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Dad Shook Infant Son To Death, Officials In Virginia Find 39 Years Later Dad Shook Infant Son To Death, Officials In Virginia Find 39 Years Later
Dad Shook Infant Son To Death, Officials In Virginia Find 39 Years Later William Faulkner famously once said “the past is never dead. It’s not even past,” and that proved to be true in Prince William County, where police solved a 37-year cold case involving an infant this week. Samuel Harry Dicola, 58, who has no fixed address, has been charged with murder i connection to the death of his infant son in their former family home in the 9600 block of Lafayette Avenue in Manassas in 1984. Then, the initial investigation determined that on Nov. 29, 1984, the victim, a 3-month-old boy, was in the care of Dicola, who was 20 at the time, at their Manassas home when, at …

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Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Mount Airy Mom In Prison Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Mount Airy Mom In Prison
Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Mount Airy Mom In Prison The Maryland mom who accidentally contaminated her baby's bottle with fentanyl leading to his death will be joining her husband behind bars. Heather Marie Frazier, 35, of Mount Airy, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but five years suspended after pleading guilty over the summer to involuntary manslaughter, according to the Frederick County State's Attorney Charlie Smith's Office. She will also serve five years of supervised probation upon her release. Her husband, Jeremy Whitney Frazier, 35, also pleaded guilty in March to the same offense and received the same sentence. On Ju…

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Former Police Officer Ordered To Serve Home Detention For Death Of Infant Daughter In Maryland Former Police Officer Ordered To Serve Home Detention For Death Of Infant Daughter In Maryland
Former Police Officer Ordered To Serve Home Detention For Death Of Infant Daughter In Maryland A former police officer in Virginia could avoid prison time after being sentenced for his role in the death of his 6-month-old daughter in Maryland in 2017. Monrovia resident Jason Michael Colley, 42, a former 10-year veteran of the Fairfax County Police Department, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault in connection to the death of his infant daughter Harper on Oct. 31, 2017, the state’s attorney for Frederick County announced. Colley entered an Alford plea in Frederick County Circuit Court on Thursday, Aug. 4. An Alford plea “is a type of guilty plea in which a defendant…

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Man Killed Infant Son In Camper, Authorities Say Baltimore Man Killed Infant Son In Camper, Authorities Say
Baltimore Man Killed Infant Son In Camper, Authorities Say A Baltimore man who killed his infant son last May in Federalsburg has been arrested, officials say. Sean Casey Pierce, 49, was charged with multiple murder and abuse-related charges after his 2-month-old son Chance Pierce was died of blunt force trauma in a camper on the 200 block of Buena Vista Avenue the afternoon of Monday, May 30, Maryland State Police say. The infant was taken to the Nemours Children's Hospital in Delaware where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy revealed the cause of death and officials reported the tragedy to Maryland State Police homicide detectives. Sean Pierce w…

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