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Upcoming Gabby Petito Doc On Netflix Sparks Mixed Reaction Online: 'So Disrespectful'
A chilling new Netflix docuseries is set to reignite national interest in the murder of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old aspiring social media influencer from New York whose life was cut short by her fiancé during their cross-country road trip. American Murder: Gabby Petito promises an in-depth look beyond the headlines, exploring how an online #VanLife romance unraveled into a nightmare. The three-part documentary promises exclusive interviews with Petito’s family and friends, revealing the devastating truth behind her allegedly “perfect” relationship with Brian Laundrie—one that was ri…
Police & Fire
CT Investigating Hanging Death Of NY Man While In Police Custody
State investigators are probing the in-custody death of a 36-year-old man who died while being held at the Stamford Police Department. The Office of Inspector General, in collaboration with Stamford police, confirmed that Jamal Linton was found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday evening, Jan. 26, hours after being arrested on multiple charges, including second-degree assault and strangulation. Linton, who was being held on a $75,000 bond, was discovered at approximately 5:42 p.m., appearing to have hanged himself, authorities said. Officers immediately performed first aid before…
Police & Fire
Man Takes Fatal Leap From Costco Parking Deck In Westchester
A 27-year-old man died after jumping from a Costco parking deck in Yonkers, police confirmed Sunday morning, Jan. 5. The man was found near the Home Depot by a maintenance worker just after 6 a.m., Yonkers Police Sgt. Robert Spink confirmed. The two businesses share a complex along Sprain Road. Sources say that the man is believed to have been a Costco employee, however, this information is subject to change pending the outcome of the investigation. It was not clear approximately how long the man's body was there before he was found. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced…
Police & Fire
Woman Shot, Killed In Westchester, Suspect Dies In Bronx From Self-Inflicted Wound : Police
A woman was found shot and killed outside a residence in the region and her suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a police chase, according to authorities. The chain of events in Northern Westchester began just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 in Yorktown. Multiple 911 calls were received reporting shots fired in the hamlet of Jefferson Valley in the area of the Coach N Four Apartments on East Main Street, according to the Yorktown Police Department. Responding officers located Geraldine Krecmer, age 63, lying on the walkway in front of one of the units with a gun…
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NY Mom Jumps To Death With Her 2 Young Children At Niagara Falls
A days-long search for a New York mother and her two children was unsuccessful after police say the woman jumped with them off Niagara Falls. State Police say that 33-year-old Chianti Means, Roman Rossman, age 9, and Mecca Means, 5 months old, crossed over the guardrail and went over the falls on Luna Island, which is attached to Goat Island, on Monday night, Oct. 28. "The investigation has determined that this incident was intentional in nature, though the circumstances remain under investigation," according to New York State Police. All three were residents of Niagara Falls. New York St…
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Suspect In Murder At Hamptons Resort Found Dead 200 Miles Away As Friends Mourn 'Gifted Artist'
A Pennsylvania man suspected of murdering a woman at a high-end resort in the Hamptons was found dead hundreds of miles from the crime scene in New York. Thomas Gannon, age 56, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, according to Suffolk County Police. Gannon was considered the prime suspect in the killing of 33-year-old Sabina Rosas at the posh Shou Sugi Ban House, located in the Long Island hamlet of Water Mill, on Monday, Oct. 28. Earlier Report: Update: Woman Murdered At Water Mill Resort ID'd Rosas, a Brooklyn artist who also went by th…
Police & Fire
32-Year-Old Woman Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Mall In NY
A woman jumped to her death from an upper floor inside a busy Hudson Valley mall. Related: Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Hudson Valley Mall To Prevent Suicides The incident occurred in Rockland County around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police officers responded to the mall after receiving reports that someone had jumped from an interior floor. Arriving officers found the 32-year-old woman, from Rockland County, on the ground and administered CPR before she was transported to …
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Man Kills Parents Before Jumping To Death From Bridge In NY, 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…
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Rachel Minaya, Wife Of Yankees Exec Omar Minaya, Found Dead In Harrington Park Home: Prosecutor
