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Maryland Department of State Police

Age: 27
Race: White
Sex: Male
Date Reported Missing:
Date of Death: 10/3/1974
Date of Recovery: 10/3/1974
Cause: Shooting
County: Howard
Referring Case Number: F-50-05718

On October 13, 1974 Henry Alexander Szedon was employed as a desk clerk at the Holiday Inn located at 7900 Washington Blvd. in Jessup, Howard County, MD. Henry Szedon was found shot behind the front desk at 5:20 a.m. when a co-worker arrived for work.  He was last seen alive by another co-worker at 4:30 a.m. The motive for the shooting appears to be robbery.

Contact Information for this case:
Maryland State Police Homicide