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Murder-suicide
Police & Fire
3 Dead In Double Murder-Suicide Over Feuding Philly Neighbors: Reports (
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Police have released the names of the three people involved in a double murder-suicide in a Philadelphia neighborhood. Three people are dead after a man killed two neighbors he was feuding with before turning the gun on himself, according to reports on Thursday, Nov. 21. The man, who lived in the 7300 block of East Walnut Lane, came out of is his house with a gun as his two neighbors, a 77-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman, were coming home from grocery shopping at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20, a Fox29 News report states. Alvinn Berry, 66, was found dead at the scene from a self-…
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Second Murder-Suicide In PA In 12 Hours: DA
A second murder-suicide in less than 12 hours, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 25. A father and son were found dead in East Goshen Township around 10:34 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, as detailed in the release. The Westtown East Goshen Regional Police Department and the Chester County Detectives are investigating this murder-suicide that did not involve any firearms, the DA explained. There is no threat to the public or "There is no threat to the public," the DA said. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information ab…
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PA Son Kills 92-Year-Old Dad In Murder-Suicide: Coroner
A 92-year-old dad was killed by his son and namesake in what officials are calling murder-suicide, the Mercer County Coroner’s office told Daily Voice on Monday, Oct. 7. David E. Frew, 92, of West Salem Township, was shot in the head by his son, David C. Frew, 51, of Sharpsville on Sunday, Oct. 6. First responders were called to the scene in Mercer County around 5:30 p.m. that night. The elder David Frew was pronounced dead at the scene by Chief Deputy Coroner Robert L. Snyder. His cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head in a man…
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PA Lunch Lady Killed In Murder-Suicide, Daughter Says
A 44-year-old Allentown mom "didn’t deserve to die the way she did," her daughter wrote in a GoFundMe on Friday, Sept. 6 following a murder-suicide. Livi E. Beltran Fernandez was found shot dead in a home in the 2000 block of East Cedar Street around 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, as explained by the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio and previously reported by Daily Voice. Her cause of death was ruled a homicide. Jesus J. Cruz Ortiz, 53, of Easton, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot at the same address, Buglio said. His cause of death was ruled a suicide. Livi, a native of Puert…
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Murder-suicide
: Authorities ID Couple Shot Dead In Allentown
Authorities have identified the couple shot dead in a murder-suicide in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Friday, Sept. 6. Livi E. Beltran Fernandez, 44, of Allentown, was found dead of a shooting at about 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, in a home on the 2000 block of East Cedar St., according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. Her cause of death was ruled a homicide. Jesus J. Cruz Ortiz, a 53-year-old man from Easton, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot at the same address, Buglio said. His cause of death was ruled a suicide. Autopsies were completed&…
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Murder-suicide
: Couple Shot Dead In Allentown, Lehigh County Coroner Says
A murder-suicide is under investigation in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Thursday, Sept. 5. A 44-year-old woman from Allentown was found dead of a shooting at about 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, in a home on the 2000 block of East Cedar St., according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. Her manner of death was ruled a homicide. A 53-year-old man from Easton was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot at the same address, Buglio said. His manner of death was ruled a suicide. "The investigation remains active and on-going, however it appears John Doe s…
Police & Fire
Police ID Family Dead In Bucks County Double Murder-Suicide
A 59-year-old Bucks County man killed his wife and son before turning the gun on himself, authorities said. Steven Chow shot and killed 21-year-old Raymond Chow and 63-year-old Amy Troung while they lay in their beds, before fatally shooting himself a short time later in "The Ridings of Buckingham" neighborhood, they said. The double murder-suicide occurred in the 3900 Block Charter Club Drive, in Buckingham Township. at about 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, according to Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer M. Schorn and Buckingham Township Police Chief David J. Scirrotto. Upon arrival, off…
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Murder-Suicide Married Couple ID'd By Northampton County Coroner
An elderly couple was killed in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide, the Northampton County Coroner’s Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The couple was 78-year-old Celeste L. Kistler and 80-year-old Larry A. Kistler, according to the coroner's release. Celeste was shot and her manner of death is homicide; Larry was also shot and his manner of death was suicide, the coroner detailed. They were found in their home in the 700 Block of Redfern Lane in the City of Bethlehem on Saturday, August 3. Additional information was unavailable at the time of publishing. Che…
Police & Fire
Elderly Couple Dies In Murder-Suicide: Lehigh County Coroner
Officials are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in North Whitehall Township on Saturday, May 18, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Authorities said 78-year-old Harvey H. Hartung shot his wife, 79-year-old Carol A. Hartung, before turning the gun on himself. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Pennsylvania State Police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio added.
