Baltimore Man Gets Life in Prison For Strangling, Beating Tech CEO Found Dead on Rooftop of Apartment Building [Video]

A Baltimore man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to strangling and beating a tech company CEO who was found dead on the rooftop of her apartment building in September 2023.

Jason Billingsley pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 26-year-old Pava La Pere and two counts of attempted murder for a separate incident, the Baltimore State Attorney’s Office announced in a press release on Aug. 30. He was handed down three life sentences, two of which are to be served concurrently.

LaPere, who was the founder and CEO of EcoMap Technologies, was found dead on the rooftop of her apartment building on Sept. 25, 2023, prosecutors said. Coworkers had reported her missing, saying they last saw her at a festival on Sept. 22. 2023.

Surveillance footage from LaPere’s apartment building showed her letting a man later identified as Billingsley into the lobby one late night …