PHOENIX — Officials say two women, including one from the Valley, who are accused of killing a woman in Maryland, have been arrested in Ohio.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police charged 29-year-old Vanessa Tjongarero-Henderson and 36-year-old Samantha Raebel with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Hilde Henderson, the mother of Vanessa.
Officials were first called to a home in Silver Spring, Maryland, on May 26, to check the welfare of Hilde Henderson. The 67-year-old woman was found dead at the scene.
Her death was ruled a homicide, and officials believe her daughter and her daughter's girlfriend, Raebel, were involved.
Raebel is from Phoenix, and it was unknown if the pair was in Arizona or another area. Officials put out a call for help, asking the community to be on the lookout for the suspects.
On June 10, both suspects were reportedly located in Genoa, Ohio, after someone recognized them from media coverage.
The pair will be extradited to Maryland.
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