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PA Man Found Dead In River By Dog Walker, Coroner Says
A 34-year-old man from Emmaus was found dead in Jordan Creek in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office announced on Friday, Dec. 27. Daniel Leibensperger, 34, was pronounced dead at 12:33 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26, near the 1200 block of North 6th Street in Allentown, according to the coroner's office. Leibensperger was reportedly found partly submerged in the creek by a passerby walking their dog, the coroner said. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 30, at the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensic Center to determine the cause and manner of death. The investigation is …
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PA Man Struck Dead On Christmas: Coroner
A 75-year-old pedestrian, Edward D. Tomcics, was struck and killed by a motor vehicle on Christmas Day in Whitehall Township, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The incident occurred at approximately 6:54 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in the 3200 block of Water Street, officials said. Tomcics was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, where he was pronounced dead at 7:32 p.m. An autopsy performed by the coroner revealed that Tomcics died from blunt force injuries sustained in the collision. His death has been ruled an accident. The incident is under investigation by…
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Woman ID'd In PA Fatal House Fire: Coroner
An 81-year-old woman who died following a house fire in Catasauqua, has been identified, the Lehigh County announced on Friday, Dec. 20. Kathryn E. Kubinsky, was pronounced dead at her home in the 600 block of Walnut Street at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. She was found in the living room of the residence, which had sustained damage from a fire incident, Buglio said in a release. An autopsy conducted on Friday, Dec. 20, revealed that Kubinsky died from natural causes, experiencing a natural death event prior to the fire. “The l…
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Bethel Mother Justified In Fatal Shooting Of Son During Break-In: Berks DA
A Berks County woman who shot and killed her son after he broke into her home acted in self-defense, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Sean M. Clemens, 32, of Myerstown, was shot multiple times by his 64-year-old mother during a confrontation at her residence on Little Mountain Road in Bethel Township, Berks County, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. The incident began around 7:50 a.m. when the woman called 911 to report that she had shot her son after he forcibly entered her home, officials said. Investigators said Clemens, who had a h…
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Inmate Found Unresponsive At Lehigh County Jail Dies: Investigation Underway
A Lehigh County Jail inmate was found unresponsive in his cell on Saturday, Dec. 14, and later pronounced dead, authorities said. Linwood Jones, 62, was discovered unresponsive in his cell at the Allentown facility around 4:20 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Department of Corrections. Staff immediately declared a medical emergency and began CPR before EMS arrived and took over, Director of Corrections Janine Donate said. Jones was transported to St. Luke's Hospital-Allentown by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead at 5:20 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, officials said. Jones had been admi…
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Elizabethtown Man Dies In Mount Joy After Single-Vehicle Crash: Coroner
A 77-year-old Elizabethtown man died following a single-vehicle crash in Mount Joy Township, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Ronald Book was found deceased in the driver’s seat of a vehicle at 12:58 p.m. along Bellaire Road, according to the coroner's office. The car was discovered on a rocky area off the side of the road with minimal damage. A coroner investigator pronounced Book dead at the scene, the office said. A physical examination revealed no signs of trauma, and an autopsy performed the following day determined the cause of death to be Ath…
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Bucks County Man Killed In Fiery Crash Along Lehigh County Roadway ID'd
The who man was killed when his vehicle struck a tree and erupted in flames in Lower Milford Township has been identified, the Lehigh County Coroner announcedon Tuesday, Dec. 3. The victim, identified as 38-year-old Raymond Reigle of Sellersville, was pronounced dead at 5:21 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, at the scene near Kings Highway and Janes Lane, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Reigle was the sole occupant of the vehicle, officials said. An autopsy completed later on Dec. 2 determined that Reigle died from multiple injuries sustained in the crash and subsequent fire. T…
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: PA Mom Of Baby Girl Who Died Speaks Out Amid Abusive Murder Case
The mother of a 3-month-old girl who died under suspicious circumstances spoke exclusively to Daily Voice on Wednesday morning, Nov. 27, sharing her perspective on the events leading up to the tragedy and the allegations that followed. In the emotional interview, the infant’s mom denied that her daughter was ever shaken or dropped, contradicting details outlined in the affidavit. "She was fully conscious when in the shower because she cried when she first went in," she said. "It was only a few minutes before I was called, and she was limp with mucus coming from both her nose and mouth. While…
