Boyfriend, 72, Charged With Murder In Edgewater Woman's Death

EDGEWATER, MD — The boyfriend of an Edgewater woman has been charged with murder in her death, Anne Arundel County police said in a statement Thursday.

About 8 a.m., officers went to a residence in the 400 block of Linden Avenue in Edgewater for a report of an unresponsive female, and found a woman with apparent trauma to her body.

Members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department pronounced the victim — identified as Johanna Gibbs, 76, of Edgewater — dead, according to a police news release.

The victim’s remains were taken to the Office of the State Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine a cause of death, authorities said.

Homicide detectives identified Gibbs' boyfriend — 72-year-old Bruce William Dunham, of Edgewater — as a suspect in her death, according to a news release. He had lived with Gibbs at the residence where the homicide occurred.

Dunham was arrested and charged with the murder of Gibbs.

Detectives ask that anyone with information about the homicide contact them at 410-222-4731. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are encouraged to call the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at 410-222-4700 or contact Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP or online at https://metrocrimestoppers.org/submit-a-tip/.