WASHINGTON — A D.C. mother's body has been found after she vanished following a family gathering on Easter weekend. Authorities found Danielle Moss's body in Waldorf over the weekend, family members told the Black and Missing Foundation.
The Metropolitan Police Department said Monday that Moss's death has been ruled a homicide, but investigators aren't releasing her cause of death.
Moss spent the Saturday before Easter like she does every holiday — celebrating with her big family.
“We get together, we eat, we talk, play cards, all things that a normal family does," Moss's aunt, Missy Agnew, told WUSA9 in April. "And we ended the night significantly late, you know, around 1 o'clock in the morning, and everybody left for home. And we haven't seen or heard from her since.”
Agnew said she would never just abandon her 3-year-old son. The search for Moss spanned months. Natalie Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, told WUSA9 that search ended Saturday when Moss's body was found in Waldorf on Saturday.
The police department said Moss's body was found by a passerby off of Hollyspring Drive, and her remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy.
The circumstances surrounding Moss's disappearance remain unknown and the investigation is active and ongoing.
WUSA9 spoke to a man who lives in the neighborhood who said the discovery was shocking.
"I would not have expected that here in the woods," he said.
Police in Charles and Prince George's County are asking anyone with more information contact them. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Worley at 301-609-6518. Tipsters who want to remain anonymous may contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted online at www.charlescountycrimesolvers.com or by using the P3Intel mobile app.
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