Billboard Aims To Drive New Leads In Towson Cold Case

TOWSON, MD — A new billboard on York Road was installed recently in hopes of drumming up new leads in the murder of a young woman in the Towson area. Jody LeCornu, 23, was found shot to death in her car in a shopping center parking lot on March 2, 1996.

More than 22 years later, police continue trying to get information about the homicide that will help investigators crack the case.

Police said the victim's twin sister, Jennifer LeCornu Carrieri, came up with the idea of posting a billboard at 5722 York Road, near St. Dunstans Road. It was installed on Oct. 29 and features the statement: "Find My Killer."

It is less than a mile from where Jody LeCornu was found.

Authorities said they were called to the York Road Plaza shopping center for a shooting before 4 a.m. on March 2, 1996.

They found Jody LeCornu had been shot in the back, and investigators determined she was shot while sitting in her vehicle in the Drumcastle shopping center parking lot across the street.

After she was shot, police said Jody LeCornu drove across York Road into the parking lot of the York Road Plaza.

Witnesses reportedly told investigators that a stocky black man followed her car into the parking lot, then took an item from her vehicle before driving away on York Road in a white BMW. He was wearing a green/drab army-style coat, according to authorities.

Description of vehicle (given by witnesses) driven by suspect who shot Jody lecornu March 2nd 1996, Towson Caldor parking lot #Justice4Jody pic.twitter.com/NTyG743FlV
— Jenny Carrieri (@carrieri_jenny) January 4, 2017

Anyone with information may call the Baltimore County Police Department at 410-307-2020.

People may also send tips to Metro Crime Stoppers, which is a non-government organization. Tips sent to Metro Crime Stoppers leading to an arrest and/or indictment of a suspect may qualify for a reward. To get in touch with Metro Crime Stoppers, send a text to "CRIMES" (274637) with "MCS" plus the tip; call 1-866-7LOCKUP; or submit a tip online. Tipsters may remain anonymous.

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Photos of billboard and Joann "Jody" Elizabeth LeCornu courtesy of the Baltimore County Police Department.