PA Man Admits To Running Brutal Sex Trafficking Ring Across Four States
A Pennsylvania man has confessed to orchestrating a violent, multi-state sex trafficking operation that preyed on vulnerable women, federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Philip Walker, 39, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania said.
Between November 2019 and April 2022, Walker systematically recruited and lured adult women in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, and Texas, exploiting them through t…
Teen Brothers Sentenced For Murder Of Rival Gang Member In Maryland: State's Attorney
Two teen brothers are heading to prison for life for the murder of a rival gang member in Maryland, authorities announced.
Malik Hney, 17, and Malachi Hney, 18, both of Kensington, were sentenced to life in prison suspend all but 30 years and five years of supervised probation upon release, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office said Tuesday, Feb. 27.
The sentencing stems from the murder of Taon Cline, of Frederick on April 22, 2022. Cline, 20, was associated with a rival gang of the Hney brothers, as well as two others, who were involved in a dispute between their own gang in the …
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Housemate Admits Killing Nj-born Sculptor In Maryland
A Maryland woman has admitted to killing her 92-year-old sculptor roommate, a New Jersey native, and attempting to make it seem like a natural death, authorities said.
Julie Birch, 27, has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of East Orange native Nancy Ann Frankel, whom she first attempted to suffocate, then strangled to death during an incident in July 2021, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said.
Montgomery County Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a Spruell Drive home on July 28, 2021, in Kensington, to conduct a death inve…
Housemate Admits Killing Prominent DC Sculptor In Montgomery County: State's Attorney
A Kensington woman has admitted to murdering her 92-year-old sculptor roommate and trying to make it look like a natural death, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy announced.
Julie Birch, 27, has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Nancy Ann Frankel, who she first attempted to suffocate, then strangled to death during an incident in July 2021.
Montgomery County Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a Spruell Drive home on July 28, 2021, in Kensington, to conduct a death investigation after Frankel was killed.
Upon arrival, Birch, then 2…
Montgomery County Police Ask For Help Looking For Missing Elderly Man
Police are asking for the public's help locating an elderly man who went missing in Montgomery County, authorities say.
Edfried "Hans" Gassner, 83, of Kensington, was last seen on the 11400 block Rokeby Avenue around 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 22, according to Montgomery County Police.
Gassner is 5-feet 4-inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He has blue eyes and is bald.
Gassner was last seen wearing a grey hat, a yellow and brown shirt, and beige pants.
Police and family are concerned for his welfare.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Edfried “Hans” Gassner, is…
Teens Charged In Murder Of Maryland's Taon Cline: Police
Two teenagers will be tried as adults for their alleged roles in connection with the murder of Taon Lamont Cline, 20, last month, authorities announced
Malik Hney, 15, of Kensington, and Justin Acosta, 14, of Germantown were both charged with first-degree murder in Cline's death April 22, Montgomery County police said.
Officers found Cline suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the 19500 block of Gunners Branch Road around 10:50 p.m., where he was pronounced dead despite lifesaving measures, police said.
Hney and Acosta were arrested on Tuesday, May 3, MoCo police said. …
