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Sharon A. Koontz

Age: 26
Race: White
Sex: Female
Date Reported Missing:
Date of Death: 9/23/1988
Date of Recovery: 9/23/1988
Cause: Blunt Force Trauma/Stabbing
County: Anne Arundel
Referring Case Number: T-65-15086

On 9/23/1988 at 11:00 a.m. the body of Sharon Koontz was recovered in a motel room in the 4900 block of Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, MD. It was alleged that Ms. Koontz was a streetwise prostitute who often took men to motel rooms. The motel room in which Ms. Koontz was found showed no signs of forced entry.

Contact Information for this case:
Maryland State Police Homicide

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