we have the chilling 911 call her neighbor made days after 72-year-old linda johnston had been stabbeddeath. >> what exactly is going on there? >> uh, well, her sister was worried about her because she hasn't answered the phone for a couple days. so, she -- i had -- i'm her neighbor and, uh, so i went in there and the doors were locked and i opened the door and the front door and i yelled for her but it just didn't look right. >> okay, so you want to check the welfare of your neighbor. >> yes. >> okay, when you say didn't look right, did you see anything in specific that makes you worried. >> there's a bad odor. >> prosecutors say kwasi sadler broke into linda johnston's home last august times. he also stole the victim's purse and went on a shopping spree with her credit cards. he's due back in court in september. >> metro investigating after a door opened on the wrong side of the platform. this happened yesterday. wrong door opening under on a red line train at rhode island avenue. no one was hurt but the train operator has been removed from service for the time being. >>> a bold thie

linda johnston was in her home when a man tried to steal her car and then he killed her. chris gordon is back in the neighborhood getting reaction to what happened in court today. >> reporter: linda johnston was an independent senior, living on her own here in her home along arcola avenue in wheaton. last august, she was murdered, stabbed to death inside her home. today, 23-year-old quasi sadler pleated guilty to first-degree murder. john mccarthy called this a savage murder. >> before he went to the area of the house where the keys were, he armed himself with a knife. so he may have gone in there with a knife, but he made sure he had a weapon and no one would prevent him from taking the car. >> reporter: he faces the when sentenced in september. ahead, why a neighbor felt that police needed to come to check on the welfare of linda johnston. we'll hear part of the 911 emergency call on news4 at 5:00. >>> in the district, american university is trying to relieve some of the tension on campus after a recent hate related incident. someone left wbananas in nooses on campus ea

he said linda johnston's family couldn't reach her for days. were worried. >> didn't look right. >> when you say didn't look right, did you see anything in specific that -- >> there was a bad odor. >> linda was found in her bedroom, she had been stabbed multiple times. today in montgomery county court, quasi sadler of the district pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. sadler targeted johnston after he helped a friend who rent the from johnston and was evicted, move out of the house. sadler returned and broke in, he took a knife from the kitchen, went up to her room and killed her. last august, just days before the suspect was arrested, i spoke to linda johnston's former neighbor and friend. >> it was very sad, such a nice lady. i have no words to describe how i feel right now. >> reporter: police say sadler gold prius, which was always parked beside her house. >> he used her credit card to purchase snacks on a video that we have, and there are other videos that we have of him using her credit cards. >> reporter: ahead, how a new law being used

elderly woman in wheat t we now have the chilling 911 call made just day as after 72 year old linda johnston was stabbed to death. what exactly is going a. her sister was worried about her because she hasn't answered her phone for a couple of days. i'm her neighbor so i went in there and the doors were loctd and i opened the door and the front door and i yelled for her but it just didn't look right. >> you want to check the welfare on your neighbor. when you say it didn't look right. there's a bad odor. >> the suspect in this crime, quasi sadler is his name leaded guilty to johnston's murder today. prosecutors say sadler broke into johnston's wheaton home last august and stabbed her nearly 40 times. he also stole the victim's purse and went shopping with her credit cards. of life in prison. howardtence- university is at the center of a major lawsuit tonight. five former and current students are suing the school under the title nine violations. they claim the school did not properly campus. the women say the mishandling of their reports forced them to attend classes even live in the same dorm

. >> last august, 3-year-old linda johnston hadn't been seen for days.sing from the driveway. neighbor called 911. >> i opened the door, and the front door and i yelled for her. they found her wrapped in a bloody blanket, stabbed 25 times. today, kwasi sadler who was friends with the woman respecting the basement apartment confessed to eight charges including first of degree murder. >> this is the ultimate crime against seniors. >> sadler used the credit card at a rockville target store where he worked. silence plate readers captured him driving johnson's prius in the district. then once arrested, sadler told cops i don't know how i went from stealing cars to murder. >> this is a -- savage. he went there with a weapon to make sure no one would stop him. >> he has a history of mental illness. regardless a judge will sentence him and he faces nebraska prison. >> reporting in rockville, kevin lewis, abc7 gibbetedden and stabbed to death is what prosecutors accuse ms-13 gang members to doing to damaris rivas in january. 17-year-old venus irreheta stabbed her

. >> that man pleaded guilty today to murdering 74-year-old linda johnston last year in wheaton.e suspect could spend the rest of his life in prison. >> news4's chris gordon has details on why more charges were added in this case. >> reporter: in court today, the judge asked 23-year-old quasi sadler, are you taking any medications. he said yes, he's bye polar, has schizophrenia and mild adhd. but he says he knows what he's doing pleading guilty. >> there's no way to describe this attack other than savage. >> reporter: a neighbor called 911 and asked police to come immediately. he said linda's family couldn't reach her for days and they were worried. linda was found in her bedroom, stabbed multiple times. prosecutors she after his friend of evicted. sadler returned to steal johnston's car, breaking in through a pad locked door. he took a knife from the kitchen, went up to her room and killed her. >> there were multiple stab wounds, multiple cutting injuries. this was a brutal, brutal attack. >> maryland lawmakers have created a law making home invasions a separate crime, because t

tonight about the 2016 murder of elderly woman in wat 911 call that was made days after 72 year old linda johnston was stabbed to death. >> what exactly is going on there? >> well, her sister was worried about her because she hasn't answered the phone for couple of days. so i'm her neighbor. and so i went in there, and the doors were locked, and i opened the door, and the front door, and i yelled for her, but it just didn't look right. >> okay, so you want to check the welfare of your neighbor? >> yes. >> okay, when you say it didn't look right, did you see anything specific -- >> it has a bad -- there is a bad odor. >> suspect cbsphilly.com i saddler pleaded guilty to johnston's murder today. prosecutors say saddler broke into her wheaton home last august, and stabbed her nearly 40 times. he also stole the victim's purse and went on a shopping spree with her credit cards. saddler faces maximum sentence of life in prison and is due back in court in >>> you know, yesterday we were saying what a nasty day we had on tap. you know what? look at it, it has been brutal today out there. >> lived up to th

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