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Baltimore CEO was killed by repeat offender who should have never been on the street, officials allege
NBC News ^ | Sept. 26, 2023, 10:29 PM CDT | By Antonio Planas and Tim Stelloh

Posted on 09/27/2023 8:49:24 AM PDT by Red Badger

Pava LaPere, the founder of EcoMap Technologies, was found dead in an apartment Monday. Police say they are looking for a suspect considered armed and dangerous.

Police in Baltimore say they are searching for a repeat violent offender who should not have been free after a 26-year-old tech CEO was found dead at an apartment Monday.

Pava LaPere, the CEO and founder of EcoMap Technologies, whose accomplishments earned her a spot on the Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list, was found dead about 11:30 a.m. Monday at an apartment with apparent signs of “blunt-force trauma,” police said.

Pava LaPere.pavamarie via Instagram

Police said Tuesday they had issued an arrest warrant for Jason Billingsley on first-degree murder and additional charges.

Officials said Billingsley, 32, of Baltimore, should be considered armed and dangerous.

"This individual will kill, and he will rape," Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley warned Tuesday afternoon at a news conference. "He will do anything he can to cause harm."

In 2015, Billingsley was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 16 years suspended, after he pleaded guilty to a first-degree sex offense, court records show.

The Maryland sex offender registry shows he was released from prison in October. The registry classified him in "tier 3," which includes the most serious charges and requires offenders to register for life.

The prosecutor in the 2015 case did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and Billingsley's public defender could not immediately be reached.

Relatives identified in public records as Billingsley's mother and sister did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Court records show Billingsley also pleaded guilty to first-degree assault in 2009 and second-degree assault in 2011.

The police Special Investigations Section is working to determine whether Billingsley is linked to any other cases, police said.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said Billingsley should not have been free.

"There is no way in hell that he should have been out on the street," Scott said. "When the police go out and do their job, as they did in this case ... and the state's attorney goes out and does their work, gets the conviction, the conviction should be the conviction.

"We are tired of talking about the same people committing the same kind of crimes over and over again."

Officials did not provide details about a possible motive in LaPere's death or any possible relationship between her and Billingsley.

Scott, who said he had gotten to know LaPere in recent years, called her “young, talented” who was “devoted” to the city.

A missing person report had been filed not long before LaPere was discovered dead late Monday morning, police said.

In a written statement Tuesday night, LaPere's family said she was an inspiration to many.

"She was driven, creative, hard working and relentless in her efforts, with her wonderful team at EcoMap Technologies," her family said. "Pava made an impact in every endeavor she undertook and on every life she touched. She will be forever missed as a daughter, sister, grand-daughter, niece, cousin and loyal friend."

LaPere’s firm, EcoMap Technologies, positions itself as a company that uses technology to "digitize ecosystems, ensuring anyone can easily access the information they need, so ecosystems can be as equitable, efficient, & effective as possible.”

In a statement, EcoMap Technologies said the circumstances surrounding LaPere's death were "deeply distressing" and that she "was not only the visionary force behind EcoMap but was also a deeply compassionate and dedicated leader.”

In its "30 Under 30" feature for 2023, Forbes said that LaPere, a Johns Hopkins graduate, had a team of 30 and that her clients included the Aspen Institute, Meta, the WXR Fund and the T. Rowe Price Foundation.

Worley, the police commissioner, pleaded with Billingsley to stop running and turn himself in.

"If you’re out there watching ... every single police officer in Baltimore city, in the state of Maryland, as well as U.S. marshals, are looking for you," Worley said. "We will find you ... and then we will turn it over to the state’s attorney to prosecute you to the fullest. So please turn yourself in."

Antonio Planas


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltimore; maryland
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To: DeplorablePaul

News reports said she lived in a “secured building,” and her battered corpse was found in her apartment. Sadly, her own foolishness or naiveté may have played a role in her demise.


21 posted on 09/27/2023 9:16:50 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: Red Badger

LaPere’s firm, EcoMap Technologies, positions itself as a company that uses technology to “digitize ecosystems, ensuring anyone can easily access the information they need, so ecosystems can be as equitable, efficient, & effective as possible.”

I am no closer to understanding what EcoMap does.


