Cybersecurity Executive in Maryland Possibly Killed by Own Son, Media Says
19:01 GMT 03.08.2021 (Updated: 13:21 GMT 06.08.2022)
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The victim’s son has since been arrested and charged with first and second-degree murder.
Juanita Koilpillai, a 58-year old cybersecurity executive from Maryland, was found dead from "multiple sharp force injuries" on 25 July, with her 23-year old son Andrew Beavers being suspected of killing her, the Capital Gazette reports.
According to the newspaper, Koilpillai’s body was found by cops after her boyfriend noticed blood at her home and reported her missing. While the woman’s body was discovered "hidden outside," her car was found in Leesburg, Virginia, "where Beavers’ father lives and where Koilpillai had another residence."
After cops interviewed Beavers, he was identified as a suspect, with officers reportedly taking note of a fresh cut on his right hand “which he could not explain."
Tech CEO, 58, who helped defend federal government against hackers is stabbed to death 'by her son, 23, who hid her body in car trunk'
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Juanita Koilpillai, 58, was one of the country's foremost cybersecurity experts
She worked for the federal government to help fend off hackers pic.twitter.com/lGo8ibwG85
Arrested "without incident," he has since been charged with first and second-degree murder, the newspaper adds.
Creator of several successful start-ups, Koilpillai was reportedly a member of FEMA’s enterprise security management team and "served as a principle investigator for several US Department of Defense initiatives."
"I’ll say [she was] a certifiable genius," said Dr. Ron Martin, a professor at Capitol Technology University and a close friend of the deceased.
