US EditionMother of 2 missing children reindicted with murder after 11 years of psychiatric treatment
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, AUG 3 – Catherine Hoggle faces renewed first-degree murder charges after release from psychiatric hospital; prosecutors swiftly acted to reinstate charges following a grand jury hearing.
- On Aug. 1, 2025, Catherine Hoggle was reindicted on two counts of first-degree murder and arrested in Kent County after her discharge on July 23, 2025, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
- In September 2017, Hoggle was indicted on two counts of murder but was deemed incompetent to stand trial and transferred to a maximum-security psychiatric hospital, leading to charges being dismissed on Nov. 30, 2022.
- Days after Sarah and Jacob Hoggle were last seen with their mother on Sept. 7, 2014, Hoggle was found walking alone in Germantown on Sept. 12, 2014, with their bodies never recovered.
- Hoggle remains in custody at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, scheduled to appear in court Monday on two murder counts, per the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
- Community efforts continue as a reward of $10,000 remains on offer, with Troy Turner emphasizing the children are still missing and urging renewed focus.
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A woman from Maryland with a long history of serious mental illness was arrested again and accused of killing two of her children who disappeared in 2014 when they were young and were never found. The new indictment marks the latest twist in a case that began with the disappearance of the children and subsequent revelations about her mother’s mental state, resulting in a long hospitalization in a state-run psychiatric facility, as she was repeat…
Decade-Long Mystery Deepens: Maryland Mom Indicted For Murder Of Missing Children
Catherine Hoggle, previously deemed unfit for trial, is back in custody as grand jury brings murder charges for the 2014 disappearance of Sarah and Jacob Hoggle. A decade-long mystery that has haunted a Gaithersburg community has taken a dramatic turn. Catherine Hoggle, the mother of two young children who vanished in 2014, has been indicted […] Decade-Long Mystery Deepens: Maryland Mom Indicted For Murder Of Missing Children
Defense attorney delays Catherine Hoggle's bond hearing by one day
A Monday bond hearing for a mother indicted for the murder of her two children, who have been missing since 2014, has been delayed by a day.Catherine Hoggle faces two counts of first-degree murder charges for a second time. The original charges had been dropped after she'd been found incompetent to stand trial.She appeared via Zoom from a detention center on Monday.David Felsen, her attorney, asked for a postponement until Tuesday, because he ha…
Maryland mother of 2 missing children reindicted with murder after 11 years of psych treatment
ROCKVILLE, Md. — A Maryland woman with a long history of severe mental illness has been rearrested and charged with killing two of her children, who disappeared in 2014 as toddlers and have never been found.
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