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64-Year-Old Man Dies In PA Rt 2083 Crash: Coroner
The 64-year-old man killed in a crash in Upper Saucon Township has been identified by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. David A. Stahler was pronounced dead after a crash in Upper Saucon Township, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office announced. The collision occurred in the 3200 block of Oakhurst Drive at 1:53 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, according to the release. Stahler was operating a vehicle that collided with another motorist, officials said. The 3200 block of Oakhurst Drive was closed for several hours for the investigation and re-opened at 3:20 p.m., …
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Maryland Wife Sought In Estranged Husband’s PA Overdose Death: Police
A Maryland woman is wanted in connection with the overdose death of her estranged husband in Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Troopers were called to a home on the 300 block of Murphy Road on Sept. 26, 2023, where they found 39-year-old Clinton Douglas Hyde deceased. Evidence at the scene suggested the death was drug-related. An autopsy later determined the cause of death to be “mixed-drug toxicity,” police said. After a year-long investigation, authorities identified Heather Hyde, 41, of Street, Maryland, as the person who…
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PA SCI Inmate Charged With First-Degree Murder For Cellmate's Death: DA
An inmate at SCI Phoenix has been charged with First-Degree Murder after allegedly killing his cellmate earlier this month, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Nathan Blose, 40, is accused of murdering 45-year-old Shaun Harden, who was found dead in their shared cell at the Montgomery County correctional facility on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at 5:55 a.m., according to officials. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Pennsylvania State Police were contacted by Captain Eddie Hodrick of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections after Harden’…
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PA Woman Found Dead In Wooded Area Died By Suicide: Coroner
A Lehigh County woman was found dead in a wooded area of Lehigh County, the coroner announced on Friday, Nov. 8. Lynn Parsons, 65, of Upper Macungie Township, was found in a wooded area of the township in the 1700 block of Mulberry Road, at 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the coroner's office. An autopsy was completed yesterday at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center. The manner of death has been ruled "Suicide," according to an updated release on Saturday, Nov. 9. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National S…
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Dump Truck Driver Killed Slamming Into Embankment: Lehigh County Coroner
A dump truck driver has died after slamming into an embankment, the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio announced on Wednesday, Oct. 16. David Brown, 68, of North Whitehall Township, was driving a dump truck when it struck an embankment in the 2700 block of Valley Road, Coroner Buglio detailed in the release. The crash happened at 2:03 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, according to the coroner's office. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:07 p.m. The cause of death was listed as "Blunt Force Injuries Due to Motor Vehicle Collision" and the manner of death was "Accident," Buglio said follow…
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Passenger From Allentown Dies In Hospital After Bethlehem Crash: Police
The passenger for a vehicle involved in a crash died in the hospital, the Bethlehem Police Department announced on Monday, Oct. 14. Ezequiel Hernandez-Cartagena, 20, of Allentown, has been identified as the passenger killed in the single-vehicle crash, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Officers responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash with injuries in the 700 block of Central Boulevard at 6:53 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, police said. When they arrived, officers found a vehicle severely damaged from striking a utility pole, but no one could be found in or around it,…
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Pair Allegedly Killed By Philly Murderer ID'd By York County Coroner
The pair allegedly killed by a convicted murderer has been identified by the York County Coroner, according to a release on Thursday, Oct. 10. Randy Zink, 66, and Tammy Quiel, 56, both of the 3200 block of Eastern Boulevard in Springettsbury Township were found dead at the home they shared with Rangel Vangas, 53, most recently of York but previously of Philadelphia, according to the coroner's updated release. Vangas was arrested on the scene of the double slaying and charged with two counts of Criminal Homicide, Springettsbury Township police detailed in a separate rel…
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: Man Killed GF's 3-Year-Old Son, Berks DA Announces
A Lycoming County man has been arrested and charged with murder in the 2021 death of his girlfriend's 3-year-old son, authorities in Berks County announced on Thursday, Oct. 10. Elijah Matias, 23, of Cogan Station, is believed to have caused the boy's multiple internal and external injuries in various stages of healing found in an autopsy in January 2021, the DA's office said. The cause of death was determined to have been blunt force trauma resulting in lacerations to the victim’s liver, mesentery, and pancreas. Based upon the findings of Forensic Pathologist Dr. Neil Hoffman, the chi…
