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Missing Man's Remains Found On His NY Property: Family Members Charged, Sheriff Says Missing Man's Remains Found On His NY Property: Family Members Charged, Sheriff Says
Missing Man's Remains Found On His NY Property: Family Members Charged, Sheriff Says A missing persons investigation in Greene County has led to the discovery of a man’s remains and the arrest of three people, including two now charged with murder, authorities announced.  The case began on Tuesday, Nov. 18, when the Town of Cairo Police Department opened an investigation into the disappearance of 69-year-old Roger Pitt of Cairo. Police initially received information suggesting Pitt had gathered his belongings and driven away in his 1987 Mercedes-Benz, according to the Greene County Sheriff's Office. However, investigators soon learned that details provided by family me…
Severed Remains Case: Duo Admits Murdering Westchester Couple, Hiding Body Parts On Long Island Severed Remains Case: Duo Admits Murdering Westchester Couple, Hiding Body Parts On Long Island
Severed Remains Case: Duo Admits Murdering Westchester Couple, Hiding Body Parts On Long Island A Long Island couple confessed to killing a man and woman from Westchester before dumping their severed body parts across Nassau and Suffolk counties. Jeffrey Mackey, 40, and Alexis Nieves, 35, both of Amityville, pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Court Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the February 2024 slayings of Malcolm Brown and Donna Conneely. Mackey pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder under a plea deal, while Nieves copped to first-degree manslaughter. Brown and Conneely, of Yonkers, were stabbed to death after entering the couple’s Railroad Avenue home in Amityville on Feb. 27, …
Man Murdered At NY Hotel Near PA Border Over 'Status On Sex Offender Registry': Police Say Man Murdered At NY Hotel Near PA Border Over 'Status On Sex Offender Registry': Police Say
Man Murdered At NY Hotel Near PA Border Over 'Status On Sex Offender Registry': Police Say A man was found stabbed to death inside a hotel room just miles from Pennsylvania, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 21. Officers responding to a welfare check discovered the body of Sean M. Dawson, 32, of Alfred, New York, inside his room at the Economy Inn on State Route 244 in Allegany County, approximately 30 minutes from Pennsylvania, around 10:22 a.m., investigators said. He had suffered multiple stab wounds. Detectives determined Dawson had been visited by Briar A. York, 27, of Alfred, two days earlier. During the visit, the two discussed Dawson’s status on the sex of…
'Depraved' Man Shot AR-15 Into NY Apartment With Children Inside, Police Say (UPDATE) 'Depraved' Man Shot AR-15 Into NY Apartment With Children Inside, Police Say (UPDATE)
'Depraved' Man Shot AR-15 Into NY Apartment With Children Inside, Police Say (Update) A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after police say he opened fire in Rockland County with two different guns—sending bullets into occupied apartments where children were playing.  Anderson J. Alvarado-Jimenez of Spring Valley was arrested on Tuesday, July 22, in connection with a shooting that happened three days earlier at 60 East Eckerson Rd., the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Wednesday, July 23.  As previously reported by Daily Voice, the shooting occurred around 9:51 p.m. on Saturday, July 19. Police now say Alvarado-Jimenez …
Man Who Secretly Filmed Kids, Other Patients In Bathrooms Of NY Sleep Center May Dodge Prison Man Who Secretly Filmed Kids, Other Patients In Bathrooms Of NY Sleep Center May Dodge Prison
Man Who Secretly Filmed Kids, Other Patients In Bathrooms Of NY Sleep Center May Dodge Prison A former employee who hid cameras in bathrooms at a Long Island sleep center, recording hundreds of patients – including children – may dodge prison. Sanjai Syamaprasad, 48, pleaded guilty to unlawful surveillance and tampering with physical evidence in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, July 15. He admitted to planting hidden cameras disguised a smoke detectors inside restrooms at the Northwell Health Sleep Disorders Center in Manhasset. Syamaprasad secretly recorded patients and staff between July 2023 and April 2024, downloading the footage to an SD card after each shift, prosecutors sai…
