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Dads ID'd As Men Pulled From Creek In PA Park: Police Dads ID'd As Men Pulled From Creek In PA Park: Police
Dads ID'd As Men Pulled From Creek In PA Park: Police Two fathers have left behind young children — including an infant after drowning in a Pennsylvania creek, as detailed in a GoFundMe started for their family. The discovery of the first body led divers to another body, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Bilsón Araél Ramirez, 22 recently of Pittsburgh, but originally of Guatemala, was found "floating in the Montour Run Creek near the Montour Run Trail" around 4:05 p.m. in Moon Township on June 28, according to the police release and identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on July 9.  After first res…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tony Voce, First Philly Native To Star For Flyers Organization, Dies At 43 Tony Voce, First Philly Native To Star For Flyers Organization, Dies At 43
Tony Voce, First Philly Native To Star For Flyers Organization, Dies At 43 Tony Voce, the first Philadelphia native to play in the Flyers organization, died suddenly Monday, July 8, following an esteemed career representing his hometown franchise for years. The Lehigh Valley Phantoms announced Voce's death, noting he was a former Calder Cup Champion and running down his impressive and historic career. A cause of death was not made public. We are incredibly saddened to share the news of the passing of our dear friend, coach, and mentor Tony Voce. Your... Posted by Philadelphia Flyers Warriors on Monday, July 8, 2024 "We are incredibly saddened to sha…

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by Zak Failla
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Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit
Grindr Meetup Ends With Dismemberment Of PA 14-Year-Old: Affidavit A 14-year-old transgender teenager from Western Pennsylvania met their alleged killer through the dating app Grindr, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  Dashawn Dale Depree Watkins, 29 of Sharon, is in the Mercer County Prison after bloody clothes and surveillance videos linked him to the brutal dismembering of 14-year-old Pauly Likens, the Pennsylvania State Police explained in a press release and court documents.  Likens was reported missing by "his" father (who does not acknowledge his son's transition to become a girl, the police explained in the affida…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Late Montco High School Grad Was Planning To Join Air Force, Fund Says Late Montco High School Grad Was Planning To Join Air Force, Fund Says
Late Montco High School Grad Was Planning To Join Air Force, Fund Says A class of 2024 graduate of Wissahickon High School, died on Monday, July 1, loved ones wrote in a GoFundMe launched to help the family.  Domenic G. Dugas, was 17-years-old, and slated to leave for training in the US Air Force at the end of the summer, fund organizer Denise Sabia explained. "No one is ever prepared to bury a child, and the financial burden of a memorial service is unimaginable during this difficult time," she wrote.   "Please consider contributing to help with the costs of medical bills, transporting Dom's body from NJ to PA, cremation, a…

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by Mac Bullock
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Family Rallies For Support After NJ Swimmer Found Dead In Delaware Water Gap: Fundraiser Family Rallies For Support After NJ Swimmer Found Dead In Delaware Water Gap: Fundraiser
Family Rallies For Support After NJ Swimmer Found Dead In Delaware Water Gap: Fundraiser A family was rallying for support after a Jackson Township man died while swimming in the Delaware Water Gap, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page was created in memory of 24-year-old Jeysson Osorio Reyes. His body was found after he went missing in the Delaware River near Milford Beach in Milford, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, June 29. Osorio's GoFundMe page had raised more than $1,200 from at least 17 donations as of Wednesday, July 3. "I please ask all the people that if you can help with whatever comes from your heart," wrote Mayra Diaz, the fundraiser's org…

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by Chris Spiker
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Delco Girl Murdered By Accused Serial Killer Buried In Unmarked Grave, Fund Says Delco Girl Murdered By Accused Serial Killer Buried In Unmarked Grave, Fund Says
Delco Girl Murdered By Accused Serial Killer Buried In Unmarked Grave, Fund Says Jane Althoff was just 8 years old when she was killed at a Chester area carnival more than 70 years ago by an infamous alleged serial killer, according to organizers on GoFundMe.  Althoff went to the traveling fair in Trainer with her two brothers on April 25, 1951. Her brothers reported her missing when it was time to leave and they could not find her.  Hours later, police discovered her body in the cab of a carnival truck in a secluded area of the five-acre fairgrounds, organizers said. She had been choked or smothered to death some five hours previously, likely while …

