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Family Mourns Massachusetts Girl, 4, After Fentanyl Death: ‘So Much Life Ahead Of Her’
Liyanna Bautista Familia should have been playing, laughing, and learning. Instead, the 4-year-old Massachusetts girl’s family is raising money for her funeral after she died from fentanyl poisoning while under her mother's care, according to authorities.
“Liyanna was such a beautiful little girl with so much life ahead of her,” the Dorchester girl's aunt wrote on GoFundMe.
Liyanna's mother, Dayanna Familia, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and multiple other charges on Monday, Oct. 26, the Boston Globe reported.
Police responded to a Dorchester home shortly before 9 p.m. on Aug. 1…
CT Man Charged In Crash That Killed Western Mass Father Of 2
A Connecticut man faces a homicide charge after police say he caused a three-vehicle crash that caused the death of a 51-year-old Massachusetts husband and father of two.
Connecticut State Police charged Donald Chairamonte, 66, of West Haven, on Thursday, Oct. 24, in connection with the Nov. 7, 2025, crash on Main Street in Somers, also known as Route 190, authorities said.
Christian Nolan, 51, of Wales, Massachusetts, died five days after the wreck.
Police say Chairamonte pulled out of a driveway and into the path of Nolan's Mitsubishi Lancer. The impact shoved Nolan’s ca…
Mom Faked Son’s Death For GoFundMe, Then Her Own To Avoid Court: Affidavit
A mom charged with collecting donations for her living son’s funeral faked her own death to get the case closed — but cellphone records, a Snapchat post, and a dumpster order helped expose the scheme, detectives wrote in court documents.
Jennifer Marie Lamer, 39, of Carrolltown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, faces 29 charges stemming from fabricated medical documents and an obituary submitted to Blair County officials, according to court records.
Lamer waived her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 20, sending all 29 charges to county court, as shown in court documents Daily Voice obtained…
Police Officer Shot 12 Times Released From Hospital Weeks After Partner Killed In Ambush
A Philadelphia police officer who was shot 12 times in an attack that killed his partner was released from the hospital Saturday, Oct. 24, receiving a standing ovation from more than 100 fellow officers, medical personnel, and loved ones.
Officer Hector Rodriguez III, 33, was wheeled out of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center two weeks after he and Officer Shane Seiber, 40, were shot while responding to a call in West Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 10, as Daily Voice previously reported.
Rodriguez placed his hand over his heart as officers, hospital staff, and loved ones applauded his release.…
Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor
A search of the Acura and U-Haul trailer involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Route 17 in Paramus turned up hundreds of THC cartridges, leading to a second arrest and new drug charges against the driver accused of killing a Bronx woman, authorities said.
Michael C. Marciano, 47, of Fairport (Monroe County), NY, who was driving a Jeep in tandem with the Acura at the time of the crash, owned the Acura and had rented the U-Haul trailer, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Marciano surrendered to authorities Friday, Oct. 23, and was charged with two counts of second-degree possession wit…
Central Mass Man Faces Guilty Of Killing Acquaintance, Leaving Body In Paxton Woods
A central Massachusetts man faces life in prison without parole after a jury convicted him of killing a man whose body turned up in the woods.
Christopher Fuller, 34, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday, Oct. 22, in Worcester County Superior Court, according to District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.
Fuller is scheduled for sentencing on Tuesday, but a first-degree murder conviction requires a life sentence with no chance of parole.
Investigators determined that Fuller shot Ernest Appiah, 29, of Worcester, on Feb. 28, 2022. The two had left Centerfolds, an adult entertainment…
