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Woodbury, NJ
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Feds Arrest Undocumented Woman In Woodbury Wanted For Murder In Guatemala: Cops
Federal agents arrested an undocumented woman from Guatemala in Woodbury on Monday, Oct. 20, in connection with a homicide and a planned murder in Guatemala, authorities said. The woman, who was living in Woodbury, was taken into custody on an outstanding Red Notice warrant, according to a statement from the Woodbury City Police Department. Her identity was not released. Police said the Woodbury City Police Department had no involvement in the arrest but was initially involved in the investigation of the case. “The Woodbury City Police Department does not give advanced notice or warning of…
Bethesda, MD
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Yoga Teacher-Turned-Fugitive Guilty Of Killing Professor In Bethesda Home After 15-Year Hunt
After 15 years, a man once trusted as a yoga and Spanish teacher has been convicted of murdering an American University professor in her Maryland home — a killing that stunned the academic community and led to an international manhunt that stretched for more than a decade. A Montgomery County jury on Thursday, Oct. 30, found Jorge Rueda Landeros, 55, guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of 52-year-old Sue Ann Marcum, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Landeros was Marcum’s yoga and Spanish instructor. The two developed both a pe…
Lexington Park, MD
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Man Found Holding Gun After Argument Turns Deadly Outside Lexington Park Home, Sheriff Says
An argument turned deadly outside a Maryland home overnight, landing a 58-year-old man behind bars, authorities announced. David Scott Jones is facing multiple murder charges in connection with a fatal shooting reported in Lexington Park, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. At around 6:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, deputies were called to the 21000 block of Bellevue Court in Lexington Park to investigate a reported assault in progress where shots were fired. Upon arrival, deputies found a man dead near the driveway of an area home, as Jones stood nearby holding a handgun. O…
National Interest
NY Prison Guard Guilty, 2 Others Acquitted In Murder Of Inmate Robert Brooks, Jury Finds
A jury convicted one former New York State corrections officer of murder in the 2024 beating death of inmate Robert Brooks, while acquitting two others of all charges. The verdict was delivered Monday, Oct. 20, in Oneida County Supreme Court after 10 days of trial and two full days of deliberations. Former officer David Kingsley was found guilty of murder and manslaughter. He faces 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced in December. Two of his co-defendants, former corrections officers Nicholas Kieffer and Mathew Galliher, were acquitted on all counts. Both had faced gang assault …
National Interest
Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Easton Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount
The final member of a violent Lehigh Valley gang has been convicted in the 2018 torture-killing of 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Zahmire Welcome, 27, of Whitehall, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and kidnapping by a Northampton County jury after more than a week of testimony. He faces a mandatory life sentence when he is formally sentenced on Jan. 14, 2026. Welcome was the last of four men charged in connection with Holmes' killing — all members of a gang that called itself “Money Rul…
Waldorf, MD
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Maryland Teen Killed Stepfather During Family Argument In Waldorf, Sheriff Says
A Maryland teenager allegedly stabbed his stepfather to death during an argument in Charles County, according to the sheriff's office. Sean Michael Smith, 18, is facing multiple murder charges following an altercation on Friday night in Waldorf that turned deadly. Officers were called shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Oct. 3 to the 9700 block of Waldorf, when Smith called 911 to report that he had stabbed his stepfather. Upon arrival, they found 45-year-old Damian Ramon Hodges suffering multiple stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. According to the sheriff's off…
Long Beach, NY
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Cold-Blooded Murder: Dad Shot 6 Times, Killed Outside Long Beach Housing Development
A Long Beach man was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a father outside the Channel Park Homes, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced on Friday, Oct. 3. Ronnie Sutton, 52, was convicted on Aug. 19, 2025, after a jury trial before Judge Robert Schwartz. He was found guilty of Murder in the Second Degree, an A-I felony, along with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a C violent felony, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, a D felony. On Friday, Sutton was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Prosecutors had recommended a t…
National Interest
Youth's YouTube Livestream May Implicate Him In Cranford Girls' Murders
Speculation is swirling that the creator of a 22-minute YouTube livestream is the 17-year-old boy behind the murders of two Cranford girls. In the Tuesday, Sept. 30 video, the boy — who has not been identified by prosecutors due to his age — was attempting to talk about baseball and play a game, but was inundated with comments almost immediately. Comments began popping up on the screen asking the boy if he was going to jail, if he was going to stream the trial, and mourning the girls who were killed. The Union County Prosecutor's Office said they were unable to confirm the boy's i…
Levittown-Fairless Hills, PA
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Levittown Wife Who Shot Husband In Head After Calling Boyfriend To Pick Up Their Son Sentenced
A Pennsylvania mom executed her husband at a crowded waterfront park following a violent confrontation — then calmly phoned her boyfriend with a chilling confession and asked him to pick up their son. Sammar Khan, 42, of Levittown, was sentenced to 10 to 30 years in state prison for killing her husband, 38-year-old Faisal Iqbal, at the Bristol Borough Wharf on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. She appeared before Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley for sentencing on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, after pleading guilty to third-degree murder in July. She also pleaded guilty to possession of an inst…
Chantilly, VA
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DC Mom Dead, Son Nabbed In Chantilly Hours After Gruesome Stabbing: Feds
A DC man stabbed his mother to death inside their shared home before fleeing to Virginia, where he was caught hours later, according to federal authorities. Ricardo Botts, 36, has been charged with the murder of his mother, 66-year-old Pamela Botts, during an early morning domestic disturbance, police said. Members of the Metropolitan Police Department were called shortly before 4 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, to a home in the 2100 block of 32nd Place SE to probe a reported assault. Upon arrival, officers found Pamela Botts suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was rushed by DC Fire and EMS…
Lutherville-Timonium, MD
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Weeklong Manhunt Ends With Arrest In Timonium Murder: Baltimore County Police
A weeklong manhunt has ended with the arrest of a 65-year-old man accused of killing a woman in Maryland, authorities announced. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, Baltimore County Police said homicide detectives charged Karl Geiger, 65, with first-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 15 killing of 69-year-old Patricia Watson-Geiger. Police said officers were called to the 1200 block of Oakcroft Drive in Timonium around 8:25 p.m. on Sept. 15, where they found Watson-Geiger with “apparent trauma to the upper body.” She was pronounced dead at the scene. Geiger was later identified as the s…
Willingboro, NJ
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Trio Charged In Death Of Man Sitting In Willingboro Pickup: Cops
Three men have now been charged in the shooting death of a man sitting in a pickup truck last month in South Jersey, authorities said. Just after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, Willingboro officers were called to the area of Paddock Lane and Poppy Turn for a report of a shooting, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Police Chief Ian Bucs said. They found 43-year-old Bruce Hall Jr. shot dead inside a vehicle, authorities said. Investigators identified three suspects: Elijah B. Ervin, 33, was arrested Aug. 12, followed by Shaheed L. Ervin, 39, on Aug. 26. Both we…
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