A convicted killer is accused in two cold case murders after he confessed to the crimes, officials said Wednesday.
Charles Helem, 52, is serving a life sentence for the murder of Patricia Bentley, a 37-year-old mother, in her townhome in Chantilly, Virginia, in 2002.
In 2010 and 2017, Helem sent letters to Mount Rainier police claiming to have knowledge about Landry’s killing, but both times refused to speak with investigators, Prince George’s County police said. It was not clear from officials at Wednesday’s news conference why Helem sent the letters or confessed to the crimes.
He is being held at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia, according to state corrections department records.
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