Charles L Moates
Case #: 1384B
| Age / Sex / Race: | 73 / Male / White |
| Location of Homicide: | In the workshop of the victim’s home, Dayton Ave. |
| County: | Frederick |
| Date / Time: | 4 / 23 / 1955 |
| Cause of Death: | Shooting |
| Details: | On the above date and time, Magistrate Charles Motes, was shot in the chest at close range as he stood in his workshop. Investigation identified two suspects in the crime, one of which later confessed, then recanted. The confessor could not pass a polygraph examination validating his confession. The case never came to trial. |
| Investigator: |
Detective Sergeant John Cook Maryland State Police - Cold Case Unit 1201 Reisterstown Road Pikesville, Maryland 21208 410-290-0050 jgcook@mdsp.org |