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Lifestyle
Chilling New Netflix Documentary Reveals 'Last Victim' Of Ex-Westchester Resident Son Of Sam
Who was really the last victim of famed serial killer David Berkowitz, the “Son of Sam,” who once called the area home? A new Netflix docuseries, “The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness” takes a look at the famed serial killer from Westchester and the reporter, Maury Terry, whose obsession with Berkowitz led him to believe that the man did not act alone. According to the new series, Terry, a former IBM employee turned author, believed that Berkowitz did not act alone during his infamous reign of terror in the 1970s, and instead may have been a part of a larger network of killers. Berkow…
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Parole Of Man In Rape/Murder Case Of Two Northern Westchester Women Sparks Outrage
Found guilty of the rape and murder of Sheila Watson and Bonnie Minter while their children were within earshot at their Northern Westchester home in Lewisboro in 1978, the now-68-year-old Sam Ayala was granted parole in mid-March and could be released as early as Thursday, Sept. 3. Ayala lived in Fairfield County at the time, in Norwalk. More than 5,000 have signed a Change.org petition urging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to keep Ayala behind bars. Jason Minter, both a son to one of the victims and a witness to the crime, speculated that the convict's release was influenced…
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Convicted Killer Of Hudson Valley Teen Released On Parole
One of two men convicted of killing a Hudson Valley teenager decades ago has been released on parole for the second time. Richard Labarbera, 67, who was convicted of killing Pearl River 16-year-old Paula Bohovesky in 1980, has been released from prison. He had been previously released last year, but violated his parole after getting drunk shortly after his release and he was sent back behind bars. In October 1980, LaBarbera and Robert McCain attacked Bohovesky, an honor student who was picked up off the street a few blocks from her Pearl River home. She was “brutally” beaten, stab…
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Killer Of 4-Year-Old NY Boy Held In Hudson Valley Denied Parole
The murderer of a 4-year-old boy being held in a Hudson Valley prison was denied parole for the 10th time. Eric Smith, who is housed at the medium-security Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, went before the parole board for his 10th appeal and was once again denied parole by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Smith, now 40, was 13 when he killed 4-year-old Derrick Robie in upstate Steuben County in August 1993 in a case that has garnered national attention. As a teen, Smith lured Robie into a wooded area near his home. Robie was reportedly walk…
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Officials Call For Reexamination Of Parole For Convicted Murderers Of 16-Year-Old In Area
An area state senator is calling on New York's Parole Board to re-examine and deny parole for the convicted murderers of 16-year-old Paula Bohevesky in 1980. In October 1980, Richard LaBarbera and Robert McCain attacked Bohovesky, an honor student who was picked up off the street a few blocks from her Pearl River home. She was “brutally” beaten, stabbed and left alone to die in a pool of her own blood with her clothes strewn about. Last month, LaBarbera was granted parole and is to be released, and McCain is expected to have his case heard in the coming weeks to determine if he w…
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Judith Clark, Getaway Driver In Triple-Fatal Brinks Robbery, Granted Parole
As word spreads that Judith Clark, the getaway driver in the infamous Brinks robbery in 1981 has been granted parole, law enforcement officials are expressing their outrage. The decision follows Clark's parole hearing earlier this month after serving 36 years at Bedford Correctional Facility for her role in the robbery that left two Nyack police officers and a Brinks guard dead. Clark, now 70, was denied parole last year after having her sentence commuted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "Today’s ruling by the parole board is a cruel and unjust slap in the face to the families of Sergeant Edward O'Gr…
Police & Fire
Wanted Rockland Felon Faces Multiple Charges After Violent Domestic Incident, Police Say
A wanted 24-year-old Rockland County man on parole for a prior felony incident is behind bars, facing multiple charges after a violent domestic incident. Members of the Monticello Police Department, with assistance from Sullivan County Sheriff deputies and New York State Police, arrested Anthony Joseph Heim of Spring Valley, on Friday, Nov. 23. Heim was wanted by New York State Parole on a parole absconder violent felony warrant. He was additionally charged by Monticello Police with misdemeanors for criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, endangering the welfare of a child, …
Politics
Sex Offenders Allowed To Vote In Upcoming Primary, But 'Only After 7 p.m.'
This story has been updated. New Yorkers who plan to vote in next week’s primary elections should be forewarned. For the first time, thousands of registered sex offenders and paroled pedophiles are now allowed to vote at school polling places— but only after 7 p.m., according to state officials. The state primary is on Thursday, Sept. 13 and the general election is on Tuesday, Nov. 6. In May, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle issued a blanket pardon that gave 24,000 parolees the right to vote. State law generally bars sex offenders from appearing on school grounds — with a few exceptions. …
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