Rachel Minaya, who is married to former Mets general manager and current Yankees executive Omar Minaya, was found dead in their New Jersey home over the weekend, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office confirmed on Monday afternoon. Minaya, 55, was found in the bathroom of a Harrington Park home unconscious and unresponsive, bringing local police officers to the scene just after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Minaya was rushed to the Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood after they failed to resuscitate her.…
Obituaries
Greenwich Resident, Fandango Founder J. Michael Cline, 64, Was Father Of 6
Fairfield County resident J. Michael Cline, the founder of Fandango and other startups, who died from an apparent suicide after falling from the 20th floor of a luxury hotel in Manhattan, was a father of six. Cline, age 64, a homeowner in Greenwich, died around 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 16, at the Kimberly Hotel on 50th Street, said the New York City Police Department. "Upon arrival, officers found an unconscious and unresponsive male with injuries indicative of a fall from an elevated position. An investigation remains ongoing," NYPD said. Original report: Fandango Founder Fr…
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Man Struck, Killed By
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Train In Mastic After Departure From Montauk
A man was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train overnight. The incident happened around 6:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb 17 in Mastic, according to MTA Police Department Spokesperson Aaron Donovan. The train, which departed from Montauk at around 5:20 p.m., was due into Jamaica, Queens at 8 p.m. The man was struck near the Mastic Road railroad crossing, Donovan said, adding that the incident is being investigated as a suicide. The LIRR resumed normal service on the branch at approximately 9:20 p.m. with residual delays. The identity of the man has not yet been released. This is…
Obituaries
Cause Of Death Released For Popular Actor, 50, Who Grew Up In Region
The cause of death has been released for a popular actor who was born and grew up in the region. The death of Alec Musser, age 50, was announced last weekend on Instagram by his fiancée Paige Press, who lived with Musser in Del Mar, California, north of San Diego. According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Officer, Musser died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. "His fiancée last knew him to be alive on the evening of Friday, Jan. 12 when she had gone to bed," the medical examiner said. "On the morning of Saturday, Jan. 13, she awoke and went to find the decedent seated …
Police & Fire
Man Kills Himself Inside Lake Ronkonkoma Home After Shooting At Officers, Police Say
A man is dead after police say he shot at officers and then killed himself at his Long Island home. The incident happened just before 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20 in Lake Ronkonkoma. The officers responded to a 911 call reporting an intoxicated and suicidal man with a handgun inside a home, located at 26 Wiggins St., according to Suffolk County Police. Shortly after police arrival, Pedro Laureano, age 55, a resident of the home, exited the house and exchanged gunfire with an officer, said police. Laureano then retreated and barricaded himself in the home. A short while later…
Police & Fire
Father, Young Daughter Found Dead In West Babylon Home
Police are investigating the circumstances after a father and daughter were found dead at a Long Island home. Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 call on Friday, March 3 from a family member of a 34-year-old man who reported finding him dead from an apparent suicide inside the home in West Babylon, located on Walker Street. His 6-year-old daughter was also found dead in the home, Suffolk County Police added. An autopsy is being conducted to determine the child’s cause of death. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Suffolk County PD Ho…
Obituaries
'Heartbroken': Financier's Family Issues Statement After His Death In NY At Age 46
The family of a successful and popular Connecticut investment banker who jumped to his death from a rooftop bar says they are "heartbroken and deeply saddened by the tragic loss." Fairfield County resident Dale L. Cheney, age 46, of New Canaan, jumped from Bar 54 at the Hyatt Centric Times Square New York at 135 West 45th St. in Manhattan on Wednesday, Jan. 25 around 6:30 p.m., according to the New York City Police. On Friday, Jan. 27, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Cheney's death a suicide. Cheney, a married father of five, had recently filed for divorce fr…
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Fairfield County Financier's Fatal Fall Came Week After Facing Pair Of Criminal Charges
A Connecticut investment banker who plunged to his death from a rooftop bar in Manhattan was facing two misdemeanor criminal charges tied to a domestic incident. Fairfield County resident Dale L. Cheney, age 46, of New Canaan, jumped from Bar 54 at the Hyatt Centric Times Square New York at 135 West 45th St. in Manhattan on Wednesday, Jan. 25 around 6:30 p.m., according to the New York City Police. On Friday, Jan. 27, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Cheney's death a suicide. Days earlier, on Monday, Jan. 16, Cheney was arrested by New Canaan Police o…
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New Details Emerge After Investment Banker From Fairfield County Jumps To Death
