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Christopher Keller
Bethlehem, PA
News
Cold
CASE: Who Killed Christopher Keller? $5K Reward Offered In Cold Case Murder Of PA Teen
Who strung the deadly electrical cable that killed 15-year-old Christopher Keller as he rode his dirt bike along the Lehigh River in 1992? Pennsylvania State Police are determined to find out — and they’re offering $5,000 for your help. Keller’s life was cut short on Sept. 24, 1992, when he struck the cable maliciously tied between two trees on a secluded trail in North Whitehall Township. The wire slashed his throat and sent him tumbling, fracturing his skull. His passenger survived, but Keller never stood a chance. Described by then-District Attorney Robert Steinberg as “an intentionally …
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Cold
CASE: Trip Wire On Lehigh Valley Trail Led To Teen Dirtbiker's Death, Police Say
State police investigators are looking for tips in the 1992 death of Christopher Keller. The 15-year-old was riding his Kawasaki dirtbike on Sept. 24, 1992, when he struck an electrical cable strung between two trees, troopers say. According to a contemporaneous report from the Allentown Morning Call, the wire slashed his windpipe and he fell, fracturing his skull. A backseat passenger was also thrown from the bike but not seriously injured. It happened on a trail along railroad tracks parallel to the Lehigh River in North Whitehall, state police say. The…
Massapequa, NY
News
Long Island Man Indicted In Connection With Shootings Of Businesses, Residence
A Long Island man has been indicted in connection with five shootings throughout Suffolk County as well as the alleged harassment of several victims via telephone and social media. District Attorney Timothy D. Sini announced on Friday, April 16, that Christopher Keller, age 36, of Manorville, was an "alleged menace who has terrorized a number of individuals in our community based on his perception of their religion and their sexual orientation." An investigation into a series of five shootings led investigators to Keller. A subsequent investigation revealed evidenc…
