Offender Record · OFF-2026-102
Raymont Hopewell (photo from the Radford University biography)
Raymont Hopewell
Also known as Money
Sex
Male
Race
Black
Born
1971
Custody
Incarcerated
States
MD
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Summary of the record
Raymont Hopewell was convicted of five murders and four rapes of elderly residents in Baltimore, Maryland between 1999 and 2005. He pleaded guilty in August 2006 to these violent crimes, which occurred during home invasions. Hopewell was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole and is incarcerated at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland.
Documented Arrests, Charges and Convictions
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Offense date Feb 21, 1999, Baltimore, Maryland
First-degree rape
Baltimore Police Department · Baltimore City Circuit Court · Arrested Sep 20, 2005 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life imprisonment without parole (component of sentence)
Sexual assault component of the Constance Wills murder on February 21, 1999.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont; Guilty plea seen in killings
Offense date Feb 21, 1999, Baltimore, Maryland
First-degree murder
Baltimore Police Department · Baltimore City Circuit Court · Arrested Sep 20, 2005 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life imprisonment without parole (4 consecutive terms total)
Constance Wills, age 60, was killed on February 21, 1999, at her home on North Ellamont Street in West Baltimore. Hopewell, a friend of the family, broke into her home and attacked her in the bedroom. He bound her wrists, sexually assaulted her, beat her, and strangled her to death, then stole valuables. Her body was discovered by her daughter and a neighbor.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont; Raymont Hopewell; Guilty plea seen in killings; Raymont Hopewell, Serial Killer Maryland
Offense date Nov 30, 2002, Baltimore, Maryland
First-degree rape
Baltimore Police Department · Baltimore City Circuit Court · Arrested Sep 20, 2005 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life imprisonment without parole (component of sentence)
Sexual assault component of the Sarah Shannon murder on November 30, 2002.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont; Guilty plea seen in killings
Offense date Nov 30, 2002, Baltimore, Maryland
First-degree murder
Baltimore Police Department · Baltimore City Circuit Court · Arrested Sep 20, 2005 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life imprisonment without parole (4 consecutive terms total)
Sarah Shannon, age 88, was killed on November 30, 2002, at Greenwell Apartments on Violet Avenue, an elderly care facility where Hopewell's mother was living. He broke into her apartment, found her in her bed, sexually assaulted her, strangled her to death, and stole valuables. Her body was discovered by a relative after she did not answer telephone calls.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont; Raymont Hopewell; Guilty plea seen in killings; Raymont Hopewell, Serial Killer Maryland
Offense date May 27, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
First-degree rape
Baltimore Police Department · Baltimore City Circuit Court · Arrested Sep 20, 2005 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life imprisonment without parole (component of sentence)
Sexual assault component of the Sadie Mack murder on May 27, 2005.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont; Guilty plea seen in killings
Offense date May 27, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
First-degree murder
Baltimore Police Department · Baltimore City Circuit Court · Arrested Sep 20, 2005 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life imprisonment without parole (4 consecutive terms total)
Sadie Mack, age 78, was killed on May 27-31, 2005, in her apartment in Sandtown, West Baltimore. Hopewell broke in and tied her hands together with a shoestring, sexually assaulted her, and strangled her to death. Her body was found by her son Ernest.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont; Raymont Hopewell; Guilty plea seen in killings; Raymont Hopewell, Serial Killer Maryland
Offense date Aug 21, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
First-degree murder
Baltimore Police Department · Baltimore City Circuit Court · Arrested Sep 20, 2005 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life imprisonment without parole (4 consecutive terms total)
Carlton Crawford, age 82, a deaf man, was killed on August 21, 2005, in his apartment at an apartment complex for the disabled on Greenspring Avenue. Hopewell tied Crawford by the ankles and beat him to death. Security was called after neighbors heard loud noises, but Hopewell evaded capture before police arrived and found Crawford's body.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont; Raymont Hopewell; Guilty plea seen in killings; Raymont Hopewell, Serial Killer Maryland
Offense date Aug 31, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
First-degree rape
Baltimore Police Department · Baltimore City Circuit Court · Arrested Sep 20, 2005 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Life imprisonment without parole (component of sentence)
Sexual assault component of the Lydia Wingfield murder on August 31, 2005.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont; Guilty plea seen in killings
Offense date Sep 02, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
Rape
Baltimore Police Department · Baltimore City Circuit Court · Arrested Sep 20, 2005 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Part of sentence
On September 2, 2005, Hopewell broke into a 63-year-old woman's home in West Baltimore, attacked her at knifepoint in the basement, bound her hands with green ribbon and measuring tape, sexually assaulted her, and stole her television. The victim survived.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont; Survivor describes struggle for her life; Guilty plea seen in killings
Offense date Sep 08, 2005, Baltimore, Maryland
Aggravated assault
Baltimore Police Department · Baltimore City Circuit Court · Arrested Sep 20, 2005 · Convicted Convicted · Sentence: Part of sentence
On September 8-9, 2005, Hopewell attempted to rob a home on Spaulding Avenue by hiding in the kitchen. A 55-year-old woman and 61-year-old man confronted him, and he stabbed both in the hands while stealing money and credit cards. The husband suffered a heart attack but both survived.
