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Homicide Investigation: Man Dies 11+ Years After Harrisburg Shooting, Police
A gunshot victim who survived 11 years following the shooting passed on Thursday at a Harrisburg hospital. On March 27, 2024, the police announced they have launched a homicide investigation into his death. Tyrone McLemore, 33 of Harrisburg, died on March 21, 2024, the Harrisburg police explained. "An autopsy was conducted, and it was determined that McLemore's death was directly associated with the 2012 shooting incident," the police said. McLemore was shot by an unknown person in the 400 block of South 14th Street on Aug. 4, according to the police. His…
Police & Fire
Human Skull, Skeletal Remains Discovered In Montco Retention Basin: Authorities
Investigators are working to identify human remains fished out of a retention basin in Towamencin Township on Monday, March 18, police said in a release. A contractor called police after finding a human skull in the retention basin at Welsh Road and Grist Mill Drive around noon, according to authorities. Officers secured the scene and discovered additional skeletal remains along with some "remnants" of clothing, police said. The remains were turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office for processing. "While there were no initial indications of trauma or foul pla…
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Pregnant PA Amish 23-Year-Old Mom's Murder: State Police
An arrest has been made in connection with the killing of a 23-year-old pregnant Amish mom of two, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, March 2. Shawn Christophe Cranston, 52 of Corry, PA, has been charged with Criminal Homicide, Criminal Homicide of an Unborn Child, Burglary, and Criminal trespass for the slaying of Rebekah A. Byler, 23 of the 2100 block of Fish Flats Road in Sparta Township around noon on Monday, Feb. 26, according to police. Cranston was tracked down following "an exhaustive five-day-long investigation" which began after Byler's husband Andy came h…
Police & Fire
Allentown Man Found Dead In Bethlehem Parking Lot: Coroner
Authorities have named the man whose body was found near a Bethlehem Burger King on Saturday, Feb. 24. Sergio Barajas of Allentown, 31, was found in the parking lot at 2141 Stefko Boulevard, said the Northampton County Coroner's Office in a release. His autopsy was completed on Monday, Feb. 26 but his cause and manner of death are pending further testing, Coroner Zachary Lysek said. According to his obituary from Judd-Beville Funeral Home, Barajas leaves behind a wife.
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Woman Dies After Fall At PA Prison, Investigation Launched: DA
Authorities are investigating after an inmate fell to her death at the Monroe County Correctional Facility, according to the District Attorney's Office. The unnamed 42-year-old woman fell from an "upper tier" at the prison early Sunday morning, Feb. 4, and was badly injured, officials said. She died hours later at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, DA Mike Mancuso wrote in a statement. "Detective Mario Orlando of my office along with members of the Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the death," Mancuso said. County Coroner Tom Yanac has ordered an autopsy, he added.&…
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Double Homicide: Infant, Woman, Man Shot In PA Home, Police Say
A man, a woman, and a baby were found shot in Allentown, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio told Daily Voice on Saturday. The unnamed 66-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, and a 1-year-old infant were found shot in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, Allentown, Lehigh County, at 8:49 p.m. on Dec. 29, the coroner detailed. The woman was pronounced dead at 9:59 PM and the baby boy was pronounced dead at 10:01 p.m., according to coroner Buglio. The man was found wounded at the scene and was taken by Allentown EMS to a local hospital, the Allentown police explaine…
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Investigation Launched After Inmate Dies In Custody At Bucks Jail: Coroner
A Philadelphia man died while in police custody at the Bucks County Correctional Facility on Monday, Dec.18, authorities revealed. Edward Hatch, a 46-year-old Philadelphia resident, was found unresponsive in his cell early Monday morning, said Coroner Meredith Buck in a release. An autopsy on Tuesday, Dec. 19 "showed no overt evidence of external trauma" and the cause and manner of his death are still under investigation, Buck said. Bucks County Correctional Facility, 1730 S. Easton Road, Doylestown Google Maps (Street View) Authorities said Hatch had been in cus…
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No ID For Young Man Found Dead In Allentown
