COLD CASE: PA Teen Was Stabbed, Beaten, And Dumped In Backyard COLD CASE: PA Teen Was Stabbed, Beaten, And Dumped In Backyard
Joann Jackson Murder: PSP Probes Unsolved 1973 Darby Killing Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a Delaware County murder that took place more than 50 years ago.  Joann Jackson was 18 years old when police found her body in a backyard off of Rose Tree Road in Middletown, according to state police and contemporary media accounts.  Her remains were discovered by children playing near a pine bush on Thursday, Aug. 16, 1973, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that week. Investigators told the newspaper she had been beaten, stabbed in the neck, sexually assaulted, and strangled.  Jackson was last seen alive by her father two d…
South Jersey Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Accused Of Beating Mom Dead Arrested In Pennsylvania: Prosecutor A man accused of beating his mother to death in Camden County has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities said. James Doran, 30, of Blackwood, NJ, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police in Bedford, PA, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Doran is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Lillian Doran, 65, of Blackwood on Saturday, March 2, said Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. On Saturday, at about 10:20 a.m., Gloucester Township police received a 911…
Fairmount Park Murders: Suspect Sought For 'Execution-Style' Killings In Philly, Police Say Fairmount Park Murders: Suspect Sought For 'Execution-Style' Killings In Philly, Police Say
Krystina Chambers, Thurston Cooper Killings: Suspect Sought Authorities have revealed the face of the suspected Fairmount Park killer.  The pictured man is wanted in connection with two murders at 3800 Mount Pleasant Drive on Thursday night, Feb. 29. Authorities said he is a Black man with a "heavy/stocky" build. He was wearing a black Dallas Cowboys hat.  Philadelphia Police Department Anyone who spots him should call 911. To submit a tip, call PPD at 215-686-8477 or visit the department's website.  Police have said 49-year-old Thurston Cooper and 38-year-old Krystina Chambers were both killed "execution-style." Both wer…
Police ID 'Execution-Style' Shooting Victims In Philly's Fairmount Park Police ID 'Execution-Style' Shooting Victims In Philly's Fairmount Park
Thurston Cooper, Krystina Chambers Killed In Fairmount Park Authorities have named the man and woman who were shot to death "execution-style" in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park on Thursday night, Feb. 29.  Forty-nine-year-old Thurston Cooper and 38-year-old Krystina Chambers, both of Philadelphia, were found near 3800 Mount Pleasant Drive around 11 p.m., city police said.  Both suffered gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene by medics, according to PPD.  Police do not yet have a suspected motive and the Homicide Unit is investigating, authorities said. Anyone with information can call PPD at 215-686-3334.  A $4…
Realtor Convicted Of Killing Her Father, Girlfriend In Jersey Shore Waterfront Home Realtor Convicted Of Killing Her Father, Girlfriend In Jersey Shore Waterfront Home
Realtor Convicted Of Killing Her Father, Girlfriend In Jersey Shore Waterfront Home A Pennsylvania realtor was convicted of killing her father and his girlfriend on the Jersey Shore, authorities said. After a four-week trial, a jury found Sherry Lee Heffernan, 57, of Landenberg, PA, guilty of two murder counts on Friday, Mar. 1, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. She faces life in prison for the late September 2021 killings of 87-year-old John Enders of Surf City and 75-year-old Francoise Pitoy of Manchester. Surf City police conducted a wellness check at a home on North Seventh Street at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2…
Child Rapist Who Hid Ex-GF's Daughter In Freezer Sentenced: Lancaster DA Child Rapist Who Hid Ex-GF's Daughter In Freezer Sentenced: Lancaster DA
Child Rapist Who Hid Ex-GF's Daughter In Freezer Sentenced: Lancaster DA A 40-year-old registered sex offender has admitted to raping his ex-girlfriend and her daughter before killing the 12-year-old and hiding her body in a freezer, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, March. 1.  Jason Shackelford, of the 500 block of Avenue H in Columbia, PA, "admitted guilt on charges of first-degree murder, rape of a child, two counts of rape, three counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, four counts of sexual assault, and strangulation," the DA stated in the release.  Elaina Smith of Columbia Borough was raped, strang…
Woman Held At Gunpoint, Shot Dead In South Philadelphia: Police Woman Held At Gunpoint, Shot Dead In South Philadelphia: Police
