeep Cherokee was missing and later recovered after being stolen by 18-year-old Andrew Hamlin, whose DNA was found in the vehicle but not inside the house. Investigators shifted from a robbery theory when records showed Marcum and Jorge Rueda Landeros had opened an investment fund using her money and named Landeros sole beneficiary of a $500,000 life insurance policy. The case concluded years later with a jury finding Landeros guilty of second-degree murder.
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