Body found; may be son of slain Md. woman

October 19, 2011|Associated Press

CLARKSBURG, Md. - Maryland police found remains yesterday that they believe are those of a missing boy whose mother was discovered slain.

Investigators discovered the remains of a young African-American child yesterday morning in a wooded area of Montgomery County. Police Chief Thomas Manger says officers believe that it is the body of 11-year-old William McQuain.

Authorities began searching for William after Jane McQuain was found dead last week in the bedroom of her Germantown condominium.

Her estranged husband, Curtis Maurice Lopez, was arrested in North Carolina and charged in her death. Lopez has waived his extradition and is due back in Montgomery County.

Police have been searching different trails and parks in northern Montgomery County, based on information they say they have received.

Lopez had served more than a dozen years in prison in Pennsylvania before being paroled in 2000.

McQuain’s former boyfriend said last week that she had told him recently that she feared for her safety and worried that Lopez might harm her.

Police said witnesses had told them that they had seen Lopez loading boxes into McQuain’s car in the last few weeks.