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Dad Of Girl Found Dead Charged With Murder (
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Luciano Frattolin, the father of the 9-year-old Melina Frattolin, who was found dead in upstate New York over the weekend, has been arrested and charged with murder. During a Monday morning, July 21 press conference, authorities said that 45-year-old Frattolin has been charged with murder and the concealment of a human corpse after his daughter's body was found in the shallow part of a pond in Ticonderoga Sunday at approximately 10:50 a.m. The elder Frattolin was lodged in the Essex County Jail, Daily Voice confirmed. Melina was reported missing around 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 1…
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Luigi Mangione's Attorney Says DA Used Fake Subpoena To Get His Medical Records
In a dramatic escalation of the high-profile murder case, the defense for Luigi Mangione is accusing Manhattan prosecutors of using a fraudulent subpoena with a fake court date to secretly obtain the 27-year-old’s confidential medical records. Mangione’s attorney calls this a “blatant abuse of process” and a violation of federal privacy laws. Mangione, a Maryland native, is awaiting trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Prosecutors allege Mangione fatally shot Thompson outside a midtow…
Politics
Few Expect Those Connected To Child Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein Will Face Justice, Poll Says
A new poll shows Americans have all but given up on seeing anyone in financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit hauled into court, underscoring deepening public distrust of the government’s official narrative about the disgraced financier’s 2019 death. The nationwide YouGov survey of 7,237 adults, conducted Tuesday, July 8, and Wednesday, July 9, found just 15 percent are “very” or “somewhat” confident that “all people connected with Epstein who are alleged to have committed sex crimes will be thoroughly investigated.” A full 67 percent said they are “not very”…
Obituaries
Berkshire DA's Stepdaughter Killed In Suspected Colorado Homicide: 'We Are Heartbroken'
A man from Colorado has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of the 32-year-old stepdaughter of Berkshire County District Attorney Timothy J. Shugrue. Jordan Elizabeth LaBarre was killed on July 7 inside a home in Blue River, a small mountain town near Breckenridge, Colorado. Police were called to the house around 6:20 p.m. after neighbors reported hearing gunshots, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said. Officers surrounded the home, and 46-year-old Daniel Joseph DeVito surrendered peacefully, according to the CBI. LaBarre, who grew up in Chicopee an…
Sports
Former MLB Pitcher Dan Serafini Convicted Of Killing Father-In-Law Over $1.3M Dispute
Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini has been convicted of murdering his father-in-law and attempting to kill his mother-in-law over a reported financial dispute. Serafini, 51, who spent parts of nine seasons bouncing around multiple Major League teams, was found guilty in the 2021 shooting of Robert Gary Sphor, 70, and his wife, Wendy Wood, 68, according to the Placer County District Attorney's Office. The former Pittsburgh Pirate was also convicted of first-degree burglary. The guilty verdicts come after a 6-week trial during which the jury heard testimony from dozens of witnesses and t…
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2-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death In DHS Care; Aunt Guilty Of Murder
A 2-year-old Philadelphia girl was beaten to death while under the care of the city's child welfare system—and now her aunt has been convicted of her murder. 'She would not have survived long—minutes—after the blow' Su'Layah Williams, affectionately known as “Susu,” died after suffering blunt force injuries so severe she survived only minutes, authorities said. Her tiny body was found covered in bruises with bleeding on her brain, and her stomach distended from internal trauma, according to an autopsy and child fatality review obtained by Daily Voice. On Monday, July 7, a jury convicted Dia…
Police & Fire
Ryan Wilcox Indicted In Brutal Killing Of Mitchell Burke
A 32-year-old Worcester man has been indicted on a murder charge after investigators found a man's body in Hubbardston earlier this year, prosecutors said. Ryan Wilcox is being held without bail in the death of Mitchell Burke, 32, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. A passerby found Burke's body in a wooded area off Brigham Street around 10 a.m. Jan. 4, authorities said. He suffered serious wounds from a baseball bat to the head, chest, and stomach, and his pants were pulled down, authorities said. Police have not explained why. Wilcox was arrested a few days later. …
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Baby’s Skull In Noose Found At Mütter Museum Tied To Woman’s Shocking Murders Of 5 Infants
A baby skull still bearing a noose was discovered at a Philadelphia museum — and it's been linked to a 45-year-old murder case in Gallitzin, Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees announced during a Monday, July 7 news conference. The remains, found at the Mütter Museum, belonged to one of five babies hidden in an attic trunk at the home of Stella Elizabeth Williamson, a Gallitzin woman who died in 1980. After her death, authorities were led to the attic, where they found the bodies of four newborns and one infant, wrapped in newspapers from the 1920s and ’30s. The case made national headlines at…
Police & Fire
Western Mass Man Convicted Of Murder In Deadly Love Triangle Shooting
A Pittsfield man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of murder and multiple gun charges in the deadly shooting of 43-year-old Teddy Cepeda. Desmond Phillip, 45, was convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday, June 3, and three firearm-related charges after fatally shooting Cepeda. The jury returned the ruling after deliberating for six hours over two days, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Police were called to 7 Goodrich Street in Pittsfield for reports of gunfire on Sept. 30, 2022. When they arrived, they found Cepeda lying u…
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Bryan Kohberger Pleads Guilty In Idaho Student Slayings As Witnesses Fight Subpoenas: Reports
Bryan Kohberger has pleaded guilty to the brutal stabbing murders of four University of Idaho students, ending a high-profile case that spanned two states and left a college town shattered, multiple outlets report. The 30-year-old former criminology Ph.D. student, originally from Pennsylvania, admitted to the November 2022 slayings in an Idaho courtroom on Wednesday, July 2. Under the plea deal, he will avoid the death penalty but will serve four consecutive life sentences and up to 10 years for felony burglary, CBS News and NBC News report. 💔 The Murders That Stunned A Nation Kaylee Goncal…
Police & Fire
Grand Jury Indicts 35-Year-Old On 1st-Degree Murder Charge For Death Of Sturbridge Man
A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted Jonathan Poirier on murder and gun charges in the death of 29-year-old Austin Schepper of Sturbridge, deepening a case that has gripped several small towns. Poirier, 35, of Holland, is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery with a firearm, two counts of conspiracy to traffic guns, two separate theft charges, and unlawful possession of both gun and ammunition, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said. He remains held without bail and is due back in court for a pre-trial hearing on July 14. Schepper had been missing for more than…
Police & Fire
Teen Arrested in Springfield Shooting That Killed 19-Year-Old
A 16-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Semaj Brewster in Springfield earlier this year, authorities announced Monday, June 30. The Hampden District Attorney's Office said the accused's age prohibits authorities from releasing his name. The teenager is facing one count of murder and is being held without the right to bail, the prosecutor said. The shooting happened late at night on January 12. Officers were called to the 100 block of Oakland Street just before midnight after a ShotSpotter alert. When they arri…
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