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Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting NJ Prosecutor, Judges: PA Bowling Alley Owner Convicted Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting NJ Prosecutor, Judges: PA Bowling Alley Owner Convicted
Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting NJ Prosecutor, Judges: PA Bowling Alley Owner Convicted A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of conspiring to kill multiple New Jersey government officials in a murder-for-hire plot, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Stephen Smink, 62, of Philadelphia, was found guilty on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, of conspiracy to commit murder, five counts of attempted murder, conspiracy to transport weapons, and transporting weapons after a trial in Atlantic County. Smink targeted Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae, First Assistant Prosecutor Harold Shapiro, two Superior Court judges, and an assistant p…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Jennifer Dulos' Family Speaks Out After Attorney Pleads To Lesser Charge, Gets Time Served Jennifer Dulos' Family Speaks Out After Attorney Pleads To Lesser Charge, Gets Time Served
Jennifer Dulos' Family Speaks Out After Attorney Pleads To Lesser Charge, Gets Time Served The family of Jennifer Farber Dulos, the Connecticut mother of five whose 2019 disappearance sparked years of speculation and high-profile legal battles, has responded to news that her husband's former attorney once charged in her case was allowed to plead to a lesser charge. Attorney Kent Mawhinney, 59 — the lawyer for the New Canaan mom's husband husband —had been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. However, he submitted an Alford plea on Friday, June 13, to interfering with an officer, according to NBC Connecticut. A judge sentenced him to time served — 11 months. The Alf…

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by Josh Lanier
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IG Messages, Masked Men, Murder: PA Man Charged With Killing 20-Year-Old In Ambush Shooting IG Messages, Masked Men, Murder: PA Man Charged With Killing 20-Year-Old In Ambush Shooting
IG Messages, Masked Men, Murder: PA Man Charged With Killing 20-Year-Old In Ambush Shooting A 20-year-old man was ambushed and killed in Norristown, and prosecutors say Instagram messages and surveillance footage helped identify one of the suspects now facing a first-degree murder charge. Naseem Worrell, of Norristown, is accused of working with others to kill Tahaj Andru “Pooh” Harrison, 20, on May 23, around 9:43 p.m. behind 641 Corson Street, according to a police criminal complaint filed by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau and Norristown Police Police say Worrell and two other masked men were seen on camera walking toward Harrison before all three opened fire. Harrison w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Woman Tried Hiring Hitman To Kill Philly Cop, 19-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor NJ Woman Tried Hiring Hitman To Kill Philly Cop, 19-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor
NJ Woman Tried Hiring Hitman To Kill Philly Cop, 19-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Camden County woman is facing attempted murder charges after she allegedly tried to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriend and his daughter, authorities said. Jaclyn Diiorio, of Runnemede, was arrested on Friday, April 4, in Gloucester Township, immediately after she tried to pay a confidential informant $12,000 to kill her ex—who is a 53-year-old officer with the Philadelphia Police Department—and his 19-year-old daughter, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins. On Thursday, April 3, investigato…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder In Eastern PA Shooting: DA Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder In Eastern PA Shooting: DA
Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder In Eastern PA Shooting: DA Two men have been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a man in Allentown, District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca announced on Thursday, Nov. 28. Christopher Joel Colon, 32, and John Brace, 32, both of Allentown, are accused of shooting Jorge Alicea Jr. multiple times around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, on the 400 block of North Jordan Street, according to authorities. Alicea Jr. was found with multiple gunshot wounds and rushed into surgery by Allentown EMS, police said. Video evidence showed Alicea walking across a porch to a doub…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Woman Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say PA Woman Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say
PA Woman Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot Targeting Ex-Boyfriend, Police Say Two are facing serious charges after a woman tried to enlist a former family member to help her kill her ex-boyfriend, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Germantown resident Adelaida Consuelo Zacarias Chacon, 53, and 40-year-old Philadelphia resident Reyna Gomez Lopez have both been charged with conspiring to commit murder for an alleged murder-for-hire plot. According to police, in June, detectives were contacted by a case worker at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Family Justice Center after being tipped off that Zacarias Chacon had attempted to …

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by Zak Failla
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Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted Murder: Berks County DA Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted Murder: Berks County DA
Sword-Wielding Drug Dealer Convicted Murder: Berks County DA A convicted drug dealer is back behind bars again, this time for murdering a man with a sword, the Berks County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 10. William Smoot, 50, Exeter Township, was convicted of First-Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder for stabbing DelCollo multiple times with a sword on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Smoot has been held in the Berks County Prison while awaiting sentencing, the district attorney's office said. A sentencing date was not available at the time of publication. Smoot's accompl…

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by Merriell Moyer