In the pre-dawn hours of March 28, 2017, the quiet of a Baltimore neighborhood was shattered by a woman's scream. Responding to a call for a cutting in the 3500 block of Esther Place, police discovered a tragic scene. April Ellis, a 34-year-old Caucasian woman, was found suffering from a severe stab wound to her abdomen. The officers who arrived at approximately 2:45 a.m. worked to save her, and she was rushed to Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital. Despite the efforts of medical personnel, Ellis succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead.
Witnesses at the scene provided a fleeting glimpse of a potential suspect. They reported hearing a scream and then seeing a man fleeing the area on foot. The individual was described as a Hispanic male, believed to be in his 20s, with a tall, slender build, standing around six feet tall. At the time he was last seen, he was wearing a red shirt. The sighting offered a crucial, albeit limited, lead for the homicide detectives who took over the investigation into Ellis's death.
In the years that have followed, public records of Baltimore City homicides from 2017 list April Ellis as a victim of the incident that occurred on that late March morning. However, despite the initial witness description of a person of interest, there have been no subsequent announcements from law enforcement regarding any arrests made in connection with her stabbing. The identity of the man seen fleeing the scene remains unknown, and the case is still considered unsolved. Homicide detectives continue to seek information from the public, hoping for any detail that might lead to a breakthrough in the investigation into the violent end to April Ellis's life.
