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DNA Leads To Arraignment Of Serial Killer For 1968 Murder Of Nassau Woman DNA Leads To Arraignment Of Serial Killer For 1968 Murder Of Nassau Woman
DNA Leads To Arraignment Of Serial Killer For 1968 Murder Of Nassau Woman A 75-year-old convicted serial killer has been charged with the 1968 murder of a woman on Long Island in the parking lot of a popular mall thanks to DNA technology. Richard Cottingham, of the South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton, New Jersey, was arraigned virtually on Wednesday, June 22, on a grand jury indictment, charging him with one count of murder, said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. According to the investigation, Diane Cusick, age 23, then a resident of New Hyde Park, was an instructor at a dancing school in Oceanside.  Diane CusickNassau County District Attorne…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Detectives Say They've Solved Case Of 20-Year-Old Bay Shore Woman Killed Decades Ago Detectives Say They've Solved Case Of 20-Year-Old Bay Shore Woman Killed Decades Ago
Detectives Say They've Solved Case Of 20-Year-Old Bay Shore Woman Killed Decades Ago Police announced they have solved a decades-old murder mystery on Long Island using innovative DNA technology. Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney and Suffolk County Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison announced on Wednesday, March 30, the solving of the murder of 20-year-old Eve Wilkowitz, whose body was found 42 years ago in Bay Shore this month. “We tackled this case as soon as I got into office and figured out a way to legally expedite the exhumation of Ms. Wilkowitz’s suspected killer in order to truly confirm what investigators knew all along,” said Tierney…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New York Man Charged In 1999 Cold Case Murder Of Teen Girl New York Man Charged In 1999 Cold Case Murder Of Teen Girl
New York Man Charged In 1999 Cold Case Murder Of Teen Girl More than two decades after a 13-year-old girl was killed in New York, a suspect from Westchester has been apprehended and is facing murder charges, authorities announced. Joseph Martinez, age 49, of New Rochelle, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder for his role in the February 1999 slaying of 13-year-old Minerliz Soriano in the Bronx. Martinez was taken into custody by NYPD investigators on Monday, Nov. 29, 22 years after Soriano was found strangled to death in a Bronx dumpster after she was last seen leaving Bronxdale Middle School in 1999. Investigators said that So…

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by Zak Failla
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Criminal Complaint Against Robert Durst Filed In New York Criminal Complaint Against Robert Durst Filed In New York
Criminal Complaint Against Robert Durst Filed In New York Robert Durst has been charged in Westchester with the murder of his former wife Kathie, who mysteriously disappeared in 1982, potentially providing solace for a family that’s been dealing with the unsolved death for decades. “The Westchester County District Attorney's Office can confirm that a complaint charging Robert Durst with the murder of Kathleen Durst was filed in Lewisboro Town Court on (Oct.) 19, 2021,” Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced. "We have no further comment at this time.” The second-degree murder complaint comes after Kathie Durst’s family called fo…

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by Zak Failla
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DA In New York To Pursue Charges Against Robert Durst For Missing First Wife DA In New York To Pursue Charges Against Robert Durst For Missing First Wife
DA In New York To Pursue Charges Against Robert Durst For Missing First Wife A district attorney in New York will be pursuing charges against convicted killer and real estate heir Robert Durst for the unsolved 1982 of his first wife. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah is planning to take the case to a grand jury, according to multiple reports, 39-years after Kathleen McCormack Durst suspiciously disappeared near the Connecticut border. According to News 12, which first reported the news, subpoenas are going out and a jury search could begin as soon as next week. Rocah’s office has not commented on the matter since the news broke. The move comes after …

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by Zak Failla
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Durst Testifies He Lied To Police Night Wife Disappeared In NY Durst Testifies He Lied To Police Night Wife Disappeared In NY
Durst Testifies He Lied To Police Night Wife Disappeared In NY Hudson Valley real estate heir Robert Durst testified this week that he lied to police when probed about the disappearance of his wife Kathie in the suburban New York City area nearly 40 years ago. Durst was back on the stand this week, where he reportedly testified that he waffled many times about whether or not he saw his wife get onto a commuter train heading toward Manhattan on the night she went missing in 1982. During his testimony, Durst also stated that he lied to police in saying that he later spoke to her on the phone following her disappearance from the hamlet of South Salem in t…

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by Zak Failla
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NY Disappearance Of Kathie Durst Reopened As Cold Case, DA Says NY Disappearance Of Kathie Durst Reopened As Cold Case, DA Says
NY Disappearance Of Kathie Durst Reopened As Cold Case, DA Says The Westchester County District Attorney has reopened the investigation into the disappearance of accused serial killer Robert Durst’s former wife, Kathie Durst as she hopes to bring the family “closure.” District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that she has assigned her top investigators in the recently formed cold case unit to investigate the alleged slaying of Durst's first wife, who hasn’t been seen in decades. Related story - Accused Serial Killer Robert Durst's Family Helped Cover Up Murder Of Wife, Attorney Says Durst - whose life and case was made famous by the HBO miniseries “The Jinx” …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Renew Call For Public's Help In Investigation Of Northern State Parkway Homicide Police Renew Call For Public's Help In Investigation Of Northern State Parkway Homicide
Police Renew Call For Public's Help In Investigation Of Northern State Parkway Homicide State Police are still investigating a homicide that took place 28 years ago on Long Island. According to police, the body of a Latino male was found by a passerby on the right shoulder of the Northern State Parkway eastbound in the town of Hempstead at approximately 11:33 p.m. on March 1, 1992.  The body, which had been shot multiple times, was about 25 feet off the roadway, about 1/10 of a mile west of New Hyde Park Road.  Police identified 28-year-old Edgar Humberto Quiroz of Queens as the victim. He was approximately 5-foot-8, weighed 150 pounds, had a medium build, wore his …

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
FBI To Offer 'Fresh Eyes' To Decades-Old Murder Of Long Island Undercover Detective FBI To Offer 'Fresh Eyes' To Decades-Old Murder Of Long Island Undercover Detective
FBI To Offer 'Fresh Eyes' To Decades-Old Murder Of Long Island Undercover Detective After 30 years as a cold case, the murder of a Long Island police narcotics detective will have a fresh set of eyes investigating the cold case with the help of the FBI. Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart announced on Friday, Feb. 14, the FBI had agreed to review the 1990 murder of Det. Dennis Wustenhoff. Wustenhoff died Feb. 15, 1990, after a bomb exploded as he attempted to start his unmarked police vehicle that was parked in front of his home in Patchogue, police said. In addition to the FBI’s assistance, Suffolk County Crime Stoppers has pledged a $10,000 fast cash …

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by Kathy Reakes