Jennifer Gould

Two days later, in a move police call purely premeditated, Sharma walked into Howard County headquarters to file a bogus missing person report claiming he hadn't seen Nikita since the holiday.

While cops began their search, Sharma was already racing to Dulles International Airport, boarding a one-way flight to India.

The charade collapsed on January 3rd when officers broke into Sharma's apartment and discovered Nikita's hidden, mutilated body.

An international dragnet involving the FBI and Interpol was immediately launched, and by January 5th, Sharma was reportedly cornered and arrested by Indian authorities.

The motive may be as greedy as it was gruesome.

Nikita's devastated dad revealed his daughter had loaned the suspect a large sum of money and was demanding repayment.

Howard County Police are now working the red tape to extradite the suspect back to Maryland to face first-degree murder charges.

And finally, talk about not being par for the course.

A manhunt took a terrible turn when a wanted suspect attempted to dodge the law on a set of wheels better suited for a birdie than a breakout.

Officers tracked the unidentified fugitive to a local golf course, but instead of surrendering, the suspect hopped into a golf cart and floored it into the rough.

Not to be outdriven, Sandy Springs police swiped their own cards to launch a high-stakes, low-speed pursuit across the greens, and it was caught on body cam.

The 12-mile-per-hour fast and furious chase ended with the suspect in cuffs after he realized he was officially out of bounds.

The department has since unveiled their fairway unit, complete with a spiritually prepared push bumper for future pit maneuvers.

It's a stroke of genius that proves running from the cops is never a hole-in-one.

Nancy.