John Smith was sentenced today to 26 years in prison for the stabbing death of Elaine Coleman, who was found dead in her apartment on Dec. 4. According to charging documents, Coleman, 47, was stabbed 41 times and had been nearly decapitated. Some of the wounds could have been inflicted using a pair of scissors, … Read more →
John Smith pleaded guilty this morning to one count of second-degree murder while armed in the stabbing death of Elaine Coleman. Smith, 46, could be sentenced to a maximum of 40 years in prison, said Judge Robert Morin, who heard the case. Prosecutor Charles Cobb told Morin that had the case gone to trial, the … Read more →
Washington Examiner Columnist Harry Jaffe writes this week about Elaine Coleman’s death in Northeast DC. Jaffe writes: D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray was alarmed enough by Sunday’s shooting of 19-year-old David Lee Robinson to show up at a vigil and express his exasperation. “He was being robbed for his Nike tennis shoes,” the mayor said. “A … Read more →
To friends and neighbors, Elaine Coleman was a cheerful smiling face, but at home she struggled in a troubled relationship with a convicted killer. Coleman, 47, was found dead in her apartment on Dec. 4. Her body was so badly injured that responding medics initially believed she had been shot in the face. An autopsy … Read more →
A man wanted by MPD in connection with the fatal stabbing of Elaine Coleman has been arrested, MPD announced Tuesday night. John William Smith Jr., 46, was named as a suspect in Coleman’s death just before New Years Eve. He was believed to be in Baltimore. He was arrested Tuesday at about 4 p.m.; MPD … Read more →
MPD today named John William Smith Jr a suspect in the stabbing death of Elaine Coleman. Smith is a 46-year-old black male believed to be in Baltimore, MPD said. There is a warrant for his arrest. Coleman was found stabbed just after midnight on Dec. 4 inside a building in the 500 block of 23rd … Read more →
This comment of the day comes from Playa69k1, who wrote in about Elaine Coleman. She was my neighbor. She also worked at the shoppers food warehouse down the street from my house we would talk from time to time when I would come in the store. And the last time I had seen her we … Read more →
A woman killed in Northeast DC just after midnight has been identified as Elaine Coleman, 47, of Northeast, Washington, DC. A press release from MPD states that she was found suffering from multiple stab wounds. Early reports indicated that the victim in this homicide had been shot. MPD’s press release is below. Homicide: 500 Block … Read more →
WJLA reports that a woman was found shot inside a Northeast DC apartment building just after midnight Sunday. First District officers found a woman inside of a residence suffering a gunshot wound to her face. The death is being investigated as a homicide, police said. In a message on MPD’s First District listserve, Commander Daniel … Read more →
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