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Manheim Mennonite Dad Struck Dead Driving Amish Boys, Friends Say
A Mennonite dad was struck dead on Wednesday morning, Oct. 10, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. Eldon Kreider, 43, of Manheim was driving a pickup truck when he was struck by a sedan at the intersection of Hossler and Breneman roads in Rapho Township at 8:42 a.m., the coroner said. The driver of the sedan "pulled out in front of him at the intersection," a family friend said. Kreider was driving two Amish boys, "that are fine," the friend noted. The pick-up truck had rolled over during the crash, the coroner explained. He was pronounced dead…
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MD Woman Struck Dead In PA ID'd, Coroner Searching For Next Of Kin
A Maryland native has been identifed as a pedestrian who died days after she was struck in Pennsylvania, the York County Coroner's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Ruth "Helen" Emel, 72, originally of Baltimore, most recently of the 300 block of West Market Street York City, died at Wellspan York Hospital at 11:20 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, the coroner explained and as detailed on her social media. Emel had been walking in the crosswalk when she was struck by a vehicle that was turning onto W. Market Street from N. Penn Street around 5:19 p.m. on Wednesday, O…
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Convicted Felon Arrested For Fatal Bathroom Shooting: Lehigh County DA
A 56-year-old man who was shot dead on Friday, Oct. 4 has been identified and his suspected shooter is in custody, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced. Christopher E. Potter was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:36 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, according to the coroner's release. Elvis Miguel Perez, 34, of Bethlehem, has been charged with the following felonies in connection with this fatal shooting: Criminal Homicide, Person Not to Possess, Use, Manufacture, Control, Sell or Transfer Firearms, and Possession of a Firearm with Altered Manufacture’…
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Teen Charged With Homicide In Bethlehem: Authorities (
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A 30-year-old man was shot dead in Bethlehem, authorities told Daily Voice on Saturday, Sept. 28. Altaron Amir Robinson, of Allentown, was shot in the 1900 block of Butztown Road, Bethlehem at 9:29 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, the Lehigh County Coroner detailed. The shooting was near Governor Wolf Elementary School which closed Friday while police investigated the shooting. Robinson was pronounced dead at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem at 3:22 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, Coroner Daniel Buglio explained. The cause of death was a gunshot(s) wo…
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Coroner ID's Skeletal Remains Of 33-Year-Old Man Found In PA Park
The remains of a 33-year-old man found in Allentown have been identified, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Monday, Sept. 23. Michael "Mike" Morrisey, 33, of Allentown, was last seen alive on Saturday, July 27, Coroner Daniel Buglio explained in an updated release. He was reported as a missing person by concerned family members to the Allentown Police Department on Thursday, August 8. Our friend is still missing please continue to share until he is found Posted by Linda Nechetsky on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 His skeletal remains were found in a wooded area, near the underpass…
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Accident Or Homicide? Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old Boy Dead In PA
The difficult task of ruling whether an "accidental" shooting may be a homicide is up to authorities in Luzerne County, Daily Voice was told on Friday, Sept. 6. A teenage boy was fatally wounded with a gunshot wound to his chest in Nanticoke on Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities said. The victim was identified as Hunter Sipple, 17, the following day. The shooting with a handgun was "preliminarily accidental" pending further investigation, Nanticoke Police Chief Michael Roke told Daily Voice. "It's been a pretty whirlwind week," Roke said on Friday, Sept. 6. "We have more people coming in f…
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Late-Night Labor Day Shooting Ruled Homicide, Lehigh Coroner Says (
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Authorities have ruled that the 39-year-old man shot dead in Allentown over the Labor Day weekend was a homicide. Terrence Brunson, of Allentown, Brunson was pronounced dead on Monday, Sept. 2, at about 11:20 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner. He died of a gunshot wound to the chest, the coroner said on Wednesday, Sept. 4. He was pronounced dead in the emergency department at St. Luke's Hospital, Sacred Heart Campus. The shooting occurred on Monday, Sept. 2, at approximately 10:40 p.m. in the 500 Block of W. Liberty St. in Allentown, the coroner said. …
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Woman ID'd After Fatal Assault By Married Couple: Dauphin County Coroner
