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Published on January 15, 2025
Baltimore Man Charged with Double Murder in Cold Case Confession After Decade of MysterySource: Baltimore Police Department

Last Sunday, a startling confession unfolded at the Southeast District police station in Baltimore. 45-year-old Scott Barnett voluntarily approached the station at approximately 6:18 p.m. seeking to reveal his part in a grim chapter that has gripped the local community for over a decade. Barnett spoke to detectives about his direct involvement in the killing of two men, 41-year-old Terrill Lehman and 46-year-old Charles Webster, whose disappearances in late November 2014 left unanswered questions and perpetual heartache among those who knew them.

The victims had been reported missing by family members the following month, in December 2014, sparking a long and fruitless search. It wasn't until Barnett's unsolicited appearance and subsequent revelations that the case saw a major break. Barnett was taken into a private interview room by detectives to disclose what he knew. According to a statement from the Baltimore Police Department, Barnett admitted to detectives that he was responsible for the fatal stabbing of both men at a home in the 1600 block of Ralworth Road.

Scott Barnett has been held accountable for his actions after confessing. He was taken to jail and charged with several counts of first and second-degree murder, bringing closure to a case that once seemed unsolved.