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Charlie Kirk Murder: Person Of Interest Released Hours After Utah Campus Shooting
A person of interest who was apprehended in connection with the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was released hours later. The individual was released from custody following an interrogation by police, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on X Wednesday night, Sept. 10. No suspects had been arrested as of 8:45 p.m. "Our investigation continues and we will continue to release information in interest of transparency," Patel said. Related Report: Who Was Charlie Kirk? College Dropout, Forbes 30 Under 30 Influencer Assassinated At Rally Kirk, 31, was …
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‘High School Catfish’: The Netflix True-Crime Twist Everyone’s Talking About
What starts as a teen romance turns into a cyber nightmare in Netflix’s new true-crime documentary "Unknown Number: The High School Catfish" — and the final twist is jaw-dropping. Directed by Skye Borgman and released last week, the film explores the chilling real-life case of 13-year-old Lauryn Licari and her then-boyfriend, Owen, from Beal City, MI. In October 2020 Lauryn and Owen began receiving bizarre texts from an unknown number. After a pause, the messages resumed in September 2021 — and this time, they didn’t stop. For the next 15 months, Lauryn was bombarded daily with …
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21 Arrested In Massive Philly Suburbs Cocaine Trafficking Bust By PA, NJ Agencies
A high-level cocaine trafficking organization has been dismantled following a sweeping investigation across eastern Pennsylvania, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Saturday, Sept. 6. Investigators charged 21 individuals connected to the Jimmie Torres–led operation, which allegedly ran primarily out of north Philadelphia with extensions into Bucks and Montgomery counties, according to the release. Among those arrested were Torres and his son, Matthew Torres, who oversaw the enterprise when his father was in Puerto Rico. Authorities said 16 suspects were taken into custody Thursday ac…
Schools
'Monster' Teacher Who Raped, Tortured Students At NY Boarding School Gets Decades
A onetime teacher at a private boarding school in upstate New York will spend decades in prison for torturing and sexually abusing children under his care. Paul Geer, 58, of Hancock, was sentenced to over 27 years behind bars in Albany federal court on Thursday, Sept. 4, after a jury found he brought two children across state lines to sexually abuse them. Geer worked at the Family Foundation School, more recently known as Allynwood Academy, from 1994 to 2001. The school shuttered in 2014 amid a wave of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse allegations dating back to the 1990s. Evidence at …
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$770M ATM Ponzi: PA’s Daryl Heller Charged After Filing Bankruptcy In NJ
A $770 million Ponzi scheme that allegedly preyed on Amish and Mennonite investors in Lancaster County has landed a Pennsylvania businessman in federal court, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. Daryl F. Heller, 55, of Lititz, and his Lancaster-based companies Prestige Investment Group and Paramount Management Group, are accused of raising more than $770 million from about 2,700 investors between 2017 and 2024, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Federal investigators allege Heller promised fixed monthly payments from a nationwide ATM network operated by Para…
Real Estate
Million-Dollar Homes, Tiny Crime Rates: See Which East Coast Towns Made America’s Elite List
If you live in one of these towns, you’re not just doing well — you’re doing really well. Several communities in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia have been named among the safest and richest cities in America for 2025, according to new research from GOBankingRates. The ranking looked at the top 50 cities nationwide with sky-high household incomes, low crime, and enviable livability scores. Data came from the U.S. Census, Zillow home values, Sperling’s BestPlaces cost-of-living indexes, and FBI crime stats. Only towns with a livability index above 80 ma…
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Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police
A 26-year-old cold case has been cracked with the arrest of a South Philadelphia man accused of gunning down Guerino “Gino” Marconi outside his home in 1999, court documents say. Richard Leidy, 60, was arrested at his Girard Estates home on Monday, Aug. 25, and charged with murder, attempted murder, and multiple related offenses, according to Philadelphia court records. On Saturday, April 10, 1999, Guerino “Gino” Marconi Sr., 42, an auto body shop owner and reputed low-level mob associate, was ambushed outside his house on the 2400 block of South 20th Street. His longtime girlfriend, Patric…
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Legacy Devices Worldwide Under Siege From Hackers, FBI Warns
Russian government hackers are raiding aging routers and switches to slip into US critical infrastructure, the FBI is warning. The agency is urging organizations to lock down legacy gear before it opens the door to bigger attacks in an alert issued on Wednesday, Aug. 20. An end-of-life (EOL) networking device is hardware, like a router or switch, that a manufacturer no longer supports or patches. Without updates, these devices are easier to compromise and may struggle with newer technologies or heavier data loads. The FBI reported that cyber actors associated with the Russian Federalnaya S…
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FBI Raid Targets Ex-National Security Adviser, Now Trump Critic John Bolton
In a dramatic escalation of a national security investigation, FBI agents raided the Bethesda, Maryland home of former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning, Aug. 22, according to multiple reports. Bolton, age 76, a veteran of multiple Republican administrations and one of Washington’s most outspoken foreign policy hawks, served as national security adviser to President Donald Trump from 2018 to 2019 before becoming a sharp critic. While he did not mention Bolton by name, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X Friday morning, "NO ONE is above the law… @FBI …
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Drains Clogged With Condoms Found At NY Spas In Federal Prostitution Case, DOJ Says
A New York woman is accused of running a multi-county prostitution ring at her massage parlors. Qingqin “Coco” Xie was charged with racketeering in Albany federal court on Wednesday, Aug. 20, following a two-year investigation involving the FBI, New York State Police, IRS, and Homeland Security Investigations. The probe culminated in a multi-agency police raid on Xie’s massage spas in Saratoga, Schenectady, Albany, Rensselaer, and Ulster counties, as Daily Voice reported. According to the criminal complaint, obtained by Daily Voice, online sex advertisements directed customers to Xie’s Moo…
Obituaries
Trailblazing FBI, CIA Chief William Webster Dies
William Webster, the only person to ever lead both the FBI and CIA, has died. His family announced his death at age 101 in a statement Friday afternoon, August 8, calling Webster “a cherished husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and patriot.” Born in St. Louis in 1924, Webster served as a Navy lieutenant in World War II and the Korean War before launching a distinguished legal and public service career. He was appointed FBI director in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, taking charge as the bureau worked to rebuild trust following revelations of corruption and illegal survei…
Police & Fire
Philly Man Transported Minor From Pa. to NJ For Sex: Feds
A 30-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged with traveling to New Jersey to have sex with a minor, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. In October 2022, Bobbyjean Orak enticed a minor to engage in sexual activity with him, including producing child sexual abuse material, US Attorney Alina Habba said. The victim was between 13 and 16 years of age, Habba said. In July 2024, Orak transported the minor from Pennsylvania to New Jersey to have sex with them, Habba said. The FBI and law enforcement rescued the child a month later in Atlantic County, Habba said. Law enforcement se…
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