A Connecticut father of three who jumped to his death from a rooftop bar in New York City had filed for divorce the day before his deadly leap. Fairfield County resident Dale L. Cheney, of New Canaan, jumped from Bar 54 at the Hyatt Centric Times Square New York at 135 West 45th St. in Manhattan on Wednesday, Jan. 25 around 6:30 p.m. New York City Police officials said officers found the 46-year-old founder of a private investment fund unconscious and unresponsive. EMS responded and pronounced Cheney dead at the scene, NYPD said. "Preliminarily, the deceased does not …
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Family Sues Prestigious Westchester Academy Over Son's Suicide
The family of a student from Italy who died by suicide at a prestigious New York academy in Westchester County after being disciplined for alleged cheating has filed a lawsuit against the school. Claudio Mandia, age 17, died in Westchester County around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 at the EF Academy in Thornwood. The family's attorney, George Bochetto, said on Tuesday, Nov. 2, the family has filed a civil action in the Westchester County Supreme Court against the academy for the wrongful death of Mandia. Earlier report: Family Of Student At Prestigious Westchester School Who Died By Suic…
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New Video Shows Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie Hours Before Murder
A new surveillance video from a Whole Foods store shows Gabby Petito hours before she was killed by her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie. The video, obtained by Fox News Digital, shows the couple driving up to the store in Petito's signature white van on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, just a short time after the two had a fight at a Jackson Hole, Wyoming restaurant called the Merry Piglets. That was the last day Petito, age 22, of Blue Point, in Suffolk County on Long Island, was seen alive in public. In the video, the couple sat in the van for a few minutes, before Laundrie, wearing sunglasses, gets ou…
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Fairfield County Mom Accused Of Killing 3 Kids Had Been Cited For Providing Illegal Day Care
The Connecticut mother who allegedly killed her three children before hanging herself was recently cited twice by the state for providing illegal daycare services. The apparent triple murder-suicide in Fairfield County happened on Wednesday, July 27 in Danbury, on Whaley Street. The children, Junior Panjon, age 12, Joselyn Panjon, age 10, and Jonael Panjon, age 5, were found by police after the department received a request for a welfare check from a distraught and crying person, said Det. Capt. Mark Williams. According to Williams, the three all appear to have died by strangulation …
Police & Fire
Police On Long Island Rescue Suicidal Man, Three People Whose Boat Capsized
Police on Long Island responding to a suicidal man who had hung himself, found themselves at the same time working to save three people whose boat had capsized. The incidents began around 6 p.m. in the town of Southold when officers were alerted to a potentially suicidal man. Responding officers were told that the man was in possession of a handgun and would allegedly shoot responding officers and then himself, said Lt. Scott Latham, of the Southold Police. Officers established a perimeter and had neighbors shelter in place. Prior to contact being established with the man, he climbed …
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Attempted Murder Convict Who Fled Capital District Court Before Verdict Found Dead
A New York man convicted of attempted murder who later fled an Albany courthouse before that verdict could be read has been found dead in Florida. Albany resident Michael Green, age 36, fatally shot himself Thursday night, June 23, following a 5-hour standoff with Orlando police, according to the Albany County District Attorney's Office. A jury had convicted Green of attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon on Friday, June 10, stemming from a drive-by shooting at a home on Old Loudon Road in Colonie in April 2020. He was out on $100,000 bond at the time of the trial and had app…
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Parents Of Slain 22-Year-Old Gabby Petito, Ex-Boyfriend Brian Laundrie Square Off In Court
The first hearing has been held in a lawsuit filed by Gabby Petito’s family against the parents of her alleged killer and former fiancé Brian Laundrie. The hearing happened on Wednesday, June 20 in Venice, Florida, will determine if the lawsuit filed by Petito's parents will continue to a jury trial. The suit, filed in March by Joe Petito and Nichole Schmidt, on the grounds of "intentional infliction of emotional distress," claims Laundrie's parents knew their late son Brian, age 23, of North Port, Florida, had murdered their daughter and chose not to act. Gabby, age 22, of Blue Point, on …
Police & Fire
LI Man Holds Officers At Bay For Hours, Throws Oil-Filled Bottles At Officers, Police Say