Authorities in Lehigh County are working to identify a man in his 20s found dead on an Allentown alley in the early morning hours on Sunday, July 16. The victim was discovered on the 600 block of Morris Street and taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where doctors pronounced him dead around 2 a.m., said county Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. His cause of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Tuesday, July 17, but officials said he "appears to have suffered head and traumatic injuries." "With the assistance of the Allentown Police Department, post-mortem fingerprints a…
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Murder-suicide
: ID Of Shooter Who Killed Woman Then Himself In PA Home Released
Police have ruled the case of two people found dead in a Central Pennsylvania home over the weekend a murder-suicide. Timothy Hanford, 49, is believed to have fatally shot a woman in a home on the 800 block of Grantham Road in Upper Allen Township before turning the gun on himself, local officials said. Their bodies were found by police performing a welfare check around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, July 1, Upper Allen police said. Autopsies confirmed that both individuals died of gunshot wounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact police by dialing 717-795-2445. Anonymous tips can be s…
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Man Found Unresponsive In PA Pool ID'd: Coroner
A 71-year-old man who was found unresponsive in his Central Pennsylvania pool over the weekend has been identified, authorities said. Richard B. Flickinger was found in the pool at his home on the 3100 block of Grandview Road in Penn Township, around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 1, York County Coroner Pamela Gay said. Tragically, the area is one street away from a local medical center, according to Google Maps. Life-saving efforts were unsuccessful and Flickinger was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:20 p.m., by Deputy Coroner Onalee Gilbert and Deputy Coroner in Training Jackie Heffn…
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Lehigh County Woman Gunned Down In Public Park
A woman was shot and killed in a Lehigh County park on Wednesday, says Coroner Daniel A. Buglio's Office. It happened just before 7 p.m., near the West Catasauqua Playground on Pine Street in Whitehall Township, the coroner said. The victim, a 35-year-old Allentown resident, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she was pronounced dead a few minutes later, officials said. Her death was ruled a homicide but the cause is pending an autopsy scheduled for Thursday, June 14. "The victim has been identified and her family has been notified," the coroner sai…
Police & Fire
2 Bodies Found In Bucks County Home, Say Police
Police are investigating two deaths after a pair of bodies were discovered in a Bucks County home on Sunday, Nov. 6, authorities announced. First responders in New Hope Borough said they received a report of a "problem" at 78 Towpath Street, comm just after 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. On arrival, officers said they found two men dead in a bedroom. The individuals "appeared to have passed away at the same time," but neither shows "apparent trauma or injuries," New Hope police said. The men have been identified, but will not be named until their families are located and notified, …
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BF Of NJ Murder Victim Found Dead In PA: Police
The last person to see a New Jersey woman before she was beaten to death in her home was found dead in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Peter Lestician, 53 — a teacher at South Brunswick High School an area softball coach — had been a person of interest in the death of his girlfriend, Sheila Maguire, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. Lestician's body was found Friday, Sept. 2 in the front seat of a locked car near an abandoned barn near an ATV trail in Cooper Township in Clearfield County, by two men riding four-wheelers in the area, said Bradshaw alongside …
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Trio Charged With Killing NJ Woman Found Stuffed In Car Trunk
UPDATE: One of three people charged with the brutal murder of a Paterson woman told detectives that she saw her live-in boyfriend and his father carry a large box from their Totowa home to the victim's car the night she was believed killed, authorities said. The victim, Stephanie DeJesus, 38, had driven to the Gordon Avenue home where Justin Fisher and Joelle Martucci lived with their young son the night of Feb. 23, documents say security video shows. She'd driven there from a nearby pharmacy, according to an affidavit filed in Superior Court in Paterson. Martucci, 24, pulled up afterward…
Police & Fire
Suspicious Death Of Woman Probed In Coatesville
