Catherine Hoggle reindicted in Montgomery Co. for murders of children who disappeared in 2014

Neal Augenstein | naugenstein@wtop.com
August 3, 2025, 5:50 PM


Catherine Hoggle was the last person to see 3-year-old Sarah and 2-year-old Jacob Hoggle before they disappeared in 2014. (WTOP file)(WTOP/file)

Catherine Hoggle has been reindicted for two counts of first-degree murder in the disappearances of her children, 2-year-old Jacob and 3-year-old Sarah, who were last seen with their mother on Sept. 7, 2014, Hoggle’s defense attorney tells WTOP.

“She’s been reindicted on two counts of murder, I can confirm that. And she’s being held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility,” in Boyds, Maryland, said attorney David Felsen, who met with his client in the facility Sunday afternoon.

Hoggle, 38, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Kent County, Maryland, after the State became aware that she was discharged from the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center on July 23, 2025, according to a news release from Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s office. Hoggle is scheduled for a bond review hearing at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Circuit Court.

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Second time Hoggle charged with killing children

In 2014, Hoggle was initially charged with misdemeanor child neglect — misdemeanor charges of parental abduction and obstructing an investigation were later added — but she was repeatedly found incompetent to stand trial by Montgomery County District Court judges. In September 2017, with the children still missing, Hoggle was indicted on two counts of murder.

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Neal Augenstein
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