The woman found dead following an assault at a husband and wife's apartment has been identified, by the Dauphin County Coroner on Sunday, Sept. 1. Allie McFadden, 26, of York County, was killed in Kyle and Chanise Burton's apartment in the 100 block of Pine Street at 11 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29. The investigation revealed that the Burtons were responsible for her death, according to the police, and as Daily Voice previously reported. Her autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. The investigation is still ongoing and anyone with information is asked to …
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Crash Victim Found Lying Dead In Road, Lancaster County Coroner Says
A 33-year-old man was found lying on the road Sunday morning, Aug. 11, the Lancaster County Coroner announced the following day. Alexis Garcia-Burgos, of the 700 block of King Street, Lancaster, PA was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash at 8:15 a.m., as detailed in the coroner's release. Emergency crews were first called the crash called to the scene of a crash at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and Centerville Road in East Hempfield Township around 6:30 a.m. and the coroner was called at 7:41 a.m. The other person involved in the crash was injured, author…
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Boy, 17, Ejected, Killed In Lehigh County Rollover Crash: Coroner
A 17-year-old boy was killed in a late-night crash on Monday, Aug. 5 in Lehigh County, the coroner said. Javian Alexander Rivera, of Lower Macungie, was the passenger in the car the rolled over on the 2000 block of Orchard Drive around 11:55 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Javian was ejected and killed, Buglio said. An autopsy will be completed at the LCCO&FC on Thursday, Aug. 8, to determine the cause of death. In addition to the coroner's office, the Whitehall Township Police Department, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and the Lehigh County Crash Reconst…
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Teen Girl Struck Dead In Lancaster, Coroner Says
A 15-year-old girl was found dead on the side of the road on Monday morning, Aug. 5 the Lancaster County Coroner Eric Bieber announced. The coroner had been called to a pedestrian struck at 1420 Beaver Valley Pike in Strasburg Township at 3:28 a.m., according to the release. The teenage girl was found by investigators and the coroner along the side of the road following the vehicle strike, as detailed in the release. The local girl's name, cause, and manner of death were not released. Her body was taken to Lancaster County Forensic Center for an autopsy. This fatal crash is under i…
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Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County
A 65-year-old man from Salisbury Township was found dead of a gunshot wound, authorities said. Richard A. Costello was pronounced dead on Friday, Aug. 2, at 9:37 a.m. at his home, they said. An autopsy was completed on Monday, Aug. 5 at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensics Center. The cause of death is a gunshot wound to the abdomen, the coroner said. The manner of death is pending an investigation, the coroner said. Costello was found at his home during a welfare check by police, who were contacted by a concerned family member. In addition to the co…
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Maryland Ironman Winner, Dallastown HS Teacher Killed In Bicycle Crash: Officials
A former Ironman Maryland All-Around winner and popular Pennsylvania high school teacher was killed in a bicycle crash in York County, friends and officials announced on Monday, July 29. Joseph "Joe" Klinedinst, 48 of York, died at the scene of a crash at the intersection of Mt Pisgah and Ducktown roads in Hellam Township at 11:55 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, according to the coroner's release and later identified by family friends and a county commissioner. Our deepest condolences to the Klinedinst family as yesterday our community lost a great man. Joe Klinedinst sadly... Posted by Ma…
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Coroner Reveals Cause Of Death For Manheim Mom (
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A 66-year-old mom of two has died following a house fire, authorities announced on Thursday, July 24. Beth Hill Yanni, of the 2600 block of Lebanon Road in Manheim, Rapho Township, was taken to Lancaster General Hospital after "being caught in a fire at her residence," as written in the Lancaster County Coroner's report. The fire broke out at her home around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24 — she was pronounced dead in the trauma bay at 9:39 p.m., the coroner explained. Following an autopsy, her manner of death was ruled accidental and the cause was 'Smoke Inhalation and T…
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NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police
A father and his two children from Long Island have been identified as the victims of a triple fatal crash on the Interstate 76/PA Turnpike involving a tractor-trailer that happened on Sunday, July 21, Pennsylvania State Police and the Lancaster County Coroner announced in separate releases the following Monday. Donnell Hickson, 43 of the 2700 block of Grant Avenue in Baldwin, NY, has been identified as the driver of the passenger vehicle that fatally collided with a tractor-trailer at mile marker 268.8 at 4:24 a.m., authorities detailed. His 18-year-old son, Decir Hickson of the…
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