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Police Nab Suspect In Gruesome Murder Of Mother Of Four In Region Police Nab Suspect In Gruesome Murder Of Mother Of Four In Region
Police Nab Suspect In Gruesome Murder Of Mother Of Four In Region Seven years after the gruesome murder of an area mother of four, New York State Police have arrested a suspect. Keymarro Guiden, age 48, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was extradited to Sullivan County, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, in connection with the May 2014 murder of April Parker, age 31, of Monticello, said the New York State Police. On Wednesday, Dec.1, 2021, the New York State Police, with the assistance of the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police, arrested Guiden and charged him with second-degree murder, said Trooper Steven Nevel. According to…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Victim ID'd In Cold-Case Hudson Valley Homicide Victim ID'd In Cold-Case Hudson Valley Homicide
Victim ID'd In Cold-Case Hudson Valley Homicide A woman who was found dead and nude on a Westchester County street more than 30 years ago has been identified by the District's Attorney's Office's newly created Cold-Case Bureau. Through the use of DNA testing and investigative genealogy, the victim, formerly known as “Jane Doe Mount Vernon” has officially been identified as Veronica Wiederhold, the DA's Office said. Wiederhold was found dead and nude on the street by Mount Vernon Police on Sunday, Feb. 14, 1988, at around 11:54 a.m., in the area of 22 Carleton Ave. in Mount Vernon. “The remarkable work by our Cold Case Bureau and law enf…

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by Kathy Reakes
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DNA Testing To Be Done In Nationally Known 'Fatal Attraction' Case In Westchester DNA Testing To Be Done In Nationally Known 'Fatal Attraction' Case In Westchester
DNA Testing To Be Done In Nationally Known 'Fatal Attraction' Case In Westchester Westchester County prosecutors have given the green light for DNA testing on evidence linked to the 1992 conviction of Carolyn Warmus in the “Fatal Attraction” killing of her lover’s wife. Two years ago, Warmus, a former school teacher in Westchester, was granted parole following her conviction for her alleged role in the famed 1989 fatal shooting of Greenburgh resident Betty Jeanne Solomon, the wife of Warmus' lover, Paul Solomon, nine times in the back. Warmus was sentenced to a term of 25 years to life in prison. Earlier story - Convicted Westchester 'Fatal Attraction' Killer Carolyn …

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by Zak Failla
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New DNA Blood Evidence In Missing Mom Case Leads To Husband's Second Arrest, Police Say New DNA Blood Evidence In Missing Mom Case Leads To Husband's Second Arrest, Police Say
New DNA Blood Evidence In Missing Mom Case Leads To Husband's Second Arrest, Police Say This story has been updated. As Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Fairfield County mom Jennifer Farber Dulos posted another $500,000 bail following his second arrest for evidence tampering in connection with the case, with the arrest warrant reads like a page-turning murder mystery novel.  Connecticut State Police arrested Dulos around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4, at his home in of Farmington, Connecticut. Jennifer Dulos, 50, of New Canaan, has not been seen since dropping off her five children at school on Friday, May 24. Her black Chevy Suburban was found abandoned on the …

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by Kathy Reakes
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House Painter Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Girl, 5 House Painter Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Girl, 5
House Painter Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Girl, 5 A house painter working in a Westchester home has been sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars and will register as a sexual offender after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl. Port Chester resident Fabio Coutinho, 42, has been sentenced to eight years in state prison, followed by 15 years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to one count of criminal sexual act, a felony, earlier this year. When he is released from prison, Coutinho will also have to register as a sexual offender. There will be a Sex Offender Registration Act at a later date to determine what …

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by Zak Failla
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Breakthrough DNA Testing IDs 9/11 Victim As New Jersey Man Breakthrough DNA Testing IDs 9/11 Victim As New Jersey Man
Breakthrough DNA Testing IDs 9/11 Victim As New Jersey Man After more than half a dozen futile attempts over the course of 17 years to identify a single bone found in the rubble of the World Trade Center, medical examiners finally had a breakthrough this week. Thanks to advances in DNA testing, the bone was linked to a 26-year-old financial worker from New Jersey who died in the 9/11 attacks, the New York Times reports. Scott Michael Johnson of Montclair -- born in Glen Ridge -- worked on the 89th floor of the south tower and is the  1,642 person to be identified of the 2,753 killed in the attack, according to the story. Johnson worked as a securi…

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by Cecilia Levine