North Jersey Man Found Guilty In Teen's Murder North Jersey Man Found Guilty In Teen's Murder
North Jersey Man Found Guilty In Teen's Murder A 27-year-old North Jersey man is facing life in state prison for the shooting death of a teenager, authorities said. Anthony Reciofigueroa, of Jersey City, was found guilty Thursday, June 9 of first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes after a three-week trial, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said in a joint release. Reciofigueroa was accused of shooting 19-year-old Carlos Rodriguez, who was discovered by officers on the sidewalk of East Jersey Street in Elizabeth just after 7 p…
PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA
PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA The day that Trinh Nguyen shot her two sons was also the day she intended to die, authorities said releasing brand-new information. The 38-year-old Pennsylvania mom drove to New Jersey for heroin in an attempt to kill herself after shooting her two sons, Jeffrey "JT" and Nelson Tini, in their Upper Makefield home on Monday, May 2, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said. All of it was planned, said Weintraub, noting the family had been given an eviction notice for Tuesday, May 3.  But things exactly didn't go as planned, for Nguyen, who was captured around 11:3…
NJ Woman Who Strangled GF With Power Cord, Buried Her Body Learns Her Fate NJ Woman Who Strangled GF With Power Cord, Buried Her Body Learns Her Fate
NJ Woman Who Strangled GF With Power Cord, Buried Her Body Learns Her Fate A New Jersey woman who killed her girlfriend by strangling her with a power cord then buried her body in the backyard has learned her fate. Jennifer Sweeney, 38, of Tinton Falls, was sentenced to 95 years in prison for the murder of 41-year-old Tyrita Julius in 2015, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said Saturday, May 7. She won't be eligible for parole until she is 100 years old. The Daily Mail says Sweeney acted out of jealousy when she hired someone to have Julius shot, but months later when she didn't die, Sweeney wrapped her girlfriend's neck in a power cord then bur…
Arrests Made In Murder Of Teen Elizabeth Soccer Player Paul Baez Arrests Made In Murder Of Teen Elizabeth Soccer Player Paul Baez
Arrests Made In Murder Of Teen Elizabeth Soccer Player Paul Baez Two men from Elizabeth have been charged in last September's murder of 17-year-old soccer player Paul Baez, authorities announced. Tyreek Howard, 31 and Ali Karim, 18, are accused of having shot the teen multiple times on the 100 block of Fulton St., around 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. They were both arrested Wednesday in Elizabeth and charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, and second-degree possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose. They were subsequently lodged in the County Jail pending initial C…
PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report
PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report A 38-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing murder charges after injuring his wife and killing another man in what police are calling a "domestic-related shooting" at a shopping center in Berks County on Saturday, March 19. Nehemias Santiago Montes, of York, tracked 30-year-old Jessica M. Cruz-Rodriguez using an Apple watch he'd hidden in her car, and waited for her in the parking lot of the Wyomissing Walmart store around 4 p.m., according to the York Daily Record and Borough Police Chief John G. Phillips. Montes noticed an SUV parked next to her car, driven by Alexi Omar Rodriguez …
Maryland Man's Killer Was His Stepson: Authorities (UPDATES) Maryland Man's Killer Was His Stepson: Authorities (UPDATES)
Maryland Man's Killer Was His Stepson: Authorities (Updates) A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing his stepfather to death over the weekend in Maryland, according to authorities and NBC Washington. Sergio Elysee Koyangbo has been accused of stabbing 46-year-old David Beasley, in the 5600 block of Lambeth Road around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, Montgomery County police said. On Wednesday, Koyango was ordered to be held without bail, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. A preliminary hearing is set for Friday, April 1, at 8:30 a.m. When police arrived, officers found Beasley inside the home wit…
Standout Basketball Star's Accused Killer Nabbed By US Marshals: Camden Prosecutor Standout Basketball Star's Accused Killer Nabbed By US Marshals: Camden Prosecutor
