'Murder, Not Suicide:' Shocking New Lawsuit Filed In Mays Landing Woman's 2015 Death
The parents of an 18-year-old New Jersey woman who died after being hit by a train say she was abducted, assaulted, and murdered — and not suicidal, as officials claimed. Now they’re taking NJ Transit and other state agencies to court.
Stephen and Dianne Valiante, the parents of Tiffany Valiante, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Thursday, July 10 in Atlantic County Superior Court, nearly 10 years after their daughter was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train in Galloway Township.
The lawsuit names NJ Transit, its police department, the New Jersey Office of the Chief State Medical Examine…
Dad Hit, Killed By Lirr Train Years After Bullied Son's Suicide On Same Tracks, Friend Says
A New York father struck and killed by a train is being mourned not only for his tragic death — but for the heartbreaking grief he carried long before it.
Hector Collazo, 60, died after being struck by a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train in Hicksville Tuesday morning, July 8, as Daily Voice reported.
Emergency crews responded to the scene, near New South Road and Mineola Avenue, around 9:40 a.m., where Collazo was struck by an eastbound train and pronounced dead at the scene, according to an MTA spokesperson. He was illegally on the tracks at the time.
But for those who knew Collazo, the …
Park Planned In Coopersburg To Honor Memory Of Ayden Scharper, 19, Mom Says
A local park honoring Southern Lehigh graduate and standout athlete Ayden Scharper is being planned in Coopersburg, his mother announced in a fundraiser launched just days after his death.
Ayden J. Scharper, 19, died by suicide in Allentown on Friday, June 6, and now his family is working to preserve his memory by building a recreational space that reflects his love for sports and the outdoors.
His mother, Jessica Scharper, launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $30,000 for a park in Coopersburg. In the first four days, it has brought in more than $22,000 from over 200 donors.
“New homes an…
Whip/Nae Nae Rapper Silentó Pleads Guilty In Cousin’s Killing
A Georgia rapper who went viral for the Whip/Nae Nae dance pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the 2021 shooting death of his cousin, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Ricky Lamar Hawk, 27, best known by his stage name Silentó, admitted to killing Frederick Rooks III, 34, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in the Panthersville area of unincorporated Decatur. He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and concealing the death of another. A murder charge was dropped as par…
Promising College Athlete, Photographer, 19, Found Dead On Allentown Sidewalk: Coroner
A 19-year-old standout athlete from Upper Saucon Township was found dead on a sidewalk in Allentown late Friday night, officials announced on Tuesday, June 10.
Ayden J. Scharper, a 2023 Southern Lehigh High School graduate, was pronounced dead at 11:49 p.m. on Friday, June 6, on the 800 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
Scharper was discovered on the sidewalk at the scene. An autopsy determined the manner of death was suicide, the coroner said, adding that no foul play was suspected, the coroner’s office noted.
He had been a standout ki…
Man, 26, Found Dead In Rye Home After Gunshot: Police
A 26-year-old man has died following a gunshot incident at a residence in Westchester, with authorities ruling the cause of death as suicide, police announced.
The tragic events unfolded around 8:35 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, when officers responded to a 911 call reporting a gunshot at a home on Florence Avenue in Rye. Upon arrival, officers found the young man in critical condition from an apparent gunshot wound, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Tuesday, June 3.
Despite immediate life-saving efforts by first responders, the man succumbed to his injuries while en route to…
