Reading Triple Homicide: Mom Shot, Baby Drowned, Dad Killed Ends With Guilty Plea
A Pennsylvania man who was charged in the deaths of a husband, mother, and her 1-year-old son has now admitted to killing the entire family and will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Jose Rodriguez, 61, of Reading, Pennsylvania, entered a negotiated guilty plea for the murders of Geraldina Peguero-Mancebo, 31, her husband Junior Cabrera-Colon, 31, and their son, Jeyden Junior Peguero, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. He was sentenced to three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole.
Geraldina Peguero-Mancebo was found shot dead in a grassy area off East Huller Lane on Friday…
$10K Reward As Father Sought In Death Of 59-Pound Care-Dependent Son: Montco DA
A father accused of leaving his care-dependent son to die weighing just 59 pounds has been on the run for more than a year — and now a $10,000 reward is being offered to find him.
Vernon Hatchett, 40, of Glenside, is wanted in connection with the death of his 21-year-old son, Tylim Hatchett, who died from neglect on Sept. 18, 2024, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
Tylim Hatchett
Montgomery County District Attorney's Office
Hatchett, who also goes by Khaliyl Ward, has been on the run for approximately 15 months since a warran…
EHT Man Killed GF In Shared Bedroom, Sentenced To Two Decades Behind Bars: Prosecutor
A South Jersey man who admitted to killing his girlfriend in their shared bedroom has been sentenced to decades behind bars, authorities said.
Kevin Dorsey, 53, of Egg Harbor Township, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 18 to an aggregate term of 20 years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and weapons charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Police responded to a 911 call at a Zion Road residence on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, where they found Charlena Burnett suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, prosecutors said. She was later pronounced dead, aut…
LI Mom Stuffed Newborn's Mouth With Paper Towels, Left Baby To Die In Trash Bag: DA
More than three decades after a newborn girl was found dead inside a garbage bag along a Suffolk County roadway, a 55-year-old woman has been indicted for murder.
Denise Merker, 55, was arraigned in Suffolk County Court Monday, March 2, on a count of second-degree murder in connection with the September 1993 death of her newborn daughter, court documents show.
The case dates back to Sept. 27, 1993, when three Department of Transportation employees discovered a green garbage bag beneath a guardrail on the north side of Route 25 in Calverton. Inside the bag, authorities found the body of a fu…
