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Girlfriend Conspired To Rob, Kill Boyfriend In Norristown: DA Girlfriend Conspired To Rob, Kill Boyfriend In Norristown: DA
Girlfriend Conspired To Rob, Kill Boyfriend In Norristown: DA The ambush killing of William Carter in Norristown on Jan. 20 was orchestrated in part by his own girlfriend, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  Katherine Emel, 29, of Plymouth Meeting, is charged with second-degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy, prosecutors said.  Carter was visiting the mother of his child on Powell Street when he went outside to grab money from his Buick LeSabre, investigators said in the criminal complaint. The 35-year-old had recently won $3,000 from sports betting, authorities wrote.  On his way back to the Powell St…

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by Mac Bullock
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Homicide In Norristown, $5K Reward Offered For Information Leading To Killers: DA Homicide In Norristown, $5K Reward Offered For Information Leading To Killers: DA
Homicide In Norristown, $5K Reward Offered For Information Leading To Killers: DA Montgomery County detectives are looking for the gunmen who robbed 35-year-old William Grover Carter before shooting him dead on a Norristown street Saturday night, Jan. 20, prosecutors say.  Carter was visiting a friend's house on Powell Street when he went outside to grab something from his car just before 8 p.m., the District Attorney's Office said.  When he was on the first block of West Wood Street, three men hopped out of a grey Toyota RAV-4 and rushed him at gunpoint, authorities said.  Montgomery County District Attorney's Office They robbed Carter, fatally shot hi…

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by Mac Bullock
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MontCo Man Beat Pregnant Girlfriend, Killed Unborn Baby: DA MontCo Man Beat Pregnant Girlfriend, Killed Unborn Baby: DA
MontCo Man Beat Pregnant Girlfriend, Killed Unborn Baby: DA A Montgomery County man accused of beating his pregnant girlfriend is now charged with the death of her unborn baby, authorities announced.  Robert Wiley, 24, of Norristown, was arrested on Aug. 18, after authorities were called to a home on Powell Street that morning for a reported domestic disturbance, said District Attorney Kevin Steele in a statement.  Investigators say Wiley punched and kicked his sleeping, 26-year-old girlfriend while she slept. When she woke up, police say Wiley continued the beating and announced he was trying to "kill the baby."  The woman was 21 we…

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by Mac Bullock