Standout Basketball Star's Accused Killer Nabbed By US Marshals: Camden Prosecutor The man accused of gunning down a former standout basketball star last November was arrested by members of the US Marshals Regional Task Force, authorities in Camden County said. Takwail Bailey, 29, was shot and killed on Nov. 28, 2021. Lesure Funari, 23, was apprehended on a charge of first-degree murder and related offenses at a Camden home on Jan. 7, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. Bailey was found suffering from a gunshot wound on the 1000 block of Lois Street. He died of his injuries on that same day just befor…
NJ Man 'Tired Of Being Mother-In-Law's Sole Caretaker' Had Beaten Her For Days: Report NJ Man 'Tired Of Being Mother-In-Law's Sole Caretaker' Had Beaten Her For Days: Report
NJ Man 'Tired Of Being Mother-In-Law's Sole Caretaker' Had Beaten Her For Days: Report A New Jersey woman was beaten by her son-in-law over the course of two days before her body was found, NJ.com reports citing police papers. James J. Pica, 58, beat Barbara Ann Bezzone, who was found lying on the floor unresponsive with severe injuries  at a home on Prospect Street in Nutley around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Bezzone, 84, was pronounced dead at 8:45 p.m., and Pica was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Pica was found sitting on the home’s porch with “visible injuries to his hands” and told respo…
Jersey City Man Wanted For Strangling GF Nabbed By US Marshals: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Wanted For Strangling GF Nabbed By US Marshals: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Wanted For Strangling GF Nabbed By US Marshals: Prosecutor After nearly two months on the run, a Jersey City man wanted for strangling his 27-year-old girlfriend was arrested Thursday, authorities said. Tyquan Baisden, 25, was nabbed by members of the U.S. Marshals Service shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Summerfield Avenue in Asbury Park, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was wanted on first-degree murder charges in connection with the killing of Diamond Davila of Jersey City on Oct. 19. Police found Davila in her apartment on Woodlawn Avenue, around 2:30 p.m., authorities said. She was pronounced dead at 3:08 p.m.  …
'If You Shoot Someone In The Head, Will They Die Instantly?' NJ Wife Asked Internet: Report 'If You Shoot Someone In The Head, Will They Die Instantly?' NJ Wife Asked Internet: Report
'If You Shoot Someone In The Head, Will They Die Instantly?' NJ Wife Asked Internet: Report “If you shoot someone in the head, will they die instantly?” That is apparently what  73-year-old Michele Linzalone asked her phone 22 minutes before calling 911 to report the shooting death of her sick husband on Monday, NJ Advance Media reported. The Middletown woman was charged with murder in the incident that left Rocky V. Linzalone, 74, dead in the couple's Borden Road home.  She also reportedly ran searches on gunshot wounds and ammo shortly before the incident, and researched types of ammunition as early as Nov. 18, NJ.com says, quoting a detective's affidav…
PA Hairdresser Found Guilty In Florida Colleague's Murder PA Hairdresser Found Guilty In Florida Colleague's Murder
PA Hairdresser Found Guilty In Florida Colleague's Murder A Pennsylvania woman has been found guilty of first-degree murder of in her colleague's Florida death, multiple media outlets report. Kimberly Kessler, of Butler County, was convicted for the 2018 murder of Joleen Cummings, 34, of Nassau County, Florida, on Thursday afternoon, according to WPXI and Action News Jax.  Kessler and Cummings worked together at the Tangles Hair Salon in Yulee. Cummings disappeared on May 12, 2018, before meeting with her ex-husband the next day to pick up her three children and celebrate Mother's Day, People reports. Her mom reported her missing tw…
NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard
NJ Teacher Re-sentenced For Deadly Shooting Of Angelina Jolie's Former Bodyguard Virginia Vertetis, infamously known as a “lady killer,” was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison on Friday, according to a release by the Morris County police and court documents. Vertetis, 59, of Mount Olive, NJ, was first investigated following the murder of her boyfriend Patrick Gilhuley, as CBS News reported during her trial in 2018. Gilhuley, a retired New York Police Department officer and celebrity bodyguard for clients such as Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, was found dead at their home at 2 Apollo Way in Flanders on March 3, 2014 just before 10 p.m. Vertetis was cha…