News
Olney High School Teacher Ondria Glaze Obituary
A special education teacher in Philadelphia was killed in what police described as an apparent murder-suicide. Ondria Glaze was found at the scene on the 1300 block of South 70th Street on Sunday afternoon, May 5, authorities told Daily Voice. "Ms. Glaze was our Special Education Compliance Monitor and long-time beloved Olney teacher," Olney High School Principal Michael Roth said in a statement. "At Olney, we have a saying, 'Olney Love.' Ms. Glaze could truly be defined as 'Olney Love.' She embodied this mantra and blessed every student and staff member she came across,"…
Police & Fire
Murder-Suicide Under Investigation In Shippensburg: PA State Police Chambersburg
A report of "shots fired" in a mobile home park led troopers to the scene of an apparent murder-suicide, the Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The "domestic altercation where shots were fired" happened in Lenwood Park, Southampton Township, Shippensburg, around 7:25 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, Trooper Megan Frazer detailed in the release. PSP Chambersburg Troopers formed a perimeter around the home but they failed to make contact with the people inside, so the Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) was called to the scen…
Police & Fire
Murder-suicide
: Police ID Husband, Wife Found Dead In Lancaster County Home
Police have identified the couple found dead in what they say was a murder-suicide in a Lancaster County home early Wednesday, April 10. Mark E. Shepherd, 71, shot his wife Diane L. Shepherd, 63, and then himself in their home on the 300 block of Sun Hill Road in Penn Township, bringing police to the scene just after 4 a.m., Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. The couple's extended family was inside the home at the time of the incident. They told police that they awoke to a loud domestic-related argument between Mark and Diane occurring in a separate part of the home. Multi…
Police & Fire
Children Orphaned In PA Murder-Suicide, Campaign Says
Support is surging for Montgomery County children who were left without either parent in a weekend murder-suicide. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Durdona Sultanova, 43, was shot and killed by her ex-husband, 44-year-old Al Allaberg, in a home on the 400 block of Carson Terrace Saturday, March 16. According to a GoFundMe for the family, Sultanova and Allaberg are survived by their two children. "Many know Durdona for her generosity, kindness, and open heart who has helped many," reads the campaign launched by Lilia Tamkovitch, noting the kids are being cared for by Sultano…
News
Police Were Called To PA Home For Assault Months Before Murder-Suicide: Docs
Months before they were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide, West Goshen police were called to a domestic dispute at the home of Kai O'Connor and Derek Calzadillas, according to documents obtained by Daily Voice. Officers drove to 432 Hightop Road on Tuesday, Jan. 2 because Calzadillas' loved ones had phoned in a welfare check, investigators have said. Authorities arrived and saw 22-year-old O'Connor unresponsive on the floor through a window, while 41-year-old Calzadillas was found in a closet. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not said which man ki…
News
Murder-suicide
: Man Found Dead In Chester County Closet
Authorities in Chester County are investigating a murder-suicide on Tuesday, Jan. 2, they said. West Goshen police responded to a home on the 400 block of Hightop Road for a welfare check on 41-year-old Derek Calzadillas, who relatives said hadn't heard from him in 24 hours, Chester County District Attorney Christopher De Barrena-Sarobe said. Through the window, responders saw a man lying unresponsive on the floor. That man was later identified as 22-year-old Kay O'Connor, who was taken to Chester County Hospital by EMS and pronounced dead, the DA said. Calzadillas, meanwhile, was fou…
Police & Fire
Murder-Suicide: NJ Mom Of 4 ID'd After BF Shot Her In Gated Pocono Community
A domestic incident turned into an apparent murder-suicide in a gated community near the resorts in the Poconos on Tuesday night, authorities announced. Leilani Ramos, a 37-year-old mom of four from Newark, NJ, died from a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds at 8:33 p.m. on Nov. 28, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio, detailed in a release the following morning. Pocono Township police were called by Leilani to a "domestic-related shooting" in the private gated community on Ski Side Drive, near Camelback Road in Tannersville around 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 28, as sta…
Police & Fire
