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COLD CASE: PA Teen Was Stabbed, Beaten, And Dumped In Backyard COLD CASE: PA Teen Was Stabbed, Beaten, And Dumped In Backyard
Cold CASE: PA Teen Was Stabbed, Beaten, And Dumped In Backyard Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a Delaware County murder that took place more than 50 years ago.  Joann Jackson was 18 years old when police found her body in a backyard off of Rose Tree Road in Middletown, according to state police and contemporary media accounts.  Her remains were discovered by children playing near a pine bush on Thursday, Aug. 16, 1973, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that week. Investigators told the newspaper she had been beaten, stabbed in the neck, sexually assaulted, and strangled.  Jackson was last seen alive by her father two d…

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by Mac Bullock
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Discovery Of Human Remains Submerged In PA Waters Cracks 18-Year Cold Case Discovery Of Human Remains Submerged In PA Waters Cracks 18-Year Cold Case
Discovery Of Human Remains Submerged In PA Waters Cracks 18-Year Cold Case The recent discovery of a missing vehicle submerged underwater containing human remains in a suburban Philadelphia town could help police crack a cold case dating back to 2003. Divers who found the vehicle and recovered the remains believe both belong to James Amiable, a Ridley Township man who left to pick his daughters up from a babysitter and never showed up on Dec. 4, 2003. The discovery was made Saturday, March 19, by Adventures with Purpose Underwater Dive and Recovery, a volunteer search and rescue organization that works directly with families. Amabile's vehicle and remai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Connecticut Man, 51, Found Dead Inside Van Parked In Pennsylvania Connecticut Man, 51, Found Dead Inside Van Parked In Pennsylvania
Connecticut Man, 51, Found Dead Inside Van Parked In Pennsylvania A 51-year-old Connecticut man was found dead inside of a van in Delaware County, authorities said. Police were called to the Best Western on Providence Avenue Tuesday where a member of the military found a body in a Mercedes van parked in a spot reserved for military personnel, Chester City Police Captain James Chubb said. The man was later identified as John Melia, of Stamford, CT, Chubb said. No foul play was suspected, and Melia's body was recovered by the Delaware County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.

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by Cecilia Levine
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HOMICIDE: 1-Year-Old Chester Girl Beaten To Death, Authorities Say HOMICIDE: 1-Year-Old Chester Girl Beaten To Death, Authorities Say
Homicide: 1-Year-Old Chester Girl Beaten To Death, Authorities Say The death of a 1-year-old Chester girl has been ruled a homicide, CBSN Philly reports. Local police were called to the 900 block of Pine Lane for a report of a 1-year-old in cardiac arrest, Fox29 reports. When police arrived on the scene, they found Li'Aziah Thomas' mother performing CPR on the girl, the news outlet reports. Paramedics from Crozer Chester Medical Center treated the child who later died at the scene. The Delaware County Medical Examiner’s Office found that that the manner of death was blunt-force trauma and severe blood loss, and ruled the case a homicide, according t…

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by Nicole Acosta