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Blunt-force Trauma

Man Kills Parents Before Jumping To Death From Albany County Bridge, Police Say Man Kills Parents Before Jumping To Death From Albany County Bridge, Police Say
Man Kills Parents Before Jumping To Death From Albany County Bridge, Police Say A man from the region murdered both of his parents before jumping to his death from a highway bridge in upstate New York, police said. Troopers in Albany were called about a man threatening to jump from the Patroon Island Bridge (I-90) at around 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. Before they could get there, the man jumped and was found dead below the bridge. New York State Police identified the man as 35-year-old Jordan Miklowitz, of Schenectady. The incident shut down the northbound lanes of I-787 for nearly three-and-a-half hours. Southbound traffic was also briefly halted. An investigation fou…
Woman Beaten To Death At Motel In Capital Region; Man Charged With Murder Woman Beaten To Death At Motel In Capital Region; Man Charged With Murder
Woman Beaten To Death At Motel In Capital Region; Man Charged With Murder A man was charged with murder in connection with the beating death of a woman at a motel in the region. Schenectady Police were called about an unresponsive woman at the Imperial Motel on State Street at around 4:20 a.m. Sunday, July 21. The victim, 49-year-old Renee Stratton, was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy determined she had suffered blunt force trauma, and her death was ruled a homicide. Investigators did not speculate on a possible motive for the killing. On Friday, Aug. 2, Schenectady Police announced that they had arrested 40-year-old Corydon Carlton, of Glens Falls in …
'End The Suffering': Partygoer's Murder In Capital Region Still A Mystery 20 Years On 'End The Suffering': Partygoer's Murder In Capital Region Still A Mystery 20 Years On
'End The Suffering': Partygoer's Murder In Capital Region Still A Mystery 20 Years On Police are renewing calls for answers two decades after a man was beaten to death in the region. Montgomery County resident Brian Galusha, of Fultonville, was 31 years old when he was found severely injured and bleeding in the town of Charleston, on North Green Road, early on July 25, 2004. He was airlifted to Albany Medical Center where he later died. An autopsy revealed Galusha died from skull fractures and brain injury caused by blunt force trauma. Police said the injuries were inconsistent with being struck by a vehicle and his death was ruled a homicide. According to New York State …