72-year-old Black woman found dead hanging from a tree in Maryland


Carl Snowden, a longtime civil rights activist from Annapolis, posted on his Facebook Wednesday (Nov. 3) that the deceased body belonged to an African American woman, which Annapolis police have confirmed. Snowden tells REVOLT that the woman was found hanging from a tree. He says he was able to identify the victim’s race because he was “on the scene as the police took her down.” On Facebook, Snowden reported that Annapolis Ward 4 Alderwoman Sheila M. Finlayson was also “on the scene.”
The victim’s identity has not been released by the Department as they await pending confirmation that the extended family has been notified. According to the Capital Gazette, several elementary school students on their way to Mills-Parole Elementary reported seeing the woman’s body outside on Belle Drive.
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