Drunk Driver From Putnam Crashes ATV On Dutchess Rail Trail, Accomplices Then Hide It: Police Drunk Driver From Putnam Crashes ATV On Dutchess Rail Trail, Accomplices Then Hide It: Police
Drunk Driver From Putnam Crashes ATV On Dutchess Rail Trail, Accomplices Then Hide It: Police A drunk ATV crash on a rail trail in Dutchess County led to injuries and several arrests after police say two Hudson Valley men tried to cover up the scene.  The crash happened on Saturday, June 21, on the Dutchess Rail Trail in LaGrange, where troopers responded to a report of an All-Terrain Vehicle crash with injuries, New York State Police announced on Monday, June 23.  When they arrived, troopers found Putnam County resident Nicholas J. Hunt, 24, of Putnam Valley, and a 25-year-old passenger from Newburgh, both injured. Their injuries were non-life-threatening, according to po…
Jennifer Dulos' Family Speaks Out After Attorney Pleads To Lesser Charge, Gets Time Served Jennifer Dulos' Family Speaks Out After Attorney Pleads To Lesser Charge, Gets Time Served
Jennifer Dulos' Family Speaks Out After Attorney Pleads To Lesser Charge, Gets Time Served The family of Jennifer Farber Dulos, the Connecticut mother of five whose 2019 disappearance sparked years of speculation and high-profile legal battles, has responded to news that her husband's former attorney once charged in her case was allowed to plead to a lesser charge. Attorney Kent Mawhinney, 59 — the lawyer for the New Canaan mom's husband husband —had been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. However, he submitted an Alford plea on Friday, June 13, to interfering with an officer, according to NBC Connecticut. A judge sentenced him to time served — 11 months. The Alf…
Man Tried Destroying Images Of Child Sexual Exploitation During Dutchess Police Raid: NYSP Man Tried Destroying Images Of Child Sexual Exploitation During Dutchess Police Raid: NYSP
Man Tried Destroying Images Of Child Sexual Exploitation During Dutchess Police Raid: Nysp A Dutchess County man is facing multiple charges after investigators say he tried to destroy evidence of child sexual exploitation during a police investigation at his home. The arrest happened on Monday, June 9, in Red Hook, following a police and US Department of Homeland Security operation, New York State Police announced.  Norman A. Lopez Lorenzo, age 36, was charged with multiple counts of possession of an obscene sexual performance by a child, third-degree obscenity, and tampering with physical evidence, according to authorities.   Lopez Lorenzo is accused of possessin…
Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By NY Chiropractor: Jury Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By NY Chiropractor: Jury
Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By NY Chiropractor: Jury A dangerous sexual roleplay session that claimed the life of a beloved Elvis impersonator has landed a New York chiropractor a manslaughter conviction. Ronald Rayher, 69, was also found guilty of evidence tampering by a Saratoga County jury after just a few hours of deliberations on Friday, May 16, in the 2024 death of Thomas Krider. Krider, a well-known Elvis tribute artist who performed under the stage name TJ Greene, was found dead inside Rayher’s Milton home on April 9, 2024, as Daily Voice reported.  The two men had a long-standing relationship, and both the prosecution and defen…
Mom Who Smothered Newborn 'Baby Moses,' Dumped Him In Area Flower Bed Sentenced Mom Who Smothered Newborn 'Baby Moses,' Dumped Him In Area Flower Bed Sentenced
Mom Who Smothered Newborn 'Baby Moses,' Dumped Him In Area Flower Bed Sentenced Nearly 30 years after a newborn’s lifeless body was found in a flower bed of an Albany park, his killer is facing justice. Keri Mazzuca, 52, of Altamont, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Albany County Court on Friday, April 18, after pleading guilty to manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the 1997 death of her newborn son, known as "Baby Moses." Mazzuca intentionally smothered the baby shortly after giving birth, then wrapped his body in a towel, placed him in a bag, and attempted to burn the evidence before abandoning him in Albany's Washington Park park, NewsChannel 13 quoted…
Violent Stabbing Leads To Attempted Murder Charges For Hudson Valley Man: DA Violent Stabbing Leads To Attempted Murder Charges For Hudson Valley Man: DA
