Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Catherine Hoggle’s Murder Charges

Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Robert Greenberg will not be dismissing murder charges against Catherine Hoggle according to court documents. The mother is accused in the death of her two children, Sarah and Jacob Hoggle,...

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Charges Could Be Dropped for Hoggle, Judge To Make Decision

Charges could possibly be dropped for Catherine Hoggle, the mother who was charged with the murder of her two children. Sarah and Jacob Hoggle were last seen with their mother Catherine, before they vanished in 2014. A competency...

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Judge Delays Decision on Dismissing Murder Charges Against Hoggle

The expectation was that the case of Catherine Hoggle — which received local, national and international attention six years ago – would come to a resolution on Tuesday. That did not happen. For the first time, Troy...

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Catherine Hoggle Found Incompetent to Stand Trial Again

A competent status hearing was held on Tuesday to determine if there has been any changes in Catherine Hoggle’s mental condition. The judge found Hoggle incompetent to stand trial for the 2014 disappearance of her two children...

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State’s Attorney Seeks Delay in Hoggle Competency Ruling

The Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office is asking a Circuit Court judge to hold off ruling on Catherine Hoggle’s competency for four more months, according to a motion filed this week. Hoggle, 32, faces murder...

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Catherine Hoggle to be Evaluated by New Psychiatrist

Catherine Hoggle, the mother accused of killing two of her children nearly five years ago, has spent most of the time since then at Clifton Perkins Hospital Center in Jessup, a maximum-security psychiatric hospital. That could...

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September 8, 2018 | Mitti Hicks

Father of Missing Children: ‘There Will Never Be Closure’

It’s been four years since Sarah and Jacob Hoggle went missing.  During a candlelight vigil Friday evening, the children’s father, Troy Turner, said every day is getting harder because there are no signs of their whereabouts. The children were last seen with their mother, Catherine Hoggle, in 2014.  She was recently charged for first degree […]

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September 7, 2018 | Mitti Hicks

Candlelight Vigil for Hoggle Children Will Be Held in Germantown

It’s been four years since two young children from the area went missing. Sarah, 3, and Jacob 2, were last seen with their mother, Catherine Hoggle. Hoggle, who had previously been diagnosed with schizophrenia, was charged with first degree murder of her children, but deemed not competent to stand trial. She is currently being held […]

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December 1, 2017 | Douglas Tallman

Hoggle Again Deemed Not Competent to Stand Trial

Catherine Hoggle, who faces two murder charges after the disappearance of her two young children, was deemed not competent to stand trial, a spokesman for the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said. Circuit Court Judge Michael Mason made the determination in a status hearing. Hoggle, 31, will be evaluated yearly; her next competency hearing will […]

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September 15, 2017 | Mitti Hicks

Hoggle Held Without Bond Following Murder Charges (VIDEOS)

A judge ordered Catherine Hoggle to be held without bond at a psychiatric facility in Jessup, Md. This order comes just one day after she was indicted on murder charges for the death of her two children. Hoggle was the last known person to be seen with Sarah (6) and Jacob (5) before they disappeared […]

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September 15, 2017 | Mitti Hicks

Catherine Hoggle, Mother of Two Missing Children, Charged With Murder

It’s been three years since Sarah (6) and Jacob (5) went missing.  Their mother, 30-year-old Catherine Hoggle, has been charged with their murder. The Washington Post, reports that she was charged with two counts of murder following a grand jury indictment Thursday evening. Hoggle has spent the last three years in a psychiatric facility in […]

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August 31, 2017 | Staff Writer

Hoggle’s Defense Attorney Files Motion to Dismiss Charges, Hearing Set for Sept. 15 (VIDEO)

Defense attorney David Felsen has filed a motion to dismiss three misdemeanors that his client Catherine Hoggle was charged with almost three years ago in the disappearance of her children 3-year-old Sarah and 2-year-old Jacob. Since she was arrested by Montgomery County police officers and charged with child neglect, obstruction and hindering in Sept. of […]

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August 30, 2017 | Sonya Burke

Catherine Hoggle Is Expected Back in Court on Aug. 31 (VIDEO)

The mental competency of Catherine Hoggle is expected to be discussed in a Rockville district courtroom Thursday morning. It’s been almost three years since the 30-year-old mother was charged with hindering, neglect and obstruction in the case of her missing children, Sarah (6) And Jacob (5). Since her arrest on the misdemeanor charges, she has […]

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July 6, 2017 | Douglas Tallman

Hoggle Remains Incompetent to Stand Trial, but ‘Restorable’ (VIDEO)

Catherine Hoggle’s doctors determined that the woman, charged with hindering, neglect and obstruction in the case of her missing children, remains incompetent to stand trial and dangerous, her lawyers said in Montgomery County District Court on Thursday. The doctors do, however, find her restorable. Judge Zuberi Williams set another competency hearing for Aug. 31. Hoggle’s […]

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July 6, 2017 | Douglas Tallman

Five Things to Know for July 6 in Montgomery County

Here are five things to know today, July 6, in Montgomery County: 1. Back in Court: Catherine Hoggle returns to a courtroom for a status hearing. It’s been almost three years since the 30-year-old mother was charged with hindering, neglect and obstruction in the case of her missing children, Sarah (6) And Jacob (5). Since […]

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July 5, 2017 | Sonya Burke

Catherine Hoggle Is Due Back in Court Thursday

Catherine Hoggle is due back in a Rockville district courtroom July 6, for a status hearing. It’s been almost three years since the 30-year-old mother was charged with hindering, neglect and obstruction in the case of her missing children, Sarah (6) And Jacob (5). Since her arrest, Hoggle has been treated for mental health issues at […]

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