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Grandmother Kills Ex-Daughter-In Law From NJ In Twisted Murder-Suicide: Reports Grandmother Kills Ex-Daughter-In Law From NJ In Twisted Murder-Suicide: Reports
Grandmother Kills Ex-Daughter-In Law From NJ In Twisted Murder-Suicide: Reports A 45-year-old New Jersey native and Westchester County, NY middle school teacher was shot and killed by her ex-husband's 65-year-old mother, who then turned the gun on herself in New York City, multiple news outlets say. Marisa Galloway — who hails from Wildwood, NJ and worked as a special education teacher in Ardsley, NY — was shot and killed by Kathleen Leigh near Gracie Mansion on Friday morning, July 26, NYPD brass said at a news briefing later that day. The NYPD said it happened amid a custody battle between Galloway and her ex-husband, whose mother was identified as Leigh, over their …

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Treadmill Abuse Dad Not Guilty Of Murder, Convicted Of Agg Assault In Son's Death (VIDEO) NJ Treadmill Abuse Dad Not Guilty Of Murder, Convicted Of Agg Assault In Son's Death (VIDEO)
NJ Treadmill Abuse Dad Not Guilty Of Murder, Convicted Of Agg Assault In Son's Death (Video) A Monroe Township man was convicted of abusing his six-year-old son during a treadmill workout that ultimately led to the boy's death, authorities said. After a six-week trial, a jury unanimously found 32-year-old Christopher Gregor guilty on Friday, May 31 of aggravated manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The jury found Gregor not guilty of murder. A nearly video shared by Law & Crime shows the judge delivering the verdict. Gregor had been indicted on a murder charge in the death of his s…

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by Chris Spiker
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Search Launched For Mom Who Ran Away With 9-Year-Old Daughter In NJ: Police Search Launched For Mom Who Ran Away With 9-Year-Old Daughter In NJ: Police
Search Launched For Mom Who Ran Away With 9-Year-Old Daughter In NJ: Police Police in South Jersey are trying to locate a 9-year-old girl who they say was picked up by her mom in North Jersey and hasn't been returned. Athena Worthy-Miles' mom, Dasia Serrano-Worthy, picked her up from her grandmother's house on 74th Street in North Bergen on Saturday, June 17 at 2:30 p.m., police in West Deptford say. According to Athena's father, Dasia does not have custody of Athena and has not returned her, police said. Dasia also disconnected her phone and no one has been able to contact her, police said. Police said they do not know where Dasia could be, but she is known …

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by Sam Barron
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NJ Dad Who Beat Son Dead Had Abused Him Before: Prosecutor NJ Dad Who Beat Son Dead Had Abused Him Before: Prosecutor
NJ Dad Who Beat Son Dead Had Abused Him Before: Prosecutor A 29-year-old New Jersey dad has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his 6-year-old son, authorities announced. Christopher Gregor's son, Corey Micciolo, died on April 2, 2021, at Southern Ocean Medical Center. The boy's mom, Breanna Micciolo, said she had been pleading with child protective services for years, for help getting her son away from his abuser — his dad. Gregor was originally charged with child endangerment and released. On March 3, 2022, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office received a report from the State’s expert witness indicating that C…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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UPDATE: Couple Found Dead, Two Young Children Unharmed, In Rochelle Park Home UPDATE: Couple Found Dead, Two Young Children Unharmed, In Rochelle Park Home
Update: Couple Found Dead, Two Young Children Unharmed, In Rochelle Park Home UPDATE: Two young children were being cared for after authorities found their parents dead in their Rochelle Park home on Saturday. The bodies of Mandy Staples, 35, and her ex-husband Marcos Gagnon, 43, who'd been living in Atlantic County, were found on the second floor of their Schlosser Drive home around 11 a.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The children -- ages 5 and 6 -- were found unharmed in the home and were being cared for, responders said. Musella said the causes of death had "not yet been determined" and that the incident "appears to be isolated." A friend had f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'No One Listened': Mom Says She Tried To Protect Son Before NJ Dad's Abuse Killed Him 'No One Listened': Mom Says She Tried To Protect Son Before NJ Dad's Abuse Killed Him
'No One Listened': Mom Says She Tried To Protect Son Before NJ Dad's Abuse Killed Him A 29-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child in connection to his son's suspicious death, authorities said. Christopher Gregor of Barnegat reportedly surrendered to Barnegat police Friday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The boy, identified by his mom, Breanna Micciolo, as Englishtown's Corey, Micciolo, was only 6 years old. Micciolo has launched a Change.org petition, where she said she had been pleading with child protective services to help get him away from his abuser -- his father. "No one listened or hel…

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Friends, Loved Ones Care For Bergen Orphan, 3, Whose Parents Were Stabbed Dead Friends, Loved Ones Care For Bergen Orphan, 3, Whose Parents Were Stabbed Dead
Friends, Loved Ones Care For Bergen Orphan, 3, Whose Parents Were Stabbed Dead UPDATE: Orphaned at only 3½ years old, a North Arlington girl faces an uncertain and heartbreakingly difficult future. Close family friends are working with the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency to help her grandparents in India get custody of little Viha Rudrawar. They’ve also mounted a fundraising drive that continues to grow. “In this immensely unfortunate moment, while we all get together to pray to the almighty to rest their souls in peace, we are also starting an effort to think for the future of the small child,” organizer Gobindsingh Nihalani wrote. Nihalani said h…

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by Jerry DeMarco