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NJ Pastor Not Guilty Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington's Homicide In PA NJ Pastor Not Guilty Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington's Homicide In PA
NJ Pastor Not Guilty Of 8-Year-Old Gretchen Harrington's Homicide In PA Nearly 50 years after 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was abducted and killed in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, David Zandstra, a former pastor accused of her murder, has been found not guilty. Court records updated on Saturday, Jan. 18, show Zandstra was acquitted of all charges following a trial on Friday, Jan. 17. The charges included Criminal Homicide, First-Degree Murder, Second-Degree Murder, and Third-Degree Murder. Additional charges, including Possession of an Instrument of Crime, were dismissed or withdrawn. David Zandstra, 83, originally from New Jersey and most recently of M…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Mom Admits Killing Baby Found In Alleyway: Prosecutor NJ Mom Admits Killing Baby Found In Alleyway: Prosecutor
NJ Mom Admits Killing Baby Found In Alleyway: Prosecutor A South Jersey woman has admitted that she killed her 20-month-old son, authorities said. Tynaizha Brown pleaded guilty on Wednesday to second-degree manslaughter and second-degree aggravated assault in the death of Jah’vi Brown, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday.  Brown, 27, faces up to 15 years in state prison when she is sentenced on Feb. 18. The boy’s remains were found in an alley off the 800 block of Mount Ephraim Avenue in Camden in October 2018. The boy, who had not been reported missing by his mother, remained unidentified for about two months,…

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by Jon Craig
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Autopsy Results Released For NJ Kids Killed By Mom: Prosecutor Autopsy Results Released For NJ Kids Killed By Mom: Prosecutor
Autopsy Results Released For NJ Kids Killed By Mom: Prosecutor The autopsy results for a pair of siblings apparently killed by their own mom were released by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Friday. The cause of death for both Samantha Ross, 7, and Paul Ross, 11 months, was asphyxia by airway obstruction and the manner of death was homicide, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Yuhwei ChouSomerset County Prosecutor's Office The Skillman siblings were found bound and restrained in the back of their mom Yuhwei Chou's car early Tuesday morning, the prosecutor said. Chou was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Babysitters Mourn Loss Of NJ Kids Found 'Bound & Restrained' In Mom's Car Babysitters Mourn Loss Of NJ Kids Found 'Bound & Restrained' In Mom's Car
Babysitters Mourn Loss Of NJ Kids Found 'Bound & Restrained' In Mom's Car Two children who died after a tow truck driver found them bound and restrained in the back of their mom's car are being remembered by their babysitters. Gabriella Armijos told Daily Voice that 11-month-old Paul and his 7-year-old sister Samantha lit up a room with their "bright smile and laughter. The children's mom, Yuhwei Chou, of Skillman, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. "Paul was like the perfect baby, he always had a smile on his face when he saw either my aunt or myself," she said. "He was such a lovable child.  "Samantha was always curious and lov…

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by Cecilia Levine