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Life Sentence For NJ Killer Who Dumped Victim's Body On Bucks County Highway: DA Life Sentence For NJ Killer Who Dumped Victim's Body On Bucks County Highway: DA
Robert Christie Gets Life For 2020 Murder Of Joshua McRae A man convicted in a 2020 Bristol Township murder received a life sentence in a Bucks County court on Tuesday, Jan. 23, according to the District Attorney's Office.  A jury found Robert S. Christie, 37, of Trenton, New Jersey, guilty in the first-degree murder of Joshua McRae back in October, prosecutors said.  Police found the body of McRae, 31, also of Trenton, on the shoulder of I-295 near the I-95 interchange early on Jan. 19, 2020, Daily Voice reported. Prosecutors said he had been shot five times.  Investigators later found that McRae, Christie, and two other men had v…
Gunman Gets Life In Prison For Murder Of Bucks County Dad Gunman Gets Life In Prison For Murder Of Bucks County Dad
Gunman Gets Life In Prison For Murder Of Bucks County Dad A Philadelphia man convicted of killing his mother's ex-boyfriend will spend the rest of his life in prison, a Bucks County judge ruled last week.  Kahlill Saleem Brown, 34, was convicted in July for the murder of 52-year-old Christopher M. Wilson.  Wilson and Brown's mother Joyce Brown-Rodriguez had been "romantically involved" since about 2018 before Wilson ended the relationship, authorities said previously.  The 52-year-old had confided in a co-worker that he was trying to get her to leave him alone and had said he was going to contact her estranged husband to let h…
Bucks Wendy's Employee Who Stabbed Coworker To Death Gets Sentenced Bucks Wendy's Employee Who Stabbed Coworker To Death Gets Sentenced
Bucks Wendy's Employee Who Stabbed Coworker To Death Gets Sentenced The one-time Wendy's employee convicted of stabbing his coworker to death in a Bensalem parking lot will spend the rest of his life behind bars, a Bucks County judge has ruled.  Dominique Harris, 31, of Philadelphia, received a mandatory life sentence without parole on Thursday, June 1, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's Office announced in a statement.  He was convicted of first-degree murder and possessing an instrument of crime after two hours of jury deliberations in April, Daily Voice then reported.  At trial, jurors were told that Harris was employed at a Bensa…
Arsonist Who Killed 81-Year-Old Bucks Man Learns Sentence Arsonist Who Killed 81-Year-Old Bucks Man Learns Sentence
Arsonist Who Killed 81-Year-Old Bucks Man Learns Sentence The convicted arsonist who torched a Bucks County home and killed its 81-year-old owner will spend the rest of his life behind bars, a court has ruled.  Christopher Gillie, 62, of Lackawanna County, pleaded guilty in exchange for a life sentence without the possibility of parole on Tuesday, Feb. 7, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  The charges stemmed from the 2021 fire that killed his girlfriend's father, 81-year-old Julius Drelick, in his Buckingham Township home. First responders were called to Drelick's 5777 Private Drive residence at 3 a.m. on Dec. 5 a…
Life In Prison For PA Arsonist Who Killed Man Clinging To His Own Vehicle Life In Prison For PA Arsonist Who Killed Man Clinging To His Own Vehicle
Life In Prison For PA Arsonist Who Killed Man Clinging To His Own Vehicle A convicted arsonist and killer in Lancaster County will spend the rest of his days in prison for a crime spree that ended with a man's death three years ago, a judge has ruled.  Javen T. Jackson, 24, was sentenced to life plus four-to-10 years at a hearing on Dec. 20, said county District Attorney Heather Adams in a statement.  At his trial in October, prosecutors said Jackson set fire to a New Holland apartment building on Nov. 10, 2019. Jurors heard from building residents who described waking up to find their apartments filled with smoke and rushing to safety with their young …
PA Man Gets Life In Prison For Strangulation Death Of Woman Who 'Feared For Her Life' PA Man Gets Life In Prison For Strangulation Death Of Woman Who 'Feared For Her Life'
