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Mary Helen Dickens-Hines

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Aug 10, 2016

Victim Details

Mary Helen Hines-Dicken

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2016-08-10

2016-05-24

90

Mary Helen

Dickens-Hines

07/21/2026


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In the spring of 2016, a horrific act of violence shattered the peace of a northwest Baltimore neighborhood, leading to the tragic death of 90-year-old Mary Helen Dickens-Hines, a Black female. On May 4th, police responded to a call for a possible home invasion and discovered a grim scene inside her residence. Dickens-Hines had been brutally beaten, tied up, and left unresponsive. The perpetrator was believed to have gained entry through a back door.

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  • Autopsy reveals 90-year-old woman found beaten
  • 90-year-old murdered woman's neighbors
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