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by Mac Bullock
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US Air Force Member, Dad Killed In PA Motorcycle Crash, Fund Says US Air Force Member, Dad Killed In PA Motorcycle Crash, Fund Says
US Air Force Member, Dad Killed In PA Motorcycle Crash, Fund Says Edgar Guadarrama Jaimes, a Coopersburg father and husband, died in a motorcycle accident last Wednesday, June 26, officials have said. He was 30.  Guadarrama Jaimes was pronounced dead at the scene of the Interstate 78 crash, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Two other drivers involved in the accident were not injured.  His obituary from Stephens Funeral Home says the 30-year-old served in the United States Air Force and was a server at the Coopersburg Diner. The restaurant was closed on Monday, July 1 in Guadarrama Jaimes' memory.  Dear friends …

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by Mac Bullock
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PA Woman Who Died At National Park Was Traveling Nurse With 'Zest For Life,' Fund Says PA Woman Who Died At National Park Was Traveling Nurse With 'Zest For Life,' Fund Says
PA Woman Who Died At National Park Was Traveling Nurse With 'Zest For Life,' Fund Says Gillian Tones of North Apollo was identified as the Pennsylvania woman who drowned at Glacier National Park in Montana over the weekend. She was 26.  Nations Parks Service officials said Tones slipped and fell into the water above St. Mary Falls on Sunday afternoon, June 23.  Witnesses said bystanders pulled her from the water after she was washed over the falls. She never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at 7 p.m., according to park rangers.  According to her obituary from Curran Funeral Home, Tones was a 2015 graduate of Apollo-Ridge High Schoo…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Senseless' Domestic Violence Slaying Prompts Community To Raise $10K+ Fund 'Senseless' Domestic Violence Slaying Prompts Community To Raise $10K+ Fund
'Senseless' Domestic Violence Slaying Prompts Community To Raise $10K+ Fund Friends, neighbors, and loved ones have raised thousands for the victim of an apparent domestic killing in Philadelphia.  Milan Jones, a 20-year-old Temple University nursing student, was found dead in a Willington Street apartment early on Saturday, June 22, city police have said. Investigators believe she died from blunt force trauma and called her killing "domestic in nature." Tymir Lackey, a 21-year-old and fellow Temple student, has since been charged with her murder.  On GoFundMe, Jones' sister-in-law Linsay Ramos said the 20-year-old was "taken from us too soon and in such a sensele…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA 18-Year-Old ID'd After Drowning In Susquehanna River: Authorities PA 18-Year-Old ID'd After Drowning In Susquehanna River: Authorities
PA 18-Year-Old ID'd After Drowning In Susquehanna River: Authorities An 18-year-old man drowned in the Susquehanna River on Saturday, police announced on June 23.  The incident began when Gavin Frey of Howard, PA was swimming with a 22-year-old friend in the Susquehanna River between the City Beach and Riverview Park around 4:45 p.m. on June 22, Lock Haven City Police explain and he was later identified by the Clinton County Coroner Zach Hanna. The police and local fire and EMS were called to a water rescue "for two males who had been swimming and began yelling for help," as stated in the police release.  The 22-year-old man was rescued by a pri…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PhD Student Accused Of Killing Infant Twin, Abusing Brother In Pittsburgh, Report Says PhD Student Accused Of Killing Infant Twin, Abusing Brother In Pittsburgh, Report Says
PhD Student Accused Of Killing Infant Twin, Abusing Brother In Pittsburgh, Report Says Support is on the rise for a Pennsylvania family grieving the loss of one of their twin boys allegedly at the hands of their babysitter, who is accused of abusing the other as well, multiple news reports say. More than $50,000 had been raised as of Saturday, June 22 on a GoFundMe for first-time parents Savannah Roberts and Ethan Katz. The couple is mourning the loss of 6-week-old Leon, who is survived by his twin brother, Ari. Nicole Virzi, 29, is accused of causing the skull fracture that killed baby Leon, causing him to suffer a brain bleed and fracture on the side of his head, WTAE …

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by Cecilia Levine
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17-Year-Old Killed In Philadelphia Shooting Was Recent High School Grad, Family Says 17-Year-Old Killed In Philadelphia Shooting Was Recent High School Grad, Family Says
17-Year-Old Killed In Philadelphia Shooting Was Recent High School Grad, Family Says Isya Stanley, a Philadelphian who recently received her high school diploma, was killed in a shooting at Fairmount Park last Friday, June 14, according to police and loved ones. She was 17.  Authorities said Stanley was one of five people shot on the 2400 block of Greenland Drive around 10:45 p.m. She was struck multiple times and taken to Temple University Hospital where she was pronounced dead, PPD said.  The other four victims were placed in stable condition and the shooting remains under investigation, officials said.  In a GoFundMe campaign, family members said Stanley …

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by Mac Bullock