Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Baltimore Tech Entrepreneur in Attack That Shocked City

Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Baltimore Tech Entrepreneur in Attack That Shocked City
Frank LaPere, Nico LaPere, and Caroline Frank, the family of Pava LaPere, founder of tech startup EcoMap Technologies, speak during a vigil in Baltimore on Sept. 27, 2023. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo
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BALTIMORE—A man pleaded guilty Friday to killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere last September in an apparently random attack that shocked the city.

Jason Billingsley, 33, entered the guilty plea instead of going to trial Friday morning and was sentenced to life. He also pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of attempted murder in a separate arson and home invasion case that took place just days before LaPere was found dead on the rooftop of her downtown Baltimore apartment building.