Violent Stabbing Leads To Attempted Murder Charges For Hudson Valley Man: DA A Hudson Valley man accused of a brutal, unprovoked domestic stabbing was arraigned on attempted murder charges on Monday, Jan. 20. Khiyan Bascus, age 22, of New Windsor, was also charged with attempted assault, assault, and two counts of tampering with physical evidence, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Court documents allege that on Thursday, Jan. 2, around 9:10 a.m., Bascus attacked a relative who was asleep at a residence in the town of New Windsor.  Without provocation, court documents show, he allegedly stabbed the victim multiple times with multiple knives, i…
Hudson Valley Man To Spend Up to 29 Years In Prison For Brutal Murder Hudson Valley Man To Spend Up to 29 Years In Prison For Brutal Murder
Hudson Valley Man To Spend Up to 29 Years In Prison For Brutal Murder A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing another man, plus an additional one to four years for tampering with evidence. Ulster County resident Joseph Karolys, age 39, of Saugerties, was sentenced to 25 years on Thursday, Oct. 3, for the Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, killing of David "Mickey" Myer, also of Saugerties, said Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji. According to the district attorney's office, on the night of the murder, Joseph Karolys, David “Mickey” Myer, and Michael Cummins were driven home by Joseph Karolys, Jr., following a Hallowe…
Update: Woman Stabbed Man Found Dead On Capital Region Roadway, Police Say Update: Woman Stabbed Man Found Dead On Capital Region Roadway, Police Say
Update: Woman Stabbed Man Found Dead On Capital Region Roadway, Police Say A woman has been charged in connection with the death of a man who was found lying on a roadway in the region. Emergency crews in Albany were called about someone lying in the roadway near the intersection of Commerce Avenue and North Manning Boulevard shortly after 5 a.m. Monday, July 29. Officers found the man face down and unresponsive. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. Earlier Report: Man Found Dead On Albany Roadway Hours later, Albany Police identified the man as 41-year-old Donnell Lewis, of Albany. An investigation found that Lewis was riding in a car with 33-year-o…
'Beyond Disgusted': NY Murder Victim's Father Outraged Over Possible A&E Interview With Killer 'Beyond Disgusted': NY Murder Victim's Father Outraged Over Possible A&E Interview With Killer
'Beyond Disgusted': NY Murder Victim's Father Outraged Over Possible A&E Interview With Killer Relatives of a 20-year-old woman who was murdered after her boyfriend turned down the wrong driveway in upstate New York are speaking out against a planned television interview with her killer. Andrew Gillis says his family is “beyond disgusted” after learning that A&E is considering a televised interview with Kevin Monahan, who was convicted of shooting and killing his daughter Kaylin outside his Washington County residence in April 2023. In a Facebook post Tuesday, May 28, he criticized the network for even entertaining “giving this low life murderer like Kevin Monahan a platform to s…
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison
Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Michelle Troconis, the girlfriend of the estranged husband of the murdered Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, has been sentenced to years in prison. 'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time Stamford/Norwalk State Attorney Paul J. Ferencek announced Friday, May 31, that Troconnis, age 49, formerly of Hartford County in Farmington, was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison, suspended after 14 ½ years served, for conspiring to murder Jennifer Farber Dulos in May 2019 and then covering up the crime. Troconis faced 50 years in pr…
'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time 'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time
'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time The children of the slain Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, spoke for the first time on Friday, May 31, during the sentencing of Michelle Tronconis, who was found guilty of helping to cover up Dulos' murder. Click here for a new, updated story - Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison Troconis, age 49, the girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of Jennifer Farber Dulos, who is believed to have killed her, was found guilty in Stamford on Friday, March 1, of all counts, including conspiracy to commit murder, hindering prosecution, and…