Towson cold case from 2009 revisited: Who Killed Daniel Coverston?
“If he were alive today, my brother would be 32 years old. Our family and friends miss him very much. We still hope and pray Daniel’s case will be solved one day.”
Every day for the last ten years, Daniel Coverston’s family and friends have been hoping for a new clue or a new break in the case. And ten years after Daniel was found shot to death in his Towson, Maryland, apartment, Baltimore County Police are again soliciting the public’s assistance and asking for help in identifying Daniel’s killer or killers.
On February 14, 2009, at 2:50 p.m., Daniel’s friend entered his apartment in the 7000 block of Lachlan Circle to check on him. Daniel was recovering after surgery for a detached retina, so his friend expected to find him in the same place he found him the day before – lying face down on his bed.
Coverston had recently graduated from Towson University. He was expecting his friend; so he’d left the door to his apartment unlocked.
His friend had checked on him a number of times since the surgery, and each time Daniel was doing what the doctor ordered, resting face down.
The friend walked through the apartment and into the bedroom, just like he had around 2 p.m. the day before. But something was different this time. This time Daniel didn’t answer.
There was blood. Daniel wasn’t sleeping.
Daniel Ho Coverston was 22 years old when he was murdered, found face down on his bed with a gunshot wound to his head.
The only possible clue to the killer’s identity may be in the last phone call he received, which came from a phone booth that was, at that time, located on Loch Raven Boulevard at Belvedere Avenue. Detectives believe it is possible that the phone call made from that payphone may have come from the person who entered his apartment and killed him as he was resting following his surgery.
“Our Daniel was a bright and strong spirit. He was compassionate and generous. Daniel was both academically and athletically gifted. He had an unforgettable, contagious laugh and brought joy to those around him. There is a great hole in our lives and hearts since Daniel’s murder. It is our fervent hope and prayer that we can find Justice for Daniel,” wrote Daniel’s sister.
It has been ten years since this murder took place. Someone has a piece of information that could help police solve this crime. Someone knows who killed Daniel Coverston. It is time to come forward and bring this family peace.
Contact Baltimore County Homicide Detectives with any information, regardless of how insignificant you may think it is, by calling 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous.
Reward Offered:
A $15,000 reward is being offered through Metro Crime Stoppers. Anyone who contacts Metro Crime Stoppers with information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person responsible for Daniel Coverston’s murder may be eligible for this reward.
Metro Crime Stoppers, an organization that is separate from the Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore County Government, offers rewards for information in connection with felony offenses.
Anonymous tips can be sent to Metro Crime Stoppers by phone, online, or via their new mobile app.
- Phone: 1-866-7LOCKUP
- Web tip: www.metrocrimestoppers.org
- NEW Mobile App: P3TIPS
You can see the Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland reward flyer for Daniel Coverston here: metrocrimestoppers.org/danielcoverston
Also, see the video report below. Although the video dates back to 2015, the information is still timely.
(Source: Baltimore County Police)
~ Posted by: Richard Webster, Ace News Today / Connect with Richard on Facebook and Twitter
