NEWS COVERAGE

The episode, titled "My Uncle Joe's Murder" airs Saturday night. WASHINGTON — The 2023 murder  of a beloved D.C. area artist and photographer is back in the spotlight as the subject of a new episode of 48 Hours. The episode focuses on the murder of Joe Shymanski , and will feature new interviews from Shymanski's friends, family and investigators. The case stems from the tragic events of Labor Day weekend in 2023, when Shymanski was reported missing by friends and family. An i

Brandon Ross Holbrook, 49, of Reedsville, PA was sentenced on July 18 to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the murder and dismemberment of renowned Washington, DC, photographer Joseph Shymanski. The sentence was the maximum allowed under Maryland law. The Honorable Mark S. Chandlee presided over the trial and sentencing. On September 3, 2023, Holbrook drove 200 miles from his house in Reedsville, PA, to the home of Joseph Shymanski in Huntingtown. In the

The Pennsylvania man who drove 200 miles from his home to murder famed DC photographer Joe Shymanski will spend the rest of his life in...

Brandon Ross Holbrook, 49, of Reedsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the...

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md.   — Brandon Holbrook, the man convicted in the brutal dismemberment murder of Joe Shymanski, has been sentenced...

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — The Reedsville man convicted of the brutal murder of well-known Washington, D.C. photographer Joseph Shymanski...

Brandon Holbrook was convicted in April of brutally murdering and dismembering Joe Shymanski. WASHINGTON — The man who was convicted of...

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — Though his motive still remains unclear, a Reedsville man was found guilty of the brutal murder of well-known...

A Maryland jury convicted Brandon Ross Holbrook, 49, of the murder of Joseph Shymanski following an eight-day trail, the Calvert County...

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — A Calvert County jury convicted Brandon Ross Holbrook, 49, of Reedsville, Pennsylvania , on April 9, 2025, for...

UPDATE 4/9/2025: Brandon Ross Holbrook, 49, of Reedsville, Pennsylvania, was found guilty on April 8th, 2025, in Calvert County Circuit...

Brandon Holbrook has been found guilty of brutally murdering and dismembering Joe Shymanski. WASHINGTON — The man accused of killing a...

CALVERT COUNTY, Md.  — The first week of the murder trial for Brandon Ross Holbrook concluded Friday at the Calvert County Circuit Court...

Week one of Brandon Holbrook’s trial for allegedly killing of a Calvert County resident in September 2023 wrapped up Friday afternoon...

After spending all of Monday picking a 12-person jury with three alternates, the trial of a Pennsylvania man accused of murdering a...

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — The trial of Brandon R. Holbrook, the Reedsville man accused of the brutal murder of well-known Washington, D.C....

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — The trial of Brandon Ross Holbrook, a 49-year-old man from Reedsville, Pennsylvania, begins today, March 31,...

The trial of Brandon Holbrook, accused of murdering and dismembering D.C. photographer Joe Shymanski, is underway. CALVERT COUNTY, Md. —...