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Elderly man in Maryland tied up and tortured with hot syrup for code to his safe, sheriff's office says

Natalie G. Ramos
Reporter · Friday, November 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM · 1 min read
Elderly man in Maryland tied up and tortured with hot syrup for code to his safe, sheriff's office says — Jenkintown Health news

An 81-year-old man says he was tied up and tortured after visiting a woman Thursday morning in Cecil County, Maryland. The victim managed to untie himself and escape when the suspect fell asleep, the Cecil County Sheriff's Office said. He was taken to Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, Delaware to be treated for injuries to his head and body. Investigators determined the woman conspired with a man to lure the 81-year-old victim to a house on Chestnut Drive in Elkton, where they planned to rob him and obtain the code to his safe at home. The woman, identified as 31-year-old Taylor Storm Falcone, and the male suspect, 28-year-old Austin Michael Maniscalco, were both taken into custody on multiple charges. Stripped and burned with hot syrupThe Cecil County Sheriff's Office said it responded to the scene around 8:30 a.m. and found the 81-year-old victim lying naked in the front yard.The victim told authorities he was invited over by Falcone, but when he arrived, Maniscalco was also there

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