Authorities were investigating a "suspicious death" Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Coatesville. Donna L. Taney, 59, was found dead on the floor of a bedroom in her East Chestnut Street home around 9:45 a.m., Coatesville police said. A search warrant was executed at the house, and investigators are awaiting the results of an autopsy report. The death, according to police, was an isolated incident with no threat to the community. Anyone with information is asked to contact Coatesville City's Det. Sgt. Brandon Harris at (610)-384-2300 ext. 3212 or Chester County Det. John DiBattista at (610)-344-6866. …
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NJ Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child
A Paterson man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 2-year-old child. Ricardo Rivera, 30, remained held Thursday in the Passaic County Jail following his arrest the day before, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Her office was contacted by Paterson police after the child was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson at 6:44 a.m. Oct. 20, Valdes said. An autopsy three days later found the youngster had died of blunt-force trauma, she said. “The subsequent investigation, including numerous witness statements, resulted in the …
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Laundrie Family Attorney Provides Projected Timeline For Release Of Cause Of Death
A lawyer for the family of Long Island native Brian Laundrie said it may take two to three weeks for a forensic anthropologist to analyze his remains to provide a time and cause of death. Family Attorney Steven Bertolino, of East Islip in Suffolk County, told Fox News Digital the anthropologist will likely be able to provide some answers. An earlier autopsy by the Florida District 12 Medical Examiner conducted after Laundrie's remains were found on Wednesday, Oct. 20, in the Carlton Reserve in North Port, Florida, in Sarasota County came back inconclusive. The remains were then sent to t…
Police & Fire
Gabby Petito's Death Ruled Homicide, Search For Brian Laundrie Intensifies
The FBI confirmed that the remains found in Sunday in the Teton-Bridger National Forest were those of Gabby Petito, and the manner of death homicide. The final autopsy results will determined the cause of death. Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue confirmed the remains are those of Gabrielle Venora Petito, date of birth March 19, 1999. Coroner Blue’s initial determination for the manner of death is homicide. The cause of death remains pending final autopsy results. pic.twitter.com/JoHenMZ9UU — FBI Denver (@FBIDenver) September 21, 2021 The final autopsy results will determine how long …
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Pottstown Fire Kills Family Of Three, Including Young Boy
A heavy fire in Montgomery County early Monday took the lives of a mother, father, and their young son, authorities said. Fire crews initially rescued two people from a burning home in Pottstown in the area of East 5th Street around 2:30 a.m, according to Pottstown fire chief Frank Hand. Joseph Norton, 48, was pronounced dead at Pottstown Hospital from smoke and soot inhalation, officials with the Montgomery County coroner's office told 6abc. His 12-year-old son, Tyler Norton, was also killed, officials said. Norton's wife and the boy's mother, 47-year-old Bernadette Norton was prono…
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Carlisle Boy, 4 Months, Died From Infection Not Abuse
A 4-month-old boy died from an infection not parental abuse, reports PennLive. Brian Wagner, 34 of Newville, is standing trial for the homicide of his 4-month-old son Finnick in July 2017. Dr. Michael Laposata, a medical expert testified, "This child was likely to die," on Tuesday when questioned by the District Attorney. Finnick mostly had a fast acting infection prior to the fever that prompted his parents to take him to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on July 6. The child died from catastrophic sepsis and organ failure according to Laposata. The bruises on the infant…
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Man, 66, Found Dead In Lehigh County, Coroner Says
A 66-year-old man was found dead in Lehigh County Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Bart Csaszar was pronounced dead around 3:15 p.m. after his body was found in the 600 block of Front Street in Catasauqua, according to a release from the Lehigh County Coroner. Csaszar has no known address, authorities said. Csaszar’s cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy and toxicology studies.
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HIM? Lehigh Coroner Seeks Family Of Late 58-Year-Old Man
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office is seeking the family of a 58-year-old Allentown man who died. Vergil M. Lucifer died Wednesday morning at home, and an autopsy was set for Thursday. The Lehigh Coroner's officer, which is in charge of notifying next of kin and determining the manner of death, is seeking Lucifer's family. Anyone who knows the family is asked to call the coroner’s office at 610-782-3426.
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