Man Admits To ‘Cold-Hearted’ Killing Of Homeless 16-Year-Old On Long Island Man Admits To ‘Cold-Hearted’ Killing Of Homeless 16-Year-Old On Long Island
Man Admits To ‘Cold-Hearted’ Killing Of Homeless 16-Year-Old On Long Island A 20-year-old man is facing decades in prison for beating a homeless teenager to death on Long Island. John Mann, age 20, of Centereach, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Friday, March 17, in the death of 16-year-old Henry Hernandez. Hernandez’ skeletal remains were found wrapped in plastic bags on the property of Mann’s neighbor in March 2020, according to prosecutors. The boy’s hands and feet had been bound with duct tape, and his head and mouth were wrapped in duct tape. DNA testing later confirmed that the remains were that of Hernandez, a former re…
'Granby Girl' Case: After ID, Fund Created To Give Patricia Ann Tucker New Gravemarker 'Granby Girl' Case: After ID, Fund Created To Give Patricia Ann Tucker New Gravemarker
'Granby Girl' Case: After ID, Fund Created To Give Patricia Ann Tucker New Gravemarker It took 45 years for police to identify the woman known only as the "Granby Girl," and now a group of people online want to make sure people never forget it.   Related: Police ID The 'Granby Girl' 45 Years After Her Body Was Discovered The body of Patricia Ann Tucker was found in November 1978. She had been shot in