Man Kills Ex-GF At Home, Then Himself At PA Cemetery, DA Says
A man and a woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide on Monday, according to authorities. Randy Hill, 33, was found with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound at Highland Memorial Cemetery and pronounced dead at 8:37 a.m., Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pottstown Police Chief Mick Markovich announced in a joint statement on Oct. 16. Hill's ex-girlfriend, 30-year-old Symphony Blue was found dead from a gunshot wound in a bedroom at Hill's home in the 500 block of North Franklin Street at 10:29 a.m., according t…
Police & Fire
Murder-suicide
: Husband Kills 94-Year-Old Wife Then Himself In Montgomery County, DA Says
A 93-year-old man killed his wife before turning the gun on himself in Montgomery County on Tuesday, Sept. 12, prosecutors say. Stanley Brown of Lansdale called borough police just after noon and told them he had shot his wife, Florence Brown, said District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office. He told dispatchers he was going to kill himself before a gunshot was heard, authorities said. As police arrived, another shot was heard from inside the home, according to the DA's Office. Inside, officers found Stanley sitting in a chair with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest …
Obituaries
Murder-suicide
: Township Secretary Shot Dead By Husband, PA State Police
A 69-year-old man shot his wife before turning the gun on himself Tuesday night, police say. April Rehbein, a secretary for Codorus Township, was found shot dead in the front yard of her home around 6:15 p.m. on Sept. 12, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Her husband, David P. Rehbein is believed to have shoot her following an argument that evening, a relative who found their bodies told authorities. David was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the home in the 4600 block of Shaffers Church Road, Glenville, Codorus Township, according to a release by the c…
Police & Fire
Possible
Murder-suicide
: 'Strong Odor' Leads Police In PA To Dead Mom, Son
A Philadelphia woman and her son were found dead Tuesday night in what police are investigating as a possible murder-suicide, the department told Daily Voice. Officers were called to a home on the 200 block of Hickory Hill Road in the far Northeast for complaints of a "strong odor" around 6 p.m., authorities said. Inside, a 66-year-old woman was found dead in a second-floor bathroom and her 49-year-old son was found dead on the stairs, according to police. Investigators said both bodies were "badly decomposed" and no cause of death has been confirmed. A firearm was recove…
Police & Fire
Murder-Suicide: 'Soulmate' Husband Kills Author Wife In PA
A self-described "lifestyle influencer" and author died in an apparent murder-suicide in Central Pennsylvania, authorities told Daily Voice on July 31, 2023. Jeffrey "Jeff" Scott Wenrich, 63, and his wife, Tharifah "Tharifa" Wenrich, 64, were found shot to death at their home in the 100 block of Scottsdale Drive by a family member around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Mifflinburg Police told Daily Voice. Jeff is believed to have shot Tharia and then turned the gun on himself sometime between 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. on July 30. The couple lived together at the home, no one else was involv…
Police & Fire
Dad Kills 8-Year-Old Son Then Himself In Bucks County: Police (
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A 47-year-old dad fatally shot his 8-year-old son before turning the gun on himself, police in Bucks County believe. Officers were responding to a wellness check on the 500 block of Heritage Oak Drive around 6 p.m. Thursday night, Lower Makefield police said in a release. No one came to the door, but when they looked through a window they saw a boy curled in a ball on the floor, LMTPD Chief Kenneth Coluzzi told 6abc and NBC10. Police entered the home and found both people dead from "apparent gunshot wounds to the head," the department said. They are identified as 47-y…
Police & Fire
Police ID Mother, Daughter Found Dead In Philadelphia Home
Police in Philadelphia have identified the mother and daughter who were found dead in a home earlier this week. Fengjiao Lin, 55, and Chen Chen, 25, were found in the second floor bedroom of a home on the 4300 block of Palmetto Street just before 7:30 a.m. Monday, July 10, Philadelphia police said. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and a weapon was recovered. According to 6abc, the shooting was being investigated as a murder suicide, however, police were not immediately able to confirm whether or not that was the case.
