FBI Most-Wanted Case Turns 40 | Patch PM

Stories worth talking about tonight:

40 Years Since Bethesda Family Bludgeoned to Death

A Bethesda wife, three sons and a mother were bludgeoned to death in a grisly hammer attack 40 years ago this month, with authorities seemingly no closer to finding the killer.

Investigators have a suspect, the same man Montgomery County Police and the FBI have been chasing for four decades: William Bradford Bishop Jr. The fugitive diplomat is accused of killing his family on March 1, 1976. >>> Read more.

Landowner: 1st Amendment 'TRUMPs' Zoning Rules

A pro-Donald Trump sign a Lothian landowner has erected on his barn roof is protected political speech, argues the man who posted the campaign shout-out.

But Anne Arundel County zoning officials disagree, saying the sign for the frontrunner in the race for the Republican party’s presidential nomination clearly violates local ordinance. >>> Read more.

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Mom of Six to Use Lottery $10K Win for Baby's Surgery

• The College Park woman will use her winnings for her one-year-old daughter’s eye surgery, lottery officials said.

Hotel Uncovers Suspected Human Trafficking: HoCo Police

• Cecil County man faces six charges after police allege he trafficked woman for prostitution in Ellicott City.

Clerk Refuses Armed Robber's Demands: Police

• A clerk at an Odenton gas station reportedly said no when an armed robber told him to hand over cash, police say.

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