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‘We Need Answers’: Death Of 14-Year-Old NY Girl Still Mystery One Year Later ‘We Need Answers’: Death Of 14-Year-Old NY Girl Still Mystery One Year Later
‘We Need Answers’: Death Of 14-Year-Old NY Girl Still Mystery One Year Later A year after Samantha Humphrey’s body was pulled from a river in upstate New York, her killer remains at large. The 14-year-old Schenectady High School sophomore was last seen on Nov. 25, 2022, near the city's Mohawk River. Her mother reported her missing the following day. Investigators spent months fruitlessly searching the water and surrounding areas with K9 units and dive teams before her body was finally recovered on Feb. 22, 2023. Earlier Report: NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14 A week later, Schenectady Police confirmed…

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21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case 21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case
21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case Police have arrested two suspects accused of gunning down a young college student in New York who was an aspiring pilot. Usman Pirzada, age 21, was shot to death Tuesday, Dec. 19, in Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood, according to police. Pirzada was found shortly before 9 p.m. near Lincoln Avenue and Steuben Street suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead hours later, Schenectady Police said. Detectives found several shell casings at the scene, which was located yards from the Martin Luther King Jr. School of Excellence. …

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NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14 NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14
NY Teen Samantha Humphrey Remembered As 'A Light In The Dark' Following Death At Age 14 Tributes are pouring in for beloved New York teen Samantha Humphrey as police continue to investigate the 14-year-old’s mysterious death. The Schenectady High School sophomore was found dead in the Mohawk River on Wednesday, Feb. 22, according to Schenectady Police. It marked a tragic ending to a monthslong search that began when her mother reported her missing on Nov. 25, 2022. Earlier Report: New Update: Death Of Schenectady 14-Year-Old Samantha Humphrey Being Treated As Homicide Jaclyn Humphrey revealed on a GoFundMe campaign that the girl sneaked out of their home at around 11 p.m. o…

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New Update: Death Of NY 14-Year-Old Samantha Humphrey Being Treated As Homicide New Update: Death Of NY 14-Year-Old Samantha Humphrey Being Treated As Homicide
New Update: Death Of NY 14-Year-Old Samantha Humphrey Being Treated As Homicide The death of a 14-year-old girl from upstate New York whose body was pulled from a river not far from where she disappeared months earlier is officially being treated as a homicide, police confirmed. In an update on the case Friday, March 3, the Schenectady Police Department said it had received multiple inquiries as to the status of the investigation into Humphrey’s death. Earlier Report: 'Dreaded This Day': Body Found In River ID'd As Missing Schenectady Teen Samantha Humphrey “At this time, we are still awaiting additional results from the autopsy that was performed,” police said. “Thou…

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'Dreaded This Day': Body Found In River ID'd As Missing NY Teen Samantha Humphrey 'Dreaded This Day': Body Found In River ID'd As Missing NY Teen Samantha Humphrey
'Dreaded This Day': Body Found In River ID'd As Missing NY Teen Samantha Humphrey The search for a missing 14-year-old girl from upstate New York has come to a tragic ending after the teen’s body was pulled from a river not far from where she disappeared months earlier, authorities said. In an update Monday, Feb. 27, Schenectady Police confirmed that a body found in the city’s Mohawk River on Wednesday, Feb. 22 is that of Samantha Humphrey. Earlier Report: New Update: Body Found In River Where 14-Year-Old Schenectady Girl Disappeared Months Ago The Schenectady High School student’s body was found near Riverside Park, where she had last been seen alive at around 11:30 …

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by Michael Mashburn