Woman Held At Gunpoint, Shot Dead In South Philadelphia: Police Two suspects are in custody after a 31-year-old woman was shot dead in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night, Feb. 27, according to city police.  Authorities said it happened on the 2300 block of South Marshall Street around 7 p.m.  The victim and a man were approached by three men, one of whom was on a bicycle, police said.  One of the men grabbed the woman, another held her companion at gunpoint, and the man on the bike kept watch, investigators believe. At some point, the suspect holding the victim shot her multiple times, police said.  She was taken to Thomas Je…
V-Shaped Gashes In Accused Killer's Neck Shown In Chilling Bucks County Mugshot V-Shaped Gashes In Accused Killer's Neck Shown In Chilling Bucks County Mugshot
V-Shaped Gashes In Accused Killer's Neck Shown In Chilling Bucks County Mugshot Authorities in Bucks County have released the mugshot of a 23-year-old man accused of killing his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend earlier this month. Trevor Weigel, of Churchville, is seen with V-shaped stitches in his neck in his neck in a photo released by the Bucks County DA's office Tuesday, Feb. 27. Weigel stabbed himself in the neck while running from police in Lower Makefield earlier this month, just after stabbing Jaden Battista outside of her home, the DA's office previously said. Jaden's dad penned the following statement to Facebook in the days after his daughter's slaying. "For those…
Marshals Seek Accused Gunman In Deadly 2023 Philadelphia Shooting Marshals Seek Accused Gunman In Deadly 2023 Philadelphia Shooting
Marshals Seek Accused Gunman In Deadly 2023 Philadelphia Shooting US Marshals are offering a cash reward for information that leads them to Nicholas Santiago.  The 31-year-old is wanted in connection with a June 9, 2023 murder in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood, according to authorities.  Police have said Santiago shot a 38-year-old man in the torso multiple times on the 7100 block of Jackson Street. The victim was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where he later died, authorities said at the time. Santiago is described as 5-foot-7 and 165 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.  Anyone with information should call US Marshals at&n…
Man Who Shot Philly Mom In Front Of Her Son Arrested: US Marshals Man Who Shot Philly Mom In Front Of Her Son Arrested: US Marshals
Man Who Shot Philly Mom In Front Of Her Son Arrested: US Marshals The man accused of killing a South Philadelphia mother late last year was arrested by US Marshals in Kensington early Thursday, Feb. 22, according to authorities.  Abiud Torres was taken into custody without incident on the 1800 block of Hart Lane around 6:45 a.m., said Marshal Robert Clark.  Investigators had suspected Torres, 20, of "frequenting multiple abandoned residences in the Kensington section of Philadelphia" before tracking him down on Hart Lane Thursday morning, Clark said.  Torres is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend Tatiana Vargas in front of…
COLD CASE: PA Woman Was Seeking Divorce Before Her 1960 Murder COLD CASE: PA Woman Was Seeking Divorce Before Her 1960 Murder
Cold CASE: PA Woman Was Seeking Divorce Before Her 1960 Murder Helen Drummond Fischer was 55 years old when she was murdered, state police investigators say.  Authorities found Fischer dead from "numerous injuries" at her Pebble Hill Road home in Doylestown on Feb. 17, 1960. She was last seen alive by a friend the weekend prior on Feb. 13.  A Chicago native, investigators said she was self-employed as a travel agent and ran her business out of her home.  Fischer was married to "millionaire industrialist" Kermit Fischer, but authorities say they were estranged — Helen was reportedly seeking a divorce and even had pend…
Support Surges For Manheim Mom's Girls As Murder Suspect Husband's Mugshot Is Released Support Surges For Manheim Mom's Girls As Murder Suspect Husband's Mugshot Is Released
Support Surges For Manheim Mom's Girls As Murder Suspect Husband's Mugshot Is Released The mugshot of a husband suspected of sexually assaulting and murdering his wife has been released by police as the community rallies for children living in their home on Friday following a three-day manhunt.  A mugshot of a bloodied and bruised, Matthew Scott Harrison, 48 of Manheim, originally of Hellam, was shared by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department on Feb. 9.  Harrison had been on the run since an 11-year-old child who lives in their home, came back from school to find his wife, Jami Harrison, strangled to death on Monday, Feb. 5, ac…