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New Update: 34-Year-Old Who Went Missing In 1996 ID'd As Jane Doe No. 7 In Gilgo Beach Case New Update: 34-Year-Old Who Went Missing In 1996 ID'd As Jane Doe No. 7 In Gilgo Beach Case
New Update: 34-Year-Old Who Went Missing In 1996 ID'd As Jane Doe No. 7 In Gilgo Beach Case This story has been updated. Police investigators have identified another victim in the Long Island Gilgo Beach murder investigation. The name for a victim who had been known as Fire Island Jane Doe No. 7 was revealed to be Karen Vergata, age 34, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney and the Gilgo Beach Investigative Taskforce announced in a news conference late Friday morning, Aug. 4. Vergata went missing on Feb. 14, 1996 and had been living in Manattan where she was believed to be working as an escort, Tierney said. It's unknown if Vergata is connected to suspected serial…
'How I Met Gilgo Beach Murderer': Westchester Woman Reveals Chilling Story 'How I Met Gilgo Beach Murderer': Westchester Woman Reveals Chilling Story
'How I Met Gilgo Beach Murderer': Westchester Woman Reveals Chilling Story A shaken Hudson Valley interior designer who met suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann through a business networking group described him as "creepy," and a "weirdo." Northern Westchester resident Dominique Michelle Vidal, said in a TikTok video she met with the hulking man just months before he was scooped up by police as the prime suspect in three Long Island murders, and is a suspect in a fourth. A fact that didn't surprise her after her weird and uncomfortable meetings with Heuermann, Vidal said. Earlier story - Gilgo Beach Murders: Pizza Crust Helped Nab Suspect Who Alleg…
Man Found Dead In Parking Garage: Suspect From White Plains Apprehended, Police Say Man Found Dead In Parking Garage: Suspect From White Plains Apprehended, Police Say
Man Found Dead In Parking Garage: Suspect From White Plains Apprehended, Police Say A suspect who was allegedly involved in a fatal stabbing that left a man dead in a Westchester parking garage has been caught, police said.  White Plains resident Necker Charles, age 51, was arrested on Wednesday, April 12 after police in Yonkers discovered an unconscious man in a parking garage at 25 Prospect St., according to Yonkers Police. Earlier Report - Stabbing Victim Found Dead In Parking Garage In Yonkers, Police Say The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and was discovered to have sustained numerous stab wounds. Upon searching him, officers also found a cell …
Body Found In River Where 14-Year-Old NY Girl Disappeared Months Ago Body Found In River Where 14-Year-Old NY Girl Disappeared Months Ago
Body Found In River Where 14-Year-Old NY Girl Disappeared Months Ago This story has been updated. A community in upstate New York is bracing for the worst after a human body was pulled from the same river where a 14-year-old girl disappeared months earlier. The body was discovered Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 22, in Schenectady’s Mohawk River, near Riverside Park on Front Street, police told Daily Voice. It's the same park where 14-year-old Samantha Humphrey was last seen at around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25.  Investigators are waiting on an official identification from the medical examiner's office following an autopsy that was expected to be done on Thur…
17-Year-Old Shot, Killed At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley 17-Year-Old Shot, Killed At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley
17-Year-Old Shot, Killed At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley Police are searching for a suspect after a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed overnight in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County around 2:30 a.m., Friday, July 8 in Spring Valley at the Meadow Lane Apartments at 150 West Eckerson Road. The teen, who was found by Spring Valley officers responding to shots fired, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern where he was pronounced dead, said Det. Matt Galli, of the Spring Valley Police. The teen's identity has not yet been released. The suspect is still on the run, Galli said.  Spring Valley PD was assisted…
Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead In Duffel Bag, Report Says Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead In Duffel Bag, Report Says
Suspect Left Evidence Behind At Home Of NY Mom Found Dead In Duffel Bag, Report Says Updated story: Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, NYPD Says As police continue to investigate the death of a New York mom whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag with some 58 stab wounds, sources say the killer left a piece of evidence that is being tested for DNA. Orsolya Gaal, age 51, was found around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16, in Forest Hills, Queens, by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home at 72-24 Juno St., said the NYPD. NYPD officials have declined to offer information on the case, but high-ranking law enforcement sour…
Reward Offered For Info Leading To Discovery Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman Reward Offered For Info Leading To Discovery Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman
Reward Offered For Info Leading To Discovery Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman Updated story: Details Emerge In Case Of Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead New York State Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the discovery of a missing Hudson Valley woman. Putnam County resident Lori Lynn Campbell, age 59, has not been seen nor heard from since Sunday, March 27, according to police. Friends of Campbell contacted the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department on Saturday, April 2 after being unable to contact her, which they described as out of character for Campbell. Investigators said they are concerned for Campbell’s s…
Arrest Made In Rape Of Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead Arrest Made In Rape Of Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead
Arrest Made In Rape Of Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead A man is accused of sexually assaulting a Hudson Valley woman who was found dead on Memorial Day Weekend three decades ago. The case dates back to 1990, when the 20-year-old woman from Putnam County was spending the weekend in southern New Jersey with friends in Wildwood, authorities said.  Using a DNA match, police arrested Jerry Rosado, now age 62, of Millville, New Jersey, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto. Rosado is charged with the sexual assault of Susan Negersmith of Carmel. He has not been ch…