22 posted on 09/27/2023 9:17:12 AM PDT by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
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To: Red Badger

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/man-wanted-for-allegedly-killing-baltimore-tech-ceo-pava-lapere-had-lengthy-criminal-history/


23 posted on 09/27/2023 9:17:39 AM PDT by bitt (<img src=' 'width=40%>)
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To: Red Badger
Life imitating art


24 posted on 09/27/2023 9:18:50 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: Red Badger

Quick Donor Lookup on OpenSecrets.org reveals she donated to the Democratic Governor of Maryland (Wes Moore) and another Democrat Brooke Lierman.


25 posted on 09/27/2023 9:19:12 AM PDT by Mozzafiato
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To: DariusBane

I would guess that it applies for, receives, and distributes government grants, mostly to it’s employees, for the sake of saving the universe and gaining walking around money.


26 posted on 09/27/2023 9:19:18 AM PDT by Hieronymus
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To: DariusBane

Yes, it’s a bit of a mystery what they do, exactly. All descriptions of the company emphasize equity and inclusivity, boasting that its employees are over 50% female (cis- and otherwise) and over 50% “people of color.”


27 posted on 09/27/2023 9:20:28 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: Red Badger

More here:

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28 posted on 09/27/2023 9:20:35 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉)
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To: Pajamajan

“Keep voting Democrat.”

**************

You can be sure that Baltimore will.


29 posted on 09/27/2023 9:22:53 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: DeplorablePaul

I have read several articles on this crime, and although nobody has said it yet, I think he was an invited guest in her apartment. Perhaps a dating app meeting or something else. But it looks like she made an awful decision that cost her.


30 posted on 09/27/2023 9:23:37 AM PDT by thefactor
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To: DariusBane

“what EcoMap does”

It sounds like it launders money while saving the planet...

;-)


31 posted on 09/27/2023 9:23:37 AM PDT by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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To: Blurb2350

I went to the website. I still have no idea what the product is or how it makes money or what it does. It seems to gather curated data of some sort. I am feeling old.


32 posted on 09/27/2023 9:24:07 AM PDT by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
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To: Red Badger

“ In its “30 Under 30” feature for 2023, Forbes said that LaPere, a Johns Hopkins graduate, had a team of 30 and that her clients included the Aspen Institute, Meta, the WXR Fund and the T. Rowe Price Foundation.”

So, a democrat? How did she stand on BLM, defund the police, and who did she vote for in 2020? Before I care I need to know that. After all, maybe she got things just as she wanted.


33 posted on 09/27/2023 9:24:57 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: DariusBane

I am feeling old.


She’s not

I guess you can try that in a large city.


34 posted on 09/27/2023 9:24:59 AM PDT by Hieronymus
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
At least 95% of the people in Federal prisons are incarcerated for things that never should have been Federal crimes in the first place.

The U.S. Department of Justice didn’t even exist until 1870. Before that, the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorneys for the various state districts operated under the Treasury Department. And they were mostly engaged in civil matters — because treason and tax evasion were probably the only Federal crimes on the books.

35 posted on 09/27/2023 9:26:05 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Red Badger

My sister in Baltimore sold her beautiful townhouse last year, when most homes were LISTED at 150% of the actual value, and she LOST MONEY!


36 posted on 09/27/2023 9:26:44 AM PDT by oil_dude
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To: Red Badger
This POS should have never seen the light of day....

"In 2015, Billingsley was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 16 years suspended, after he pleaded guilty to a first-degree sex offense, court records show."

I am very PRO death penalty. And make it FAST!~!~~

37 posted on 09/27/2023 9:27:41 AM PDT by Osage Orange
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To: Hieronymus

“for the sake of saving the universe and gaining walking around money”

***********

You have it right. That’s how Team Dem does it. Vote for Dems, they gain control of government, liberal politicians then direct money to their favored causes and allies, and in return get more votes to keep the cycle going. The system works quite well for THEM. For the rest of us, not so much.


38 posted on 09/27/2023 9:28:35 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Mozzafiato

Her co’s social media accounts was full of virtue signaling BLM and such.


39 posted on 09/27/2023 9:29:07 AM PDT by Tea Party Terrorist (Eat the Rich)
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To: freedomjusticeruleoflaw

She wouldn’t want him prosecuted our incarcerated.

Please honor the deceased antiracists wishes.


40 posted on 09/27/2023 9:29:41 AM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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