Baltimore County police said that an 18-year-old man was killed in a Lansdowne townhouse and his body was dumped in a wooded area off the 5500-block of Pennington Avenue in Curtis Bay.
No arrests have been made in the homicide of Ryan Wesley Jackson, of the 3600-block of West Bay Avenue in Brooklyn Park, according to police spokesperson Det. Cathleen Batton.
Jackson was reported missing on Oct. 14, two days after visiting a home on the 700-block of Rambo Court in Lansdowne that the victim's father told ABC Channel 2 was a "known drug house."
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According to police, the victim's girlfriend reported him missing after not hearing from him since around 3 p.m. on Oct. 12. She told police that Jackson went to visit a friend, and that he had not returned or contacted her since then.
The family visited the Rambo Court address on Oct. 15 and called police after seeing blood inside the house. Police found blood inside the house and questioned residents of the home.
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Jackson's body was found Oct. 15 in a wooded area in Curtis Bay.
Police declined to decribe the nature of Jackson's death except that his body had "visible traumatic injuries," Batton said. The Baltimore Sun reported that Jackson had been stabbed to death.
A search of court records showed that Jackson has a criminal record that includes a conviction on charges of carrying a concealed handgun and possession of marijuana. The address for Jackson's residence on court records is on the 3100-block of Freeway Road in Riverview, blocks away from Rambo Court.
Batton said that the investigation is ongoing.
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