Two Westchester Men Shot, Killed After Baby Shower, Police Say Two Westchester Men Shot, Killed After Baby Shower, Police Say
Two Westchester Men Shot, Killed After Baby Shower, Police Say A suspect is on the run after two Westchester County men were shot and killed during an argument after leaving a baby shower. Arnold Oliver, age 24, of Peekskill and Jamal Smith, age 28, of New Rochelle, were killed around 11 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 12, in the Bronx, said the NYPD.  According to police, NYPD officers responded to East 198 St. and Webster Avenue, within the confines of the 52nd Precinct for a report of two men shot. Upon arrival, police found Oliver with a gunshot wound to the torso and Smith with a gunshot wound to the face, police said. Both men were rushed to Saint Bar…
'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says 'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says
'Missed Opportunities' Contributed To Delay In Robert Durst Murder Case, Westchester DA Says Missed opportunities by law enforcement decades ago led to the delays that allowed nationally-known real estate tycoon Robert Durst to get away with his wife’s disappearance 40 years ago, according to the District Attorney's Office. Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah released the findings of her office’s investigation into the disappearance of Kathleen Durst, whose body has never been found after she went missing out of Northern Westchester County in 1982, in the hamlet of South Salem in the Town of Lewisboro. Original story - Criminal Complaint Against Robert Durst For Wife's 1…
Search Underway At Fairfield County Park In Connection To Jennifer Dulos Case Search Underway At Fairfield County Park In Connection To Jennifer Dulos Case
Search Underway At Fairfield County Park In Connection To Jennifer Dulos Case Connecticut State police are searching a Fairfield County park near the area where the SUV of the missing mother of five Jennifer Farber Dulos was discovered more than two years ago. On Monday, Dec. 20, numerous police vehicles are at Waveny Park in New Canaan, where detectives from the Major Crimes and K-9s are "on a standard follow-up investigative effort out of an abundance of caution," the state police said.  A spokesman for the state police said: "Detectives are following up on previous investigative information pertaining to the Jennifer Dulos homicide investigation."  …
Brian Laundrie Likely 'Being Taken Care Of' While In Hiding, Says FBI Expert In New Report Brian Laundrie Likely 'Being Taken Care Of' While In Hiding, Says FBI Expert In New Report
Brian Laundrie Likely 'Being Taken Care Of' While In Hiding, Says FBI Expert In New Report A former FBI agent who has taken part in some high-profile searches for fugitives says he believes Brian Laundrie is being taken care of and given help while in hiding. Laundrie, age 23, the subject of a nationwide manhunt in connection with the murder of fellow Long Island native Gabby Petito, hasn't been seen since his parents reported him missing from their North Port home in Sarasota County, Florida in mid-September.  The ex-agent, Terry Turchie, told Fox News digital, fugitives like Brian Laundrie "tend to try to figure out" how they can reach their "comfort zone" while on the run and…
Body Of Wall Street Escort From Fairfield County Found Stuffed In Barrel Body Of Wall Street Escort From Fairfield County Found Stuffed In Barrel
Body Of Wall Street Escort From Fairfield County Found Stuffed In Barrel A high-end escort whose body was found stuffed in a barrel and dumped on a quiet residential street in the region was born and raised in Fairfield County. Nicole Flanagan, age 42, of Greenwich, was found on Friday, Aug. 13, stuffed in the barrel in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey after residents noticed a horrible smell coming from it, according to a report in The New York Post. Flanagan, the mother of three, was born in Greenwich, and has family in town, according to her obituary. She was last seen alive on surveillance video entering 95 Wall St. in the Financial District the night befor…
Victim ID'd In Cold-Case Westchester Homicide Victim ID'd In Cold-Case Westchester Homicide
Victim ID'd In Cold-Case Westchester 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…
18-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester County, Police Report 18-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester County, Police Report
18-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester County, Police Report Police are investigating after an 18-year-old was shot and killed in Westchester County. Yonkers Police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 53 Cliff Street shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 17.  Officers found the victim who had suffered a gunshot wound, according to police. Police said the area was cordoned off, and the investigation is ongoing. No arrests have been made. The victim was from North Carolina, said police. His identity has not yet been released. Yonkers Police Investigate Fatal Shooting on Cliff Street ​2021-07-18 @1100; Preliminary inf…
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed At Outdoor Gathering In Westchester ID Released For Man Shot, Killed At Outdoor Gathering In Westchester
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed At Outdoor Gathering In Westchester The identity has been released for a man who was shot and killed at an outdoor gathering in Westchester, as police continue to investigate two other incidents of shots fired in the vicinity. At around 11:55 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, New Rochelle Police received multiple reports of shots fired in the vicinity of Horton Avenue and Brook Street. Responding units found that five adult males who were attending a gathering at that location had been shot, said New Rochelle PD Captain Cosmo Costa, commanding officer of the department's Criminal Investigations Division. One victim, now ide…
ID Released For Victim In Fatal Westchester Shooting ID Released For Victim In Fatal Westchester Shooting
ID Released For Victim In Fatal Westchester Shooting A 36-year-old man has been identified as the person shot and killed last week in Westchester, according to police. David DeGrace, of Mount Vernon, was named as the victim of the Tuesday, Aug. 28 shooting at 240 7th Ave., in Mount Vernon, said spokeswoman Maria Donovan. Donovan did not offer any details surrounding the murder but did say the investigation continues and no arrests have been made. A memorial service was held for DeGrace Tuesday at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon. Two other people, including a man and a woman, were shot on the same date, but in unrelated circumstances. T…