St. Mary's Co. 21st Annual Silent Angel Memorial Held

newsBot · Dec 12, 2022

The loved ones of Kimberly Carter place her ornament while DFC Artina Alvey and Sgt. Keith Moritz observe

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office held its 21st Annual Silent Angel Memorial on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, to remember and memorialize those who have lost their lives to the hands of another. The memorial was founded in 2002 by Eileen Bildman after the tragic loss of her own son to honor victims of homicide that lived in St. Mary's County, bringing families and friends together during the difficult holiday season.

Donations can be made to:

The Silent Angel Memorial of St. Mary's County

PO Box 1436

Leonardtown, MD 20650

Donations support the annual memorial and other events and services for St. Mary's County throughout the year.

Sheriff Steven A. Hall about to place the ornament for Claudia Pickeral

Melissa Willey places the ornament for Jaelynn Willey

Major Clay Safford places the ornaments for Suzanne and Timothy Combs

The loved ones of Matthew Jones

Incoming State's Attorney for St. Mary's County Jaymi Sterling places an ornament on the tree for Robert McDowney

Lt. Shawn Moses and Chaplain Charlie Wharton place ornaments on the tree

Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.