Maryland police say they made the gruesome discovery of rotting human remains inside the apartment of a man arrested for an apparently unconnected fatal shooting this week.
Torrey Moore, 31, was originally sought in connection with the Dec. 8, 2022, shooting death of a convenience store employee in Silver Spring, Md. Arresting officers with the Montgomery County Department of Police say that when they arrived to make that arrest, they found a dead woman in an “advanced stage of decomposition.”
Moore told detectives that the woman was eight months pregnant when she died and that the two had been in a relationship, police said in a press release. The woman’s body is currently awaiting an autopsy via the Montgomery County Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Details about the deceased woman have yet to be released, police said, because they are waiting to to determine her exact stage of pregnancy, confirm her identity, and notify her next of kin.
Police Find Dead Pregnant Woman in 'Advanced Stage of Decomposition' While Serving Warrant at Home of Man Wanted for Convenience Store Clerk's Murder
“That raises a lot of concerns for us," police said about the macabre find. "So we've got a lot of work to do, to follow up with this particular investigation.”
