Boyfriend of DC police officer killed in 1995 charged with her murder after walking free 30 years ago

For nearly three decades, Montgomery County police have worked to solve the murder of D.C. police officer Denna Campbell. This week, Campbell’s friends and family moved one step closer to seeing justice.

Police on Tuesday in Laurel, Maryland, arrested 62-year-old Amir Jalil Ali , Campbell’s boyfriend at the time of her death, who in 2021 legally changed his name from Kenneth Wonsom.

Ali was arrested and charged the same day Campbell was killed in September 1995, but charges against him were dropped shortly after.

Juanita Eggleston, Campbell’s close friend and co-worker, said she always believed Ali was responsible for Campbell’s death.

“I always knew he did. I knew no one else would

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