Man Who Killed Brother-In-Law, 78, In Yonkers Gets Maximum Sentence
A man convicted of stabbing his 78-year-old brother-in-law to death in Westchester County has received the maximum sentence, prosecutors said.
Yonkers resident John Singh, 55, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 29, to the maximum penalty of 25 years to life in state prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Bernard Barua, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, July 30.
Judge Maurice Williams also sentenced Singh to a concurrent determinate term of 25 years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, on his convict…
9-Year-Old Girl Murdered In NY Tried To Avoid Trip With Alleged Killer Dad, Mom Says
A 9-year-old girl who was strangled to death in New York begged to get out of a trip to Ethiopia with her father, who is accused of killing her, according to testimony heard Tuesday, July 28.
Melina Frattolin instead traveled through New York and Connecticut with her dad, Luciano, for multiple weeks in the summer of 2025, according to authorities.
Kali Galanis, Melina’s mother and Luciano’s ex-wife, testified Tuesday that Melina told her “she didn’t want to go” with her father to Ethiopia, the New York Post reported.
Instead Luciano and Melina toured the region south of her Montreal home. …
Maryland Murder Mystery Ends With Two Arrested One Year Later In Baltimore: Police
A Maryland homicide investigation that stretched more than a year has ended with two murder arrests in Baltimore.
Kahree Fowlkes, 23, and Kamal Godwin, 22, were taken into custody and charged in connection with the July 2025 murder of Sir Bryant Alston, according to the Baltimore Police Department on Wednesday, July 15.
The case dates back to shortly before 1 a.m. on June 30, 2025, when officers responded to the 1100 block of East Preston Street for a reported shooting.
When officers arrived, they found Alston suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he fou…
LI Gang’s Deadly Mistaken Attack On Teacher Lands Young Man Decades In Prison: Authorities
Following the shocking killing of a teacher on Long Island in a deadly case of mistaken identity, one of the young triggermen has been sentenced to decades in prison, authorities said.
Joel Badger, 22, was sentenced to 22 years behind bars for conspiracy and robbery, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Monday, July 13.
Badger was part of the Bloodhound Brims gang and one of two people who opened fire on a black vehicle on April 1, 2023, in Hempstead, investigators said.
The shooters thought they were lighting up a rival gang member, but instead they killed Kimberly Midgette…
Man Who Shot Driver, Dumped Body In Germantown Woods Faces Life Without Parole
He thought he was giving three people a ride.
Instead, prosecutors say Delondre Sawyer was shot in the back of the head while he was behind the wheel, stripped naked, dragged into the woods, and left to die.
A Maryland jury has now convicted the man prosecutors say pulled the trigger.
Quinnton Eric Brown, 39, of no known address, was found guilty Wednesday, July 8, following an eight-day trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court of murder and now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the state's attorney's office.
The killing unfolded in the early morning hou…
Man Stabs, Beats Mother, 71, To Death At Scarsdale Home: DA
A 26-year-old man is accused of beating and stabbing his 71-year-old mother to death inside their Westchester County home earlier this week, prosecutors said.
Scarsdale resident Chester Green was arraigned on Wednesday, July 8, on one count of second-degree murder in connection with the death of his mother, Marian Green, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.
According to a felony complaint, Green is accused of killing his mother sometime between Sunday, July 5, and Tuesday, July 7, inside their Fox Meadow home at 43 Butler Rd. by stabbing and beating her m…
Bridgeton Teen Mourned After Deadly Stabbing
Jamar Byrd was fatally stabbed in Bridgeton on Tuesday, June 30, authorities said.
A GoFundMe has been established by his father, Jamar Byrd, Sr., to support the family in the wake of his death.
"His life was taken far too soon," Byrd wrote. "I watched helplessly as he fought for his life, and our family is devastated by this unimaginable loss. The pain and trauma of that night have left us struggling to cope, and we are doing our best to support each other through this difficult time."
At 3:05 p.m., Bridgeton police responded to Ivy Square Apartments on Cottage Avenue and found Byrd, the…
Shirley Murder Victim May Have Teased Killers Online Before Death, Third Suspect Arrested
A third man — accused of being a Bloods gang member — has been arrested in connection with the beating death of a Long Island man in mid-June.
Benjamin Sheppard, 33, was scheduled to make his first court appearance on Wednesday, July 1, according to online records.
Sheppard is now charged alongside Korey Sammarco, 36, and Melissa Fawcett, 50, of beating Christopher Martin to death on Sunday, June 14 in Shirley, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Cops said Martin, 48, was attacked with dumbbells, a sledgehammer, and a television after five people kicked down his door around 7:30 p.m…
