Cousin Charged in Parkville Homicide

Police said that a man staged a burglary to make it look like someone else murdered his 91-year-old cousin in Parkville.

Posted Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 11:32 pm ET

Parkville, MD — An out-of-state man is accused of killing his cousin in her Parkville home, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.

John Robert Malko, 72, of Salt Lake City, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the July 12 death.

Malko reportedly told police that he had left the residence in the 8200 block of Evergreen Drive and when he came back, a break-in had occurred.

Officials responded to a call for a cardiac arrest, and they found his cousin—Nadia Evanowicz Schaible, 91—deceased at her home, police said.

Schaible's jewelry was spread across the main level and her body was in the basement, officials said.

Authorities allege Malko made it look like the house had been ransacked in an attempt to pin the murder on someone else.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death homicide by multiple blunt force injuries, and Malko was charged, according to police.

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