SourcesRadford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont; Guilty plea seen in killings; Raymont Hopewell
Pattern and Background
Victim counts and the pattern of the offenses as stated by courts, agencies and the cited reporting. Suspected counts are what officials have said publicly, not a finding of this site.
5
Victims convicted
4
Victims confessed
Active years
1999–2005
Victim profile
Elderly, Strangers
Stated motive
Financial gain
Range from home
local
Confessed
Yes
Education
some high school
Marital history
Never married
Places Lived, Worked and Frequented
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MD
Baltimore, Maryland
approx. 1971 – present · Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park area; 2800 block of Chelsea Terrace (at time of sentencing 2006)
Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 10, 2004 – Jul 2004 · Prison for probation violation
Baltimore, Maryland
Jul 2004 – Sep 02, 2004 · Halfway house
Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 20, 2005 · Arrested for Carlton Crawford murder
Cumberland, Maryland
Sep 20, 2005 – present · North Branch Correctional Institution
Timeline
Jun 11, 1971
Raymont Hopewell born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1986
Hopewell dropped out of high school in his sophomore year.
Feb 21, 1999
Hopewell murdered Constance Wills, age 60, at her home in West Baltimore; he bound, sexually assaulted, beat, and strangled her.
Sep 2001
Hopewell arrested for attempting to sell cocaine to an undercover police officer; released on $5,000 bail.
Sep 2002
Hopewell convicted of drug possession and sentenced to two years of probation.
Nov 30, 2002
Hopewell murdered Sarah Shannon, age 88, at Greenwell Apartments; he broke in, sexually assaulted and strangled her, and stole valuables.
Apr 10, 2004
Hopewell sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating probation conditions.
Jul 2004
Hopewell released to halfway house to complete his sentence.
Sep 02, 2004
Hopewell did not make curfew at halfway house; fugitive warrant issued.
Dec 26, 2004
Hopewell's mother died of an intracranial hemorrhage.
May 27, 2005
Hopewell murdered Sadie Mack, age 78, in Sandtown, West Baltimore; he bound, sexually assaulted, and strangled her.
Aug 21, 2005
Hopewell murdered Carlton Crawford, age 82, a deaf man, in an apartment for the disabled; he bound and beat Crawford to death.
Aug 31, 2005
Hopewell murdered Lydia Wingfield, age 78, in her home; he posed as an acquaintance, broke in, bound, sexually assaulted, and strangled her.
Sep 02, 2005
Hopewell sexually assaulted a 63-year-old woman at knifepoint in her home's basement, binding her hands; the victim survived.
Sep 08, 2005
Hopewell committed home invasion robbery on Spaulding Avenue, stabbing a 55-year-old woman and 61-year-old man with a knife and stealing money and credit cards.
Sep 10, 2005
Hopewell committed home invasion robbery, breaking into an elderly woman's home, cutting her with a knife, and stealing money.
Sep 20, 2005
Hopewell arrested for Carlton Crawford's murder; charged with first-degree murder in his death.
Oct 2005
DNA evidence from Hopewell linked him to other murders and rapes.
Dec 22, 2005
Hopewell formally charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Constance Willis, Sarah Shannon, and Sadie Mack.
Aug 11, 2006
Hopewell pleaded guilty to five murders and four rapes as part of a plea agreement to avoid the death penalty.
Sep 14, 2006
Raymont Hopewell sentenced to four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole by Judge John M. Glynn in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
Sources
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News report · Wikipedia ·
Raymont Hopewell“Hopewell (born June 11, 1971) is an American serial killer and rapist who, from 1999 to 2005, murdered five elderly people during home invasions in Baltimore, Maryland.”
Other government record · Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services ·
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Inmate Search“Raymont Hopewell is listed as incarcerated at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland.”
Offender registry · Inside Prison ·
Raymont Hopewell“Raymont Hopewell is a 54 year-old who was listed as being under the supervision of the department of corrections in North Branch Correctional Institution, Maryland.”
News report · Crime Solvers Central ·
Raymont Hopewell, Serial Killer Maryland“Hopewell ultimately admitted responsibility for five murders, four rapes, and several violent attacks on people who survived.”
News report · Baltimore Sun ·
Hopewell sentenced in rapes, murders“Hopewell pleaded guilty in August to five murders, four rapes and other crimes, a deal that allowed him to escape the death penalty.”
News report · The Daily Record ·
Serial killer, rapist sentenced to life without parole“He pleaded guilty to five murders, four rapes and numerous other crimes and was sentenced to four consecutive life terms.”
News report · Washington Examiner ·
Serial killer gets four life sentences“Glynn sentenced Hopewell to four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole.”
News report · Baltimore Sun ·
Guilty plea seen in killings“Raymont Hopewell, accused of being a serial killer who preyed mostly on the elderly, appears ready to plead guilty to five murders, four rapes and other crimes.”
Other · Radford University, Department of Psychology ·
Radford University serial killer biography: Hopewell, Raymont“Pleads guilty to five murders and four rapes. Sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole.”
News report · Murderpedia ·
Raymont Hopewell“He pleaded guilty to five counts of murder, four counts of rape and various other crimes and was sentenced to four consecutive life terms.”
News report · Baltimore Sun ·
Survivor describes struggle for her life“They charged Hopewell with the Sept. 2 rape of a 63-year-old woman who was attacked at knifepoint in the basement of her West Baltimore home.”
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