Man stabbed to death by friends after a night of partying
In this episode of Crime Watch Daily Updates: The case of 23-year-old Mark Waugh.
On October 12, 2013, Mark met up with his friend Rahul Gupta, Rahul’s girlfriend, Taylor Gould, and Rahul’s friend Josh White. The group drank at bars in Washington, D.C.’s popular Dupont Circle neighborhood, but Josh apparently left because he was allegedly flirting with Taylor, which made her uncomfortable.
Rahul, Mark, and Taylor continued their festivities at the couple’s Silver Spring, Maryland, apartment. The trio continued drinking, and Rahul smoked some marijuana. Then, chaos ensued.
In the early hours of October 13, Taylor dialed 911 and asked for help in a long and confusing phone call with dispatch. Police eventually arrived and Taylor answered the door with blood all over her body. When officers walked in, they found Rahul laying next to Mark, who was in a pool of blood.
Mark had been stabbed several times, and police discovered a large knife under his leg.
While speaking with police, Taylor kept repeating she didn’t know what happened because she drank too much. Rahul told police he saw Taylor cheating on him with Mark, so he killed him. He later claimed he only said that to cover for Taylor so she wouldn’t get into trouble.
In May 2015, Rahul was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
He appealed his conviction but in April 2016, an appeals court affirmed the ruling. The next year, the Maryland Supreme Court also agreed with the lower court’s decision.
