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Albany Man Kills Fellow Inmate At NY Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Albany Man Kills Fellow Inmate At NY Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later
Albany Man Kills Fellow Inmate At NY Prison, Convicted Nearly 30 Years Later Nearly 30 years after fatally stabbing a fellow inmate at a Northern Westchester prison because he wore a cross, a 54-year-old New York man learned he will spend decades in prison for the killing.  Albany resident Allah-Son-Allah was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for his killing of 32-year-old Michael Jones on Christmas Eve 1995 while they were both incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10.  According to the DA's Office, at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 24, 1995, Allah-Son-All…
Cold Case: Murder Of Albany's 'Baby Moses,' Solved After 27 Years Cold Case: Murder Of Albany's 'Baby Moses,' Solved After 27 Years
Cold Case: Murder Of Albany's 'Baby Moses,' Solved After 27 Years After some 27 years, detectives have solved the cold case murder of a baby boy in the region. Albany County resident Keri Mazzuca, age 52, of Altamont,  was charged in connection with the Sunday, Sept. 7, 1977 homicide, on Saturday, Sept. 14.  According to Albany Police Officer Megan Craft, around 7:15 a.m., Sept. 7, 1997, officers responded to the area of the Moses statue in Washington Park for reports of a dead baby.  A park worker found the child's body while digging a ditch next to a flower bed near the statue. When officers arrived, they located the dead infant who woul…
'Connected By Evil': Unsolved Murders Of Teens Found In NY Focus Of New Podcast 'Connected By Evil': Unsolved Murders Of Teens Found In NY Focus Of New Podcast
'Connected By Evil': Unsolved Murders Of Teens Found In NY Focus Of New Podcast An ex-cop turned podcaster is hoping to breathe new life into the cold case killings of two young women whose remains were discovered in upstate New York. On a recent episode of his true crime podcast, APB Cold Case, retired Costa Mesa, California police chief Mark Spawn discussed the murders of 18-year-old Jennifer Hammond and 19-year-old Christina White. The women disappeared in August 2003 and June 2005, respectively, and were last seen near mobile home parks in the Saratoga County town of Milton. According to New York State Police, Hammond, a native of Littleton, Colorado, was last see…
Cold Case Confession: NY Man Admits Stabbing Woman To Death 29 Years Later, Police Say Cold Case Confession: NY Man Admits Stabbing Woman To Death 29 Years Later, Police Say
Cold Case Confession: NY Man Admits Stabbing Woman To Death 29 Years Later, Police Say Nearly 30 years after a woman was found stabbed to death inside her home, a New York man has confessed to her murder following a DNA breakthrough. Schenectady County resident Stephen Smerk, age 51, of Niskayuna, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the November 1994 killing of Robin Lawrence in Springfield, Virginia, police announced Monday, Sept. 11. The 37-year-old mother was found dead from multiple stab wounds three days after the killing, on Nov. 20, 1994, according to police. Her 2-year-old daughter was also found in the home days later, unharmed. Investigators devel…
Cold Case: Capital Region Man Confesses To Grisly 1994 Murder, Police Say Cold Case: Capital Region Man Confesses To Grisly 1994 Murder, Police Say
Cold Case: Capital Region Man Confesses To Grisly 1994 Murder, Police Say A 51-year-old man from the region has been arrested in a Virginia homicide, cracking a 29-year cold case, authorities announced. Schenectady County resident Stephen Smerk, of Niskayuna, is facing second-degree manslaughter in the Nov. 20, 1994 death of 37-year-old Robin Lawrence, who was found dead in a Springfield, Virginia home, Fairfax County police said. Smerk is believed to have stabbed Lawrence inside of her home, when he was 22 years old, authorities said. In 1994, a DNA profile was developed; however, at the time there was no match in any system for the recovered DNA. In the …
Suspect In Cold Case Killing Takes Own Life In Hudson Valley As Police Close In, DA Says Suspect In Cold Case Killing Takes Own Life In Hudson Valley As Police Close In, DA Says
Suspect In Cold Case Killing Takes Own Life In Hudson Valley As Police Close In, DA Says Nearly 30 years after an elderly New York woman was found bludgeoned to death inside her apartment, the cold case has finally been solved. The Rensselaer County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday, Jan. 19, that Jeremiah James Guyette had been identified as the sole suspect in the murder of Wilomeana “Violet” Filkins. Filkins was found dead in the living room of her East Greenbush home on Aug. 19, 1994. New York State Police and the East Greenbush Police Department spent the next two decades following up on tips and re-submitting evidence to the state crime lab in an attempt to …
DNA Technology Leads To Arraignment Of Serial Killer For 1968 Murder Of Woman At NY Mall DNA Technology Leads To Arraignment Of Serial Killer For 1968 Murder Of Woman At NY Mall
DNA Technology Leads To Arraignment Of Serial Killer For 1968 Murder Of Woman At NY Mall A 75-year-old convicted serial killer has been charged with the 1968 murder of a woman on Long Island in the parking lot of a popular mall thanks to DNA technology. Richard Cottingham, of the South Woods State Prison in Bridgeton, New Jersey, was arraigned virtually on Wednesday, June 22, on a grand jury indictment, charging him with one count of murder, said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly. According to the investigation, Diane Cusick, age 23, then a resident of New Hyde Park, was an instructor at a dancing school in Oceanside.  Diane CusickNassau County District Attorne…