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CT Woman Helps Cover Up Killing Of Father Of 3, Sells His Belongings: Here's Her Sentence
A Connecticut woman will spend time in prison after helping to cover up the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man on Christmas Eve, officials announced. Hartford County resident Shamari Smith, age 34, of Manchester, also known as "Dakota," was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 13 to 25 months in prison for helping to cover up the murder of 28-year-old Francisco Roman, Jr. in December 2020, the US Attorney's Office for District of Connecticut announced. Earlier Report: Murder Conviction: Manchester Woman Admits To Role In 2020 Killing Of Father Of 3 According …
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Man Bludgeons Father To Death In Patterson: Police
New, updated report - Support Swells For Father Bludgeoned To Death In Patterson: 'He Gave Best Hugs' A 33-year-old man faces murder charges after allegedly bludgeoning his father to death in the Hudson Valley, police said. The man's arrest stemmed from an incident in Putnam County on Sunday, Sept. 10, when New York State Police responded to a residence on River Road in Patterson for a reported domestic incident. Following this, 33-year-old James C. Cherry III was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his father, 56-year-old James C. Cherry Jr., to death, police said. Ch…
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Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say
Danelo Cavalcante has somehow slipped by the hundreds of law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania and neighboring states searching for him in the Longwood Gardens, and though authorities believe he is still in Pennsylvania, they are now describing the search as a "nationwide" manhunt. The 34-year-old fugitive killer was captured on home surveillance footage on the porch of a residence in northern Chester County near Phoenixville, sometime late Saturday, Sept. 9, Pennsylvania State Police said. By Sunday morning, Sept. 10, troopers said they had received leads that Cavalcante was no longer…
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Woman Extradited From Jamaica For 2022 Bridgeport Murder, Police Say
A woman wanted in connection with the 2022 murder of a Fairfield County man has been extradited from Jamaica. On Thursday, Sept. 7, members of the US Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force took 39-year-old Iyana Reynolds into custody in Jamaica for the Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, murder of Andre Brown in Bridgeport. Reynolds had an outstanding extraditable murder warrant out of Bridgeport, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Brigeport Police. Brown was found around 10 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, after Bridgeport Police responded to 100 Marcel St. on the report of a party shot, Gilleran said. Emerg…
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Serial Murder Case: Suspect's Family Wants Police To Pay For Leaving NY Home 'In Shambles'
The family of suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is taking legal action against police who they say turned their New York home upside down in their extensive search for evidence in the case. Heuermann’s adult children plan to file a notice of claim for damages against Suffolk County law enforcement, the first step in a potential lawsuit, their attorney Vess Mitev told Daily Voice. “Their valuables were shattered. Their beds were destroyed. The places that they lay their heads down at night no longer exist,” he said. “Their house is in shambles. It’s ransacked.” Related Re…
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Violent Night: 3 Killed Within Miles In Separate Connecticut Shootings
Three people were killed within miles of each other in two separate Connecticut shootings. The first victim was shot in Hartford around 12:30 a.m., Sunday, in the area of 675 Wethersfield Ave. In a separate event just miles away, two men were killed during a shooting at around 1:55 a.m., Sunday, in the area of 82 Sterling St., said Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police. During the first shooting, Jordan Phipps, age 24, of Bloomfield, was found when Hartford Police responded to a Shotspotter notification on Wethersfield Ave., Boisvert said. When officers arrived, they found Phipps …
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Headless Body: CT Man Sentenced For Brutal Murder Of Girlfriend
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to prison after being found guilty by a jury of killing a 33-year-old woman and cutting off her head and dumping her body in a park. New Haven County resident Miles Johnson, age 24, of Waterbury, was sentenced to 55 years in prison on Wednesday, Aug. 2, for the July 2020 murder of Rachel Lerato Sebetlela, said Waterbury State’s Attorney Maureen Platt. Johnson was convicted in April by a Superior Court jury for the murder and other crimes. According to evidence introduced at trial, the victim was stabbed multiple times in the torso by the Johnson at Sebe…
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Alleged Serial Killer's Family Returns To Long Island Home After Police Search
Nearly two weeks after being forced out of their Long Island home while police searched for evidence in the Gilgo Beach serial murders case, the family of suspect Rex Heuermann has been allowed back inside. Heuermann’s 59-year-old wife, Asa Ellerup, and their two adult children were seen returning to their Massapequa Park home in Nassau County on Thursday, July 27, where investigators spent 12 days looking for additional evidence in the case. The extensive search of the property included digging up the backyard with a backhoe and using ground-penetrating radar. Earlier Report: Gilgo Beac…
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Gilgo Four: Connecticut Resident Among Women At Heart Of Serial Murder Case
They're known as the Gilgo Four. The women, all in their 20s, are at the heart of the Long Island serial murder case that has captured national and global attention following the arrest of suspect Rex Heuermann just over a week ago. The 59-year-old married father of two, an architect who worked on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and resided in Nassau County in the village of Massapequa Park just miles north of the site where their bodies were found -- in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, a barrier island off Long Island's south shore in the Suffolk County town of Babylon. Heuermann was arraigned on…
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New Long Island Serial Murders Update: Suspect's Wife Reportedly Files For Divorce
The wife of Rex Heuermann, the suspected Long Island Gilgo Beach killer, has reportedly filed for divorce less than a week after his arrest. Heuermann, of the village of Massapequa Park in Nassau County, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello and burying their bodies in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, located in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County. He's also a suspect in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. His wife, Asa Ellerup, who, like her husband is age 59, filed for divorce on Wednesday, July 18, after 27 years of marriage, Long Island A…
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Long Island Serial Murders: New Reports Shed Light On How Suspect's Wife Became Key To Case
The wife of Rex Heuermann, the suspected Long Island Gilgo Beach killer, unknowingly helped investigators zero in on her husband when two of her hairs were found on the bodies of two of the victims, according to new reports. Heuermann, of the village of Massapequa Park in Nassau County, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello and burying their bodies in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, located in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County. He's also a suspect in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Investigators said, those hairs helped link Heuermann but d…
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CT Woman Killed During Domestic Event, Son Injured, Police Say
A Connecticut woman was shot dead by a man during a domestic violence incident and her son was injured. The incident took place in Hartford County around 8 p.m., Monday, July 17 on Oakland Terrace in Hartford. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, patrol officers responded to a 911 caller reporting a domestic incident. When they arrived, officers were met by a man on the porch, suffering from injuries to his head. The man said his mother had been shot and that a man was inside and armed. Officers were able to quickly secure the suspect, identified as Lance…
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