PA Man Gets Life In Prison For Strangulation Death Of Woman Who 'Feared For Her Life' A Pennsylvania man convicted of first-degree murder in the strangulation death of the woman with whom he shared a home was sentenced to life in prison, authorities said. Daniel Proffitt, 48, of Oxford, was found guilty but mentally ill in July 2021 on charges of murder and strangulation for his role in the 2018 killing of 64-year-old Anna Johnson, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. Johnson was found strangled to death by local and state police who were called to a Brick Road home in East Nottingham Township on Dec. 29, 2018, authorities said.  When they arrived, Proffitt,…
PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police
PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police A dad of three who was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday, May 4— after being in prison for less than one month— is now known to have been murdered, and Pennsylvania state police have charged his convicted killer cellmate with his homicide. David Vaughn Grier, 26, was serving a life sentence for murdering Kierra Johnson in Philadelphia in 2017, court records show. Joel Vanderpool, 39, of Towanda, was found unresponsive in his cell during staff rounds at State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill on Wednesday, May, 4, according to Superintendent Laurel Harry. "Emergency personnel w…
PA Man Gets Life Sentence In Murder Of 17-Year-Old Boy 'Who Died A Hero': DA PA Man Gets Life Sentence In Murder Of 17-Year-Old Boy 'Who Died A Hero': DA
PA Man Gets Life Sentence In Murder Of 17-Year-Old Boy 'Who Died A Hero': DA A Pennsylvania gunman who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy during a botched home invasion robbery in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison, authorities in Chester County said. Ricardo Rivera, 28, of Reading, was found guilty of second-degree murder, robbery, burglary, conspiracy, and related offenses, for the shooting death of 17-year-old David Doyle III (AKA Davy Mike) at a Pottstown home, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan announced Monday, April 25. North Coventry officers responding to a report of a shooting at a home on Worth Boulevard on Sept. 24, found Doyle with a gunsho…
Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At NJ Church Wants New Trial Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At NJ Church Wants New Trial
Gunman Who Killed Wife, Good Samaritan At NJ Church Wants New Trial A convict who's 10 years into serving two life sentences for shooting and killing his wife and a congregant at a Clifton church wants New Jersey's highest court to overturn his conviction. Joseph "Sanish" Pallipurath, 40, argues in an appeal to the state Supreme Court that his attorney should have mounted an insanity defense during his trial in Superior Court in Paterson in 2011. Reshma James, 24, had been trying to flee an abusive arranged marriage in India that continued after Pallipurath brought her back with him to California, prosecutors said at the time. James obtained a r…
Superior Court Up Holds First-Degree Murder Charge For Harrisburg Birthday Boy's Killer Superior Court Up Holds First-Degree Murder Charge For Harrisburg Birthday Boy's Killer
Superior Court Up Holds First-Degree Murder Charge For Harrisburg Birthday Boy's Killer A first-degree murder conviction for a 2018 killing outside a Harrisburg bar was upheld in the Superior Court on Thursday, according to PennLive. Now-44-year-old Charles Williams is serving a life sentence plus-10-years in prison for the shooting death of 20-year-old Jamal Washington outside of Double D’s Bar. The incident occurred on Washington’s birthday -- March 24. Williams is also convicted for attempted murder of one of Washington’s friends, who was shot 12 times that night, but survived. The appeal was made by Williams, claiming that prosecutors did not prove he was the gunma…
PA Judge Denies Compassionate Release For Killer Dying Of Stage 4 Cancer PA Judge Denies Compassionate Release For Killer Dying Of Stage 4 Cancer
PA Judge Denies Compassionate Release For Killer Dying Of Stage 4 Cancer A Dauphin County judge denied a compassionate release for an inmate dying of inoperable Stage 4 colon cancer who is serving a life sentence for murder, says PennLive. Earl Box, 74 is serving a life sentence for killing a Steelton man during a robbery in 1974, and had requested to be moved to his daughter’s Berks County home for hospice care. A state prison doctor estimated that Box has less than six months to live. Lifers getting released in Pennsylvania is unusual but not unheard of. For example, Joe Ligon, 83 of Philadelphia made national headlines in March when he released as a ju…