GREENBELT, MD – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit has charged 33-year-old Harold Francis Landon III of University Park in connection with the murder of 59-year-old Mariame Sylla of Greenbelt.
Sylla was reported missing in late July. On August 1, at around 6:20 pm, officers responded to a location in Clinton where human remains were found. DNA testing confirmed the remains to be those of Sylla.
Landon was identified as the suspect through various investigative techniques. He has been in custody since August 1 on an unrelated assault charge. On Friday, detectives filed first-degree murder charges against him for the murder of Sylla. The motive remains under investigation.
The Prince George’s County Police Department collaborated with multiple agencies, including the Greenbelt Police Department and the FBI – Baltimore Field Office, among others, in this ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information relevant to this investigation is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 301-516-2512.