Baltimore man charged in 1986 murder of Teresa Ann Houck

David Alexander Williams, 67, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the 1986 killing of Teresa Ann Houck in Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park. Houck, a 23-year-old dancer, was found shot to death in the park nearly 40 years ago.

The breakthrough in the cold case resulted from the re-examination of biological evidence using modern forensic technology. A DNA profile, originally derived from sperm found on the victim, was entered into the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) in 2005, eventually leading to the identification of Williams.