Mark Bowser Archives - D.C. Witness

DC Family Receives Justice After 8 Years, Defendant Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

Details DC Superior Court Judge Milton Lee sentenced a middle-aged man to 30 years in prison for murder. Mark Kenyatta Bowser, Jr., who was initially indicted in June of 2015,... Read More

Jury Finds Defendant Guilty of First-Degree Murder While Armed in 2014 Stabbing

Details One day after attorneys delivered closing arguments, a jury found Mark Bowser guilty of murdering Tracy Womack in a Marshall Heights neighborhood apartment complex nearly eight years ago. Womack was 39-years-old... Read More

After Four Days of Trial, a 2014 Murder Case was Handed to the Jury

Details Mark Bowser is accused of stabbing 39-year-old Tracy Womack more than 40 times during the early hours of Sept. 20, 2014, in an apartment on the 4600 Block of Benning... Read More

Murder Trial Continues into Day 3

Details A murder trial centered on a fatal stabbing that occurred nearly eight years ago continued into its third day. Mark Bowser, 39, is on trial for the death of 39-year-old... Read More

Witnesses Describe Aftermath of Deadly 2014 Stabbing During Trial

Details Eyewitnesses in a murder trial described the aftermath of a 2014 altercation that left a woman dead from more than 40 stab wounds, with their statements facing the scrutiny of... Read More

Murder Trial Begins for Defendant Accused of Brutal Stabbing

Details Attorneys delivered their opening arguments in the trial of a defendant who allegedly stabbed 39-year-old Tracy Womack more than 40 times nearly eight years ago. Mark Bowser, 42, is charged... Read More

Judge Denies Motions to Suppress Evidence Ahead of Murder Trial

Details Parties discussed multiple motions in preparation for when a defendant charged with murder in September 2014 finally goes on trial. Mark Bowser is charged with first-degree murder while armed for... Read More

Judge Sets 2023 Trial Dates for Homicide Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled trial dates for a defendant who was charged with murder in 2014. Mark Bowser, 41, is charged with first-degree murder while armed in the... Read More

Judge Continues Trial Readiness Hearing for Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a trial readiness hearing for a murder defendant who has been held in the case since 2014. Mark Bowser, 42, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Continues Trial Readiness Hearing for Murder Defendant

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a trial readiness hearing for a murder defendant who has been held in the case since 2014. Mark Bowser, 42, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Defense Counsel Motions to Withdraw from Murder Case

Details A DC Superior Court judge continued a trial readiness hearing for a defendant in a 2014 murder case. Mark Bowser, 42, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with... Read More

Judge Schedules Hearings in 9 Murder Cases, Including One for 6-Year-Old’s Death

Details Amid the suspension of jury trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a DC Superior Court judge scheduled hearings for nine murder defendants on Dec. 7. The hearings include a defendant... Read More