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PA Couple’s Murder Tied To Border Patrol Agent’s Killing: Officials PA Couple’s Murder Tied To Border Patrol Agent’s Killing: Officials
PA Couple’s Murder Tied To Border Patrol Agent’s Killing: Officials The brutal slaying of a Chester Heights couple in their home is now linked to the recent killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Richard and Rita Zajko were shot dead inside their Highland Drive home on Dec. 31, 2022, investigators said. Their bodies were discovered on Jan. 2, 2023, after a family member requested a welfare check. Initially, authorities had not determined if the double homicide was a random act of violence, but new evidence suggests otherwise. According to PSP Media's Criminal Investigation Unit, a firearm purchased by …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Chester Heights Murders Not 'Random' Attack, Investigators Say Chester Heights Murders Not 'Random' Attack, Investigators Say
Chester Heights Murders Not 'Random' Attack, Investigators Say New evidence has emerged in the murders of Richard and Rita Zajko, state police say, and investigators now believe the couple was not randomly targeted.  The Zajkos were found dead in their Chester Heights home on Jan. 2 by troopers conducting a welfare check, Daily Voice has reported.   Nearly a month later, police detectives say they have conducted "dozens" of interviews, executed "numerous" search warrants, and "obtained new evidence" in the course of the investigation.  "Based off this information it is believed at this time not to be a random act of violence," said…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Elderly Delco Couple Were Murdered, Investigators Believe Elderly Delco Couple Were Murdered, Investigators Believe
Elderly Delco Couple Were Murdered, Investigators Believe The husband and wife found dead in their Delaware County home on Monday were murdered, authorities believe.  State police were called to a home on Highland Drive in Chester Heights Borough at about 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2 for a welfare check, Daily Voice has reported.  There, troopers found two adults dead. They are now identified as 72-year-old Richard Zajko and 69-year-old Rita Zajko, state police said in a release Thursday, Jan. 5.  Investigators believe the couple were murdered and are treating the case as a homicide, officials said. They did not describe their reasoning, nor have…

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by Mac Bullock