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NJ Teen Beat Victims Dead To Stop Them From Calling 911, New Details Show NJ Teen Beat Victims Dead To Stop Them From Calling 911, New Details Show
NJ Teen Beat Victims Dead To Stop Them From Calling 911, New Details Show More chilling details have emerged in a double homicide in Rockland County, where the 19-year-old suspect posted a wholesome TikTok video before allegedly beating two victims to death to stop them from calling for help, police said.  Alan "Alina" Abad of Westwood, NJ is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Evelyn Aguilar-Agustin and Anabelly Aguilar, whose bodies were discovered inside a Gesner Drive residence in Spring Valley around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, according to the Spring Valley Police Department. According to a criminal complaint, Abad allegedly beat both vict…

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by Ben Crnic
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Luigi Mangione Breaks His Silence: Murder Suspect Releases First Public Statement Luigi Mangione Breaks His Silence: Murder Suspect Releases First Public Statement
Luigi Mangione Breaks His Silence: Murder Suspect Releases First Public Statement More than two months after his arrest in the Dec. 4, 2024, murder of Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione has broken his silence. The 26-year-old Towson, MD native, and Penn graduate released a statement through a website created by his legal team — luigimangioneinfo.com — which they say was created in response to an outpouring of messages. The statement reads: "I am overwhelmed by - and grateful for - everyone who has written me to share their stories and express their support. Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded MD…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hillside Getaway Driver Convicted In Fatal Drive-By Newark Shooting Learns Fate: Prosecutor Hillside Getaway Driver Convicted In Fatal Drive-By Newark Shooting Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Hillside Getaway Driver Convicted In Fatal Drive-By Newark Shooting Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Hillside man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Friday, Feb. 14 after being convicted of first degree murder in the fatal shooting late 2021, authorities said. Justen Couram  was found guilty last November for the death of Quamir Nelson in Newark in December 2021,  Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Nelson was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle on Pomona Avenue near the intersection of Aldine Street, Stephens said. During the investigation, a vehicle registered to Couram was identified in surveillance footage as transporting the un…

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by Sam Barron
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PA Teen Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Murdering Hoboken Woman: DA PA Teen Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Murdering Hoboken Woman: DA
PA Teen Sentenced To 45 Years To Life For Murdering Hoboken Woman: DA A Reading teenager pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison for killing a 30-year-old New Jersey woman in 2023, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced Thursday, Dec. 5. Henry Mendoza, 19, entered the plea before Berks County Common Pleas Judge Patrick T. Barrett for the shooting death of Natalie Classen, a Hoboken, NJ native recently living in Reading. The fatal shooting occurred at the intersection of 10th and Greenwich streets in the early morning hours of June 15, 2023, prosecutors said. Mendoza, then nine days shy of his 18t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Newark Man Convicted Of Killing Friend After Argument: Prosecutor Newark Man Convicted Of Killing Friend After Argument: Prosecutor
Newark Man Convicted Of Killing Friend After Argument: Prosecutor A 46-year-old Newark resident was recently convicted of murder in the first degree after shooting his friend in the back in February 2023, authorities said. William Whitfield was arguing with his friend, 45-year-old Keni Johnson inside the Bradley Court Housing Complex, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. Following the argument, Whitfield went to his apartment, obtained a gun and fatally shot Johnson in the back of the neck, Stephens said. Whitfield faces 30 years to life in prison when he is sentenced in January, Stephens said. Whitfield was also convicted of weapons charges, Stephens s…

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Man Convicted Of Beating Mom To Death, Prosecutor Says NJ Man Convicted Of Beating Mom To Death, Prosecutor Says
NJ Man Convicted Of Beating Mom To Death, Prosecutor Says A 38-year-old Maplewood resident was convicted on Monday, Oct. 21 of murder charges in his mother's death, which he then framed as a suicide, authorities said. Benjamin Avrut was found guilty of first-degree murder after beating his 70-year-old-mothe Gwen to death, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said. The jury had rejected Avrut's insanity defense. On Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, Avrut entered his sleeping mother's apartment at The Top, a luxury condominium in Maplewood, Stephens said. When she awoke, Avrut beat her to death with his fists, Stephens said.  Avrut,  who had a hist…

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by Sam Barron
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Plainfield Man Gets 40 Years For Strangling Girlfriend: Prosecutor Plainfield Man Gets 40 Years For Strangling Girlfriend: Prosecutor
Plainfield Man Gets 40 Years For Strangling Girlfriend: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Wednesday, May 15, for strangling his 19-year-old girlfriend to death in 2020, authorities said. On July 6, 2020, Plainfield police conducted a welfare check and found the body of 19-year-old Brenda Montoya-Cruz, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney said.  Bryan Gonzales-Martinez was convicted of first-degree murder last June, authorities said. He must serve 85% of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, authorities said. 

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by Sam Barron