Fired Cop Kills Children and Accomplice after Crime Spree
On November 14, 2021, former cop Robert Vicosa attacked his estranged wife and kidnapped his young children. That was far from the end of his tragic crime spree.
Content Warning: This article contains details about assault, domestic violence, and the deaths of two small children.
For days, residents of Maryland and Pennsylvania hoped for the best and feared for the worst. Details leaked out a little at a time. First, the violent kidnapping. Then, two carjackings. We learned that Vicosa wasn’t just a former Baltimore County cop; he had been fired from his job. Even stranger, we learned that he was helped by Tia Bynum, a Baltimore County police sergeant! As you might expect, she was later fired as well.
The Crime Spree
Baltimore’s WJZ 13 news station created a timeline of the events in this case. Fox 43 in York also provided a timeline.
It started with a 911 call in Pennsylvania on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Robert Vicosa’s estranged wife reported that Vicosa attacked her and held her captive for at least 24 hours. He lured her to his house in Red Lion (in York County) for a…
