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'Justice Delayed, Not Denied': Man Convicted For Bucks Mom's 1991 Murder
More than 30 years after she was found dead in her smoldering Bristol home, Robert Atkins was convicted for the murder of Joy Hibbs. Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. handed down a guilty verdict on Thursday, Feb. 1 following three days of testimony, said the Bucks District Attorney's Office. Hibbs, a 35-year-old mother of two, was found dead in her son's bedroom after a fire at her Spencer Drive home on April 19, 1991, prosecutors said. Investigators initially thought she died in an accidental fire, but an autopsy the next day revealed she had been rep…
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'Nightmare' Ends For PA Girl Raped Over 9 Years Starting When She Was 6: DA
A conviction for a young woman's rapist is the end of her "nightmare," Lancaster District Attorney's office explained in a release on Oct. 19. Miguel Morciglio-Figueroa, 41 of the 300 block of North Franklin Street, Lancaster City raped the now 19-year-old woman starting when she was six until she was 15 years old, the DA's office detailed in the release on Thursday. “It is too late to get her innocence back,” Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Baker said in concluding his closing argument. “It is too late to get her childhood back. But it’s not too late to give her dignity ba…
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Convict Allegedly Murders Woman At Harrisburg Hilton Hotel: Police
A woman was murdered at a Hilton Hotel in Central Pennsylvania on Aug. 4, police announced that evening. Travis Collins, 32, of Kempton (Berks County) confessed to fighting with the woman who was found dead at the Harrisburg Hilton at 3:10 a.m. on Friday, area police detailed in the announcement. The police left the station, which is across the street from the hotel to respond to a call "for a report of a deceased person." After officers arrived and spoke with Collins they "located the deceased victim, and an investigation was initiated." Collins was taken to the Harris…
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Did Suspected Idaho Killer Bryan Kohberger Study To Be The Perfect Criminal?
Dark details surrounding suspected University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger have many questioning if he studied to be the perfect criminal. Just a few months ago, Kohlerger, 28, then a student at DeSales University in Lehigh County, had posted a study to a since-deleted Reddit account, asking criminals to specifically detail plans and their mental state surrounding violent targeted crimes. Police believe Kohberger killed Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen.Instagram "What steps did you take prior to locating the victim or target? Detail your thoughts and fe…
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Ex-Con Who Attacked Clerks At 2 PA Turkey Hills Unmasked By Tattoo: Police
A former convict has been unmasked as the masked armed robber who has allegedly been assaulting Turkey Hill clerks in central Pennsylvania and it is now clear what his mask was really hiding— his highly recognizable tattooed beard. Colby Quinn Mummaw, 27, of Ephrata, has been charged in connection with the armed robberies of two Turkey Hills in Ephrata, according to a release by area police. The first robbery happened at the Turkey Hill at 903 South State Street in Ephrata at 10:56 p.m. on June 20, police explain. "He pointed a pistol at the female clerk, and then bound her…
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NYC Mom Found Dead In Blood-Soaked Hockey Bag Was Stabbed Nearly 60 Times, Autopsy Finds
A Queens mom whose body was found in a blood-soaked hockey bag over the weekend had been stabbed nearly 60 times, an autopsy reportedly showed. A medical examiner who conducted the autopsy of Orsolya Gaal, 51, listed the wounds, according to multiple reports citing knowledgeable law enforcement sources. These include injuries to Gaal's carotid artery and trachea, as well as to her torso, left arm, fingers and palms, the New York Post reported. The medical examiner counted 58 wounds in all, according to News4 New York. Gaal’s body was found inside the wheeled bag on a walking path off Metr…
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Chester County Man Convicted In Deadly Carjacking Of 31-Year-Old Victim
A Chester County man was found guilty of murdering a 31-year-old Lancaster County man during a carjacking three years ago, authorities said. Hakeem Smith, 33, of Oxford, was convicted on charges of second-degree murder, robbery of a motor vehicle, and related offenses for the shooting death of Samuel Algarin, of Quarryville, in Sept. 2018, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. After spending the evening with his mother and two sons, Algarin picked up his car in a Lower Oxford parking lot to drive back to his mother’s house, authorities said. Investigators say Smi…
