Earlier Claims Of Abuse Investigated Against Renee Bowman

Earlier Claims Of Abuse Investigated Against Renee Bowman

ROCKVILLE, Md. (WUSA) – Two reports of child abuse or neglect were purportedly made to Maryland authorities against Renee Bowman, 43, prior to the discovery of the bodies of two young girls in her basement freezer in Lusby, Maryland, last Saturday. Yvonne Keller, of Landover, tells 9NEWS NOW she alerted child protective services of her concern of possible abuse involving Bowman and one of her children in 2003. Maryland Department of Human Resources officials disclosed Thursday they investigated a child abuse complaint against Renee Bowman in January, 2008.


A caseworker found no evidence of neglect in that case. Last Saturday Calvert County deputies discovered the frozen bodies of two children inside a basement freezer at Bowman’s home in Lusby. The bodies are believed to be those of two girls, ages 9 and 11, she had adopted.


The freezer was discovered after a third adoptive daughter of Bowman’s was found on Friday wandering the streets of Lusby covered with bruises and wearing soiled clothes. Bowman has been charged with child abuse in that case. However other charges have yet to be determined pending Medical Examiner forensic testing. Positive identity of the two children is still pending as well as what caused their deaths and how long they had been dead. Bowman reportedly has told investigators the bodies are those of her two daughters.


She also has claimed one died from starvation and the other as a result of a fall. But those claims have yet to be confirmed or contradicted. On Thursday Bowman’s boyfriend, Joseph Dickerson, was questioned for several hours by police and prosecutors at the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s office.


Dickerson has been described as cooperative. Sources tell 9 News Now he claims ignorance of what was inside the freezer. He has not been charged with any crimes. According to Ms. Keller, a mutual friend informed her of his concerns that one of Bowman’s daughters was being abused when she lived in Landover.


She said she called authorities anonymously with the information. She says Bowman moved soon thereafter. Both state and county officials tell 9 News Now they have no record of any complaint against Bowman at that Landover address.


According to a DHR statement released late Thursday, the caseworker investigating the other complaint of child neglect went to Renee Bowman’s home in January when she was living in Charles County. The caseworker “observed the home to be clean … but did notice a smell of mildew. Ms. Bowman reported the smell … was caused by a water leak.


The child was observed to be of appropriate weight and good health. Conditions in the home were adequate. based on these findings and observations no neglect was found at that time.”.

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