In murder trial, police say calls don?t fit alibi

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Armed with search warrants and mindful of the chilling shrieks left on Josie Brown?s voicemail, investigators canvassed John Gaumer?s apartment for clues in her disappearance.

Gaumer had twice already described for the detectives their Dec. 29 date ? the last time 27-year-old Brown was seen alive ? saying that he dropped her off at home in Hampden with a kiss. But as was described Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court, where Gaumer is charged in Brown?s murder and rape in a death penalty-eligible case, cell phone records contradicted him.

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