The Montgomery County Department of Police – Cold Case Section has closed a 23-year-old cold case homicide with the arrest of a suspect in the 2001 murder of Leslie Preer.
On Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at approximately 11:47 a.m., Montgomery County Police were dispatched to the 4800 block of Drummond Ave. in Chevy Chase. Leslie Preer was found murdered inside her home after she did not show up for work. Upon arrival, officers discovered Preer and identified a crime scene within the house. Her death was ruled a homicide.
DNA evidence was recovered from the crime scene in 2001, and in September 2022, blood evidence from the scene was submitted to a lab for forensic genetic genealogical DNA analysis. Through the course of the investigation, detectives identified Eugene Teodor Gligor as a potential suspect.
On June 9, 2024, Montgomery County Police detectives collected DNA evidence belonging to Gligor and compared it to the DNA recovered from the crime scene. The analysis generated a positive match.
A warrant for Gligor’s arrest was requested and obtained on Saturday, June 15. Gligor, who is currently 44-years-old, was arrested by the US Marshal's Task Force in Washington, DC on June 18. Gligor has been charged with first-degree murder.
The arrest warrant will be sent to Washington, DC, to serve as a detainer pending Gligor's extradition process.
Republished courtesy of Montgomery County Gov. Photo credit: DNASovles