On the evening of August 27, 2009, a grim discovery was made on the side of a road in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Andrew Joseph Giancoli, a 48-year-old Caucasian male, was found unresponsive in the driver's seat of his 1998 blue Ford Explorer. The vehicle was parked near the intersection of East Ordnance Road and Stahl Point Road. When police and paramedics arrived at approximately 5:36 p.m., they found that Giancoli had suffered a penetrating trauma to his chest. He was rushed to a local hospital but succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The investigation into Giancoli's death quickly determined that he was the victim of a homicide. Detectives began to piece together the final hours of his life, a process that led them to believe he may have been in the Curtis Bay area of Baltimore City shortly before his death. Information obtained during the investigation suggested that between 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Giancoli, possibly accompanied by a female companion, was at the intersection of Hazel Street and Pennington Avenue. Authorities appealed to the public for any witnesses who might have seen his distinctive blue Ford Explorer in that vicinity during that time frame.
Despite the efforts of the Anne Arundel County Police Homicide Unit, the case has grown cold over the years. Law enforcement has repeatedly sought the public's assistance, distributing flyers and offering rewards for any information that could lead to an arrest. However, no suspects have ever been publicly identified, and no arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Andrew Joseph Giancoli. The investigation remains open, a lingering mystery for his family and a solemn task for the detectives still seeking justice.
