A suspect has been arrested in the killing of 69-year-old Evelyn Player who was found dead inside Southern Baptist Church in East Baltimore on November 16, 2021. The news of the arrest came on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, the day Player was laid to rest.
Player was the church sexton as well as a longtime member. Her body was found inside a bathroom, where she had been stabbed to death. Player arrived at the church around 6 a.m. in order to pray—something the pastor said she had been doing all week.
The arrest comes after Maryland governor Larry Hogan called the search for Player’s killer an “all-hands-on-deck effort” directing state law enforcement agencies to assist the Baltimore local police department in its investigation. Hogan also issued a $100,000 reward for any information that could lead to the arrest of whoever is responsible for Player’s murder.