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Allentown Man Killed The Mother Of His Children, Lehigh Jury Finds
A Lehigh County jury convicted Rami Abouloh for the murder of Patricia White, with whom he had four children, the District Attorney's Office said Friday, May 31.
Abouloh, 41, is set to be sentenced in August. A conviction for first-degree murder is an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole, according to prosecutors.
Authorities were called to West Catasauqua Park just before 7 p.m. last June 13, Daily Voice reported. They arrived to find White, 35, unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds.
Her death was ruled a homicide by the county Coroner's Offi…
PA Realtor Who Killed Her Father, His Girlfriend In Jersey Shore Home Sentenced: Prosecutors
A Pennsylvania realtor convicted of killing her father and his girlfriend on the Jersey Shore will spend the rest of her life in state prison, authorities said.
Sherry Lee Heffernan, 57, of Landenberg, PA, received two life sentences on Friday, May 10, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced in a news release. After a four-week trial, a jury found her guilty of two murder charges on Friday, Mar. 1.
Prosecutors said Heffernan killed 87-year-old John Enders of Surf City and 75-year-old Francoise Pitoy of Manchester back in September 2021.
"This defendant will …
Life Sentence For NJ Killer Who Dumped Victim's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors
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…
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
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…