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Prisoner Captured Nearly 1 Week After Escaping Custody
UPDATE: Autum Flowers was taken back into custody on Nov. 28, according to Dauphin County officials. UPDATE: Autum Flowers was taken into custody today.Police received information that led to an arrest in Harrisburg. https://t.co/Qad58DAPAd — Dauphin County (@DauphinCounty) November 28, 2021 ORIGINAL: A reward is being offered for a woman who escaped custody while being treated at Harrisburg Hospital, according to an official Dauphin County release. Police are searching for Autum Flowers, 34, Columbia, Lancaster County, who escaped while under the watchful eye of two Dauphin County pr…
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PA Man Dies Of Suicide After Shooting Father’s Fianceé: Report
A 35-year-old Pennsylvania man shot and critically injured a woman reports say was his father’s fianceé before fatally turning the weapon on himself early Monday morning. Slate Belt Regional Police officers responding to the double-shooting report at 10 Tribe Ln. in Wind Gap found Ross Heyer Jr., 35, dead from a gunshot wound near a bedroom doorway just before 1:15 a.m., PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said in a release. Heyer’s cause of death was determined to be suicide, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said. Officers also found a 58-year-old woman with a gunshot wound in her bed, Br…
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PA Woman Charged In Stabbing Death Of Her Jersey Shore Dad, His GF
.A 55-year-old Pennsylvania woman has been arrested on accusations she stabbed her Jersey Shore dad and his girlfriend dead, authorities announced. Sherry Lee Heffernan, of Landenberg, is accused of killing John Enders, 87, of Surf City, and Francoise Pitoy, 75, of Manchester, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Surf City Police Chief John N. Casella, Jr. said. Surf City police found the bodies of Enders and Pitoy on Sunday around 4 p.m. at a North 7th Street home while conducting a welfare check, police said. The victims suffered multiple stab wounds, police said. Heffernan w…
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Woman's Body Found In Barrel On NJ Street Was Carted Out Of NYC Building
UPDATE (AUG. 28): A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS STORY: An escort from Connecticut whose body was found stuffed into a barrel on a quiet Bergen County street reportedly died in a luxury Manhattan high-rise, then was rolled out the door on a luggage rack and driven off in a rental van. The victim, whose naked body was found in a 55-gallon drum just off Teaneck Road in Ridgefield Park last Friday morn…
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Woman's Body Found In Barrel On NJ Street Was Carted Out Of NYC Building
UPDATE (AUG. 28): A man now jailed in Bergen County was seen entering a Manhattan building with a New York City escort a full week before her remains were found dumped on a quiet local street, court papers show. READ MORE.... ****** PREVIOUS UPDATE: An escort from Connecticut whose body was found stuffed into a barrel on a quiet Bergen County street reportedly died in a luxury Manhattan high-rise, then was rolled out the door on a luggage rack and driven off in a rental van. The victim, whose naked body was found in a 55-gallon drum just off Teaneck Road in Ridgefield Park last Friday mor…
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A woman found dead on a public street has prompted an investigation by York city police. A 40 to 45-year-old unidentified woman was found dead in the 300 block of Rose Avenue around 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, according to police. The circumstances of her death are thought to be suspicious. An autopsy will be conducted. Detectives continue to investigate. Anyone with information is asked to contact the York City Police Department in any of the following ways: Email D1C Baez: abaez@yorkcity.org Call York City Police Tip Line at 717-849-2204 Call York City Police Department at …
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Coroner IDs Man, 20, Shot At York County Basketball Court
A 20-year-old man is dead and another man has been injured following a fatal shooting in Manchester Township, according to Northern York County Regional police. Justin Griffith, 20, of the 1400 block of 3rd Avenue, Garden Springs Township has died. Police were called to the shooting near the basketball courts at Cousler Park at 1060 Church Road 9 p.m. on Monday. Upon arrival police found Griffith in the parking lot with at least one gunshot wound in the torso. Police gave Griffith CPR and had him transported to an area hospital-- where he died from his injuries. A second victim arri…
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