Clarksburg woman accused of killing her mother

Police are seeking the public’s help as they search for a Clarksburg woman charged with killing her mother. They are also looking for the woman’s girlfriend, who has also been charged with first-degree murder.

Vanessa Tjongarero-Henderson, 29, of Clarksburg and her girlfriend, Samantha Raebel, 36, of Phoenix, Arizona, are accused of killing 67-year-old Hilde Henderson of Silver Spring, Montgomery County Police said on Thursday.

Officers on May 26 were dispatched to the Charter House, a complex in downtown Silver Spring for people 55 and older, on a welfare check. They found Henderson dead.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy and determined Henderson died in a homicide.

Police did not say why they identified Tjongarero-Henderson and Raebel as suspects. There are warrants for their arrest, police said.

This is the second time in weeks in which a Montgomery County resident is accused of killing their mother. Last month, a Burtonsville man was charged with fatally stabbing his mother. Authorities arrested the suspect in North Carolina. He is facing extradition to Montgomery County, where he is charged with first-degree murder.

Anyone with information about the location of the suspects is urged to call 911 or visit Crime Solvers of Montgomery County website — https://www.crimesolversmcmd.org/ — and click on the www.p3tips.com link. Tipsters can also call 1-866-411-8477. People who provide information leading to an arrest may be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000. Tipsters may remain anonymous.