The fact that police found Sylla's body in a pond leads Braveboy to believe the death was planned, WUSA9.com reported.
Mariame Sylla, 59, was allegedly murdered by a stranger in Maryland, according to police and prosecutors. She told her son that she was going for a short walk and would be back for sunset prayer, according to her missing poster. "Ms. Sylla was a beloved teacher and member of the Greenbelt community," Prince George's County Police Chief Malik Aziz said in a statement.
Her funeral was held Sept. 8 at the Diyanet Center of America Mosque in Lanham, which was packed with family and friends, students, police and diplomats from Sylla's native Ivory Coast, WUSA9.com reported.