Authorities Search for Armed Suspect in Murder of ‘30 Under 30’ Tech CEO

A 26-year-old tech CEO who made Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list this year was found dead in her Baltimore apartment on Monday. The next day, police announced an arrest warrant for a 32-year-old suspect in her murder.

Pava LaPere was the founder of EcoMap Technologies, which since 2018 has created “platforms that enable people to navigate any ecosystem, from small business communities to entire industries,” according to her LinkedIn profile.

Authorities are searching for 32-year-old Jason Dean Billingsley, whose criminal record includes arrests and charges in 2009, 2011, and 2013 related to sex offenses, 2nd degree assault charges and robbery. Maryland's sex offender registry shows that Billingsley was convicted of a first-degree sex offense in 2015 and released in October 2022.

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