Police identify cyclist killed near Leakin Park as Towson University music professor; GoFundMe launched to support family
Baltimore police have identified the man fatally stabbed near Leakin Park on Tuesday as John Dierker, a music professor at Towson University and accomplished instrumentalist in his own right.
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Police identify cyclist killed near Leakin Park as Towson University music professor; GoFundMe launched to support family
Baltimore police have identified the man fatally stabbed near Leakin Park on Tuesday as John Dierker, a music professor at Towson University and accomplished instrumentalist in his own right.
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