A reported suicidal person on Long Island held police at bay for more than four hours while throwing oil-filled bottles at officers, according to police. The incident began in Southampton around 7:15 a.m., Friday, April 22. According to Southampton Town Police, the department received a call reporting a missing person who was suicidal. Patrol officers, along with members of the detective division were able to locate the individual at about 3 p.m., in the Riverwoods Mobile Home Park, located on Route 104 in Riverside, said Lt. Todd Spencer, of the Southampton Police. When officers ar…
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New York State Supreme Court Justice Found Dead
A New York State Supreme Court Justice has died by suicide less than two weeks after his home was searched by federal and state law enforcement. Justice John Michalski, age 61, died in his Amherst home in Erie County, according to multiple reports that were confirmed on Tuesday, April 5. The suicide came following investigators storming his home to execute a search warrant, reports said, though Michalski and his wife cooperated with police during the investigation. No one was taken into custody and no charges were or have ever been filed against the judge or his wife. Michalski’s death …
Police & Fire
Student At Prestigious Northern Westchester School Dies By Suicide, Police Say
This story has been updated. A 17-year-old student at a prestigious academy in New York has died by suicide, authorities said. The incident took place in Westchester County around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 at the EF Academy in Thornwood, according to Chief Paul J. Oliva, of the Mount Pleasant Police. Police were notified of a suicidal person by a 911 call from the academy, Oliva said. The first responding officers were directed by school staff to a dormitory room attached to the main building. Upon entry to the room, the officers discovered a deceased 17-year-old male student…
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Chilling Details Emerge After Brian Laundrie's Full Autopsy Is Released
Gruesome new details have been released in a 47-page report by a medical examiner as to the condition of Brian Laundrie's remains after they were discovered in an environmental preserve in Florida. The report, released Monday, Feb. 14, by District Twelve Medical Examiner in Sarasota, Florida, revealed that Laundrie, who admittedly killed fellow Long Island native Gabby Petito, who also grew up in Blue Point in Suffolk County, shot himself in the left side of the head and his body was then partially eaten by animals. His remains were found on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Sarasota County…
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NY Resident, Former Miss USA Dies After Jumping From Midtown High-Rise, Report Says
Cheslie Kryst, a television presenter, and former Miss USA, has died at the age of 30, according to a report. The New York Post reported that authorities said Kryst died on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 30. The news outlet said she jumped from a high-rise building where she lived in midtown Manhattan. The Hollywood Reporter reported that the New York Police Department confirmed that Kryst died by suicide. Kryst was crowned Miss USA in 2019, and she went on to work as a correspondent for Extra TV. Our hearts are broken. Cheslie was not just a vital part of our show, she was a beloved pa…
Lifestyle
Gabby Petito's Parents Launch Foundation To Find Missing Persons, Confront Domestic Violence
Gabby Petito's family has launched a foundation to help support organizations that help locate missing persons and assist survivors of domestic violence. Petito's family created the Gabby Petito Foundation both to honor the late 22-year-old and to make a difference in the lives of others. "We want to honor Gabby's memory and life by ensuring that no one ever has to experience what she did," Petito's mother, Nichole Schmidt said in a statement. "We want survivors to know that they aren't alone and that there are amazing organizations ready to help." Petito went missing in late August…
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Brian Laundrie Took Responsibility For Gabby Petito’s Death, FBI Announces
Brian Laundrie took responsibility for the death of his 22-year-old fiancé and fellow Long Island native, Gabby Petito, the FBI announced on Friday, Jan. 21. The 24-year-old Laundrie was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Wednesday, Oct. 20 in a nature reserve near his home in North Port, Florida. "Investigators found human remains later confirmed to be Mr. Laundrie, along with a backpack, notebook, and a revolver," the FBI said in a statement. "A review of the notebook revealed written statements by Mr. Laundrie claiming responsibility for Ms. Petito’s death." On Thursday…
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Brian Laundrie's Parents Trying To Get Item Still Being Held By FBI, Report Says
Brian Laundrie's parents are attempting to reclaim a notebook found near his remains that is being held by the FBI as they work to become beneficiaries of his estate, several news outlets are reporting. WFLA said the Laundrie family's lawyer, Steven Bertolino, confirmed that the family is working to recover the notebook, which was found near his remains in a Florida nature reserve in October. Laundrie's manner of death was determined to be suicide. Laundrie, age 23, was named a person of interest in the disappearance and death of his fiancée, 22-year-old Gabby Petito, whose remains we…
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