A 23-year-old Washington man has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon for the 2003 deaths of two women at a Suitland flower shop where they worked, according to the office of thePrince George’s County State’s Attorney.
Adam Neal of 37th Place SE is being held without bond in Alexandria on various charges. State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey said he will consult with the families of Neal’s victims, 76-year-old Mary McDonald and 73-year-old Madeline Thompson, on whether to seek the death penalty.
County prosecutors learned Neal was a suspect in mid-February based on DNA evidence that linked the man to the crime scene. By late February, it was determined that Neal had been held in jails in Northern Virginia since September.
The victims were found by a postal worker in the Suitland Floral Shop at 4606 Suitland Road the morning of Sept. 24, 2003. McDonald, owner of the shop, had been stabbed and cut. Thompson, McDonald’s helper at the shop, had suffered similar injuries and died later after being taken to a hospital.
