joe palczynski remained at large for ten days. one step ahead of a statewide manhunt for the killer of four. in fact, he had escaped to virginia, but his obsession and anger with ex-girlfriend tracy whitehead would get the best of him. despite law enforcement predictions to the contrary, he came back to baltimore in the into the teeth of the manhunt in a brazen attempt to get tracy whitehead. 911. on march 17th, 2000, a frantic 911 call comes into the baltimore county police department. palczynski was at the home of tracy s mother, lynn whitehead, for a final confrontation. i remember having a sick feeling in my stomach and all of us walked back in the bedroom with the telephone. palczynski pretends to be the police. after banging on the door, he then shoots his way inside.