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Teacher, Hotel Owner, Mom Of 3 Killed In Dauphin County Domestic Shooting
A beloved teacher, hotel owner, and mom of three was killed in what investigators say was a domestic shooting inside her Pennsylvania home, State Police announced Friday, May 22.
Troopers from PSP Lykens were called to a reported shooting at a home in the 90 block of Carsonville Road in Jefferson Township around 2:13 p.m. Thursday, May 21, according to state police.
When officers arrived, they found 45-year-old Taryn D. Morgan of Halifax suffering from a gunshot wound inside the residence. Her husband, 46-year-old Dennis Morgan, was also found wounded from a gunshot, police said.
Despite l…
He Came To Confront Him — Then A Man Was Shot Dead: PA State Police
A deadly confrontation at a Franklin County home ended in gunfire, leaving a 44-year-old man dead, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, May 1.
Troopers were dispatched to the 800 block of Lincoln Way West in Hamilton Township around 12:42 p.m. for a report of a suspicious person, according to the release.
While responding, police received additional information that a man wearing camouflage was shooting and had fled the area in a red van, authorities said.
When troopers arrived, they found Thomas James Walter-Thompson, 44, of Chambersburg, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. …
Baby Dies In Feces-Filled Home While In Drugged Couple's Care; Murder Charges Filed: PSP
A 15-month-old child’s death inside a filthy, freezing home has led to third-degree murder charges against two adults in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, March 16.
Michael Blasser, 34, of Acme, and Ashley Makarsky, 31, were charged following the death of the toddler at a Crestview Drive home in Mount Pleasant Township, according to state police.
Troopers were called to the residence in February of last year for a report of an unresponsive child. When they arrived, the toddler was pale and blue, and troopers began administering CPR, police said. The child w…
‘Call Me Daddy' Creep PA Church Leader, Soccer Coach Raped Girl Before Kidnapping Her To Mexico
Kevin Esterly — the Pennsylvania man who ran off to Mexico with a teenage girl in 2018 — has now been convicted of repeatedly raping the same victim when she was a child, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, March 5.
The disturbing allegations first emerged when the victim came forward to police in February 2025, saying Esterly had sexually abused her for years, beginning when she was a child.
A jury convicted Esterly, now 53, of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and endangering the welfare of children following a trial that began with jury selection on …
Friend Of ‘Stupid Kid’ Who Shot PA Home With Child Inside Pleads Guilty: DA
A man has pleaded guilty to his role in a shooting that sent bullets into a Lancaster County home with a child inside, prosecutors announced.
Isaiah Jose Diaz, 22, of the 200 block of Fourth Street, Columbia Borough, admitted his involvement in the Nov. 1, 2024, shooting on the 400 block of Avenue K in Columbia Borough, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Diaz pleaded guilty before Judge Merrill Spahn on Feb. 12 to two counts of criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy to discharge a firearm into an occupied structure, possession of a f…
Maryland Man Who Shot Passenger 5 Times, Ditching Body On Pennsylvania Highway Guilty: DA
Maryland man accused of gunning down his passenger along a Lancaster County highway has been convicted following a weeklong jury trial, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, March 2.
Kevin Shareed Harmon, 38, of Gwynn Oak, Md., was found guilty of Third-Degree Murder, Theft By Unlawful Taking, and Firearms Not To Be Carried Without A License for killing 54-year-old Miguel Vazquez-Ruiz along the southbound shoulder of Route 222 in Brecknock Township during the early morning hours of April 23, 2023, the DA’s Office said.
The jury acquitted Harmon of First- and S…
New Evidence Found Near Nancy Guthrie’s Home: Bloody Glove, Stone With Blood Droplet
A bloody glove and a stone with a blood droplet have been discovered near the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, who has been missing since Sunday, Feb. 1.
According to a report by Tucson NBC-TV affiliate KVOA, a local couple found the items in the desert less than a mile from Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills of Tucson.
The couple, who requested anonymity, said they spotted the glove under their car’s headlights on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 11. A second glove, appearing to match the first, was found 10 feet away.
T…
Ex-Boyfriend Who Drove 700+ Miles, Killed 2 Dogs, Burned Down PA Home With 6 Inside Convicted
A Michigan man who drove more than 700 miles to torch a Pennsylvania home while six people were inside—killing two dogs and nearly taking multiple lives—has been sentenced, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
Harrison Jones, of Rockford, Michigan, was convicted of six counts of attempted homicide, arson, risking catastrophe, and related offenses for the early morning fire on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.
Flames consumed the two-story home on the 5200 block of Merganser Way in Bensalem just before 5:30 a.m., resulting in a total loss. Six adult residents were injured while escaping the…
PA Man In Tactical Gear With Gun Walks Into Police Station Claiming To Be U.S. Marshal: DOJ
A man who walked into a police station dressed like a federal agent — complete with a badge, tactical gear, and a loaded pistol — has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
Jaimie Lynn Cummings, 52, of York County, was sentenced to 40 months’ imprisonment for impersonating an officer of the United States and illegally possessing a short-barreled firearm. He was sentenced by United States District Judge Kelli N. Neary on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, according to the release.
Cummings previously pleaded guilty to falsely…
Former Fox Affiliate TV Anchor Accused Of Stabbing Mother To Death
A former local TV news anchor is accused of stabbing her mother to death and has been charged with first-degree murder, authorities said.
Police were dispatched at about 7:50 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31 to a “reported cutting” at a home in Wichita, Kansas.
Responding officers found a woman outside who was later identified as Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 47. Inside, they found her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers, “unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds,” according to a department statement.
Avers was transported to a local hospital, where she died later Friday morning, police said. The …
