Leonard W Steele
Case #: V-55-05041

Age / Sex / Race: 43 / Male / White
Location of Homicide: Body recovered on an access road to a gravel pit. MD Rt. 40 and Belvedere Rd.
County: Cecil
Date / Time: 4 / 13 / 1990
Cause of Death: Strangulation
Details: Mr. Steele was last seen leaving his home in Baltimore on April 13, 1990. It was alleged that Mr. Steele may have had ties to the gay community. It was also alleged that Mr. Steele often would display substantial sums of money. On April 14, 1990 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Mr. Steele’s fully clothed body, was recovered from the Mason Dixon Gravel Pit by hunters in the area.
Investigator: Detective Sergeant John Cook
Maryland State Police - Cold Case Unit
1201 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, Maryland  21208
410-290-0050
jgcook@mdsp.org