Obituaries
Engaged Couple Dead In Murder-Suicide, Cumberland Co. Coroner Says
The murder-suicide victims found in a Central Pennsylvania home over the weekend have been identified as a recently engaged couple. Timothy Hanford, 49, is believed to have fatally shot his fiance, Carolyn (Hand) Eash, 57, in a home on the 800 block of Grantham Road in Upper Allen Township, Mechanicsburg, before turning the gun on himself, local officials said. Their bodies were found by police performing a welfare check around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1, Upper Allen police said. Autopsies confirmed that both individuals died of gunshot wounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact…
Police & Fire
Murder-suicide
: ID Of Shooter Who Killed Woman Then Himself In PA Home Released
Police have ruled the case of two people found dead in a Central Pennsylvania home over the weekend a murder-suicide. Timothy Hanford, 49, is believed to have fatally shot a woman in a home on the 800 block of Grantham Road in Upper Allen Township before turning the gun on himself, local officials said. Their bodies were found by police performing a welfare check around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1, Upper Allen police said. Autopsies confirmed that both individuals died of gunshot wounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact police by dialing 717-795-2445. Anonymous tips can be s…
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Murder-Suicide Victim ID'd
Police have identified one person killed in a Philadelphia murder-suicide overnight. Katie Dales, 29, was shot multiple times in the head inside an apartment at 100 E. Roosevelt Boulevard around 12:05 a.m. Saturday, May 20, city police said. The shooter, identified only as a 27-year-old man, suffered a single gunshot wound to the mouth, police said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene just before 12:20 a.m., police said. A weapon was recovered and a motive was unknown. According to 6abc, two children were at the scene. It was unclear if they witnessed the shooting.
Obituaries
Murder-Suicide Orphans 4 Children In PA, Family Says
Parents with four children have been identified by their family following a murder-suicide on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Alesha Kirkwood Johns was shot dead by her husband Trenton Johns during a domestic dispute at a home on Elkin Road in Boggs Township between 5:51 and 6:11 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release the following morning. Alesha was attempting to leave the home when Trenton pulled a gun from his pants and shot her from behind— then he turned the gun on himself, police said. Alesha attend Butler County Community College and Kittanning High School where …
News
Inside Pennsylvania Family's Chilling Suicide Pact
The Daub family's bodies were arranged in a straight line across the backyard of their York County home when police arrived at the scene on Wednesday, Jan. 25, they said. Notes inside of their Loman Avenue home in West Manchester Township detailed exactly how Morgan, 26, and her parents, James, 62, and Deborah, 59, planned on dying, police said in a statement emailed to Daily Voice. And the chilling scene reflected just those, police said: Deborah killed James, Morgan killed Deborah, and then Morgan — who according to PennLive died holding a sword that read "Sword of the Lord — then killed …
Police & Fire
Murder-Suicide Claims Life Of Philadelphia Salon Owner Allegedly Divorcing Husband: Report
The owner of a salon and spa in northwest Philadelphia was shot dead in the business paring lot in what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide, according to a report from ChestnutHillLocal.com. Wend Feldman, who was divorcing her husband, was found behind Spa Elysium and Fringe Salon on Bethlehem Pike in Chestnut Hill around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, the outlet said. Posted by Spa Elysium Chestnut Hill on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Feldman, 59, and the 64-year-old man were both found with gunshot wounds to their heads, CHL said. Feldman was declared dead at the scene, while t…
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PA Woman Missing Since BF Suicide Found Dead In Apparent Homicide: Police
A man who apparently committed suicide might have killed his girlfriend first, authorities believe. A hunter found the remains of 59-year-old Darlene Harbison over a hillside on Nichola Road in Worthington Township on Monday, Dec. 5, Allegheny County police announced around 3 p.m. The Frazer Township woman had been missing since Sept. 11, according to the national registry for missing people. The motorcycle's license plate was registered to Harbison, according to the police release. The remains will be taken to the medical examiner’s office for formal identification, the…
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PA Mom Who Gave Daughter Fentanyl Posted Bizarre YouTube Video Before Murder-Suicide Attempt
The day before a Pennsylvania mom gave her 8-year-old daughter fentanyl and opiate-laced apple juice (as detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice) she posted a bizarre YouTube video. The 8-year-old girl is now in emergency custody of relatives after 29-year-old Skye Contance Naggy allegedly attempted to commit murder-suicide using fentanyl she purchase "on the dark net" because "God told her they would die soon," police detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. While searching for Naggy and her daughter on Oct. 25, the police found the laced a…
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