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🔬 THE LESLIE PREER CASE | DNA Under Her Fingernails Waited 23 Years

On May 2, 2001, 50-year-old Leslie Preer was brutally murdered in her Chevy Chase, Maryland home. She fought back, scratching her attacker and leaving his DNA under her fingernails. For 23 years, that evidence sat in a freezer, waiting for technology to advance. Then in 2024, genetic genealogy traced that DNA across continents to Romania—and identified her killer as her daughter's ex-boyfriend from high school.

In 2023, just months before his arrest, Leslie's daughter Lauren bumped into him at a restaurant and made small talk—never knowing she was chatting with her mother's murderer.

This is the story of how one mother's final act of resistance, combined with international genetic genealogy, finally brought justice after nearly a quarter century.

⏱️ TIMELINE:
0:00 - Introduction: The Mother Who Didn't Come to Work
2:50 - Leslie Preer: Devoted Mother and Administrator
6:45 - May 2, 2001: The Discovery
10:50 - The Brutal Crime Scene
15:10 - DNA Under Her Fingernails
19:40 - 23 Years of Cold Case Frustration (2001-2021)
24:20 - Detective Katie Leggett Reopens the Case
28:45 - The Romanian Connection: International Genealogy
33:30 - Building Family Trees Across Continents
37:40 - Identifying Eugene Gligor
41:15 - The Water Bottle at Dulles Airport
44:50 - January 30, 2024: The Arrest
47:30 - "I Never Suspected Him" - Lauren's Shocking Realization
49:20 - The 2023 Restaurant Encounter
50:15 - March 2024: Guilty Plea
51:00 - August 2024: Life Without Parole

📋 CASE DETAILS:
Victim: Leslie Jennings Preer, age 50
Occupation: Administrative coordinator, Washington D.C.
Date of Crime: May 2, 2001
Location: 4800 block of Drummond Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Cause of Death: Blunt force trauma, strangulation, multiple lacerations
Discovered By: Husband Carl "Sandy" Preer (died 2017)
Perpetrator: Eugene Theodore Gligor
Connection: Dated victim's daughter Lauren in high school (mid-1990s)
Arrest Date: January 30, 2024
Guilty Plea: March 28, 2024
Sentence: Life in prison without parole (August 16, 2024)

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING:
This video discusses a case involving brutal violence. Details are presented factually without graphic descriptions, but viewer discretion is advised. Content intended for mature audiences interested in true crime and forensic science.

👤 EUGENE GLIGOR BACKGROUND:
Age in 2001: 23 years old
Age at arrest 2024: 46 years old
Connection to victim: Dated her daughter Lauren in high school
Familiarity with home: Had visited the Preer residence multiple times as teenager
Lived in Washington D.C. area for 23 years after murder
*2023: Bumped into Lauren at restaurant, made small talk months before arrest*
No prior criminal record


🌍 THE ROMANIAN CONNECTION:
What made this case unique was the international genetic genealogy component:
DNA matches led to Romanian family lines
Genealogists navigated Romanian naming conventions
Tracked immigration from Romania to United States
Built trees spanning multiple generations across continents
Identified descendants who settled in D.C. area
Demonstrates genetic genealogy works globally

✈️ THE WATER BOTTLE SURVEILLANCE:
To confirm DNA match without alerting suspect:
FBI and airport security coordinated surveillance
Watched Gligor at Washington Dulles International Airport
Waited for him to discard water bottle in public trash
Retrieved bottle immediately after he boarded flight
DNA from bottle matched crime scene evidence
Legal "abandoned property" collection method


🔗 SOURCES:
Montgomery County Police Department Case Files
Montgomery County Circuit Court Records
Detective Katie Leggett Interviews
Othram Labs Case Documentation
Victim Impact Statements (Lauren Preer)
Maryland Court Sentencing Transcripts
Local D.C./Maryland News Coverage (2001-2024)

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📚 RESOURCES:
Othram Labs Genetic Genealogy Services
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Cold Case Foundation
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

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Thank you for watching and helping keep Leslie's story alive. Your engagement shows that even 23 years later, justice matters and families deserve answers.

Rest in peace, Leslie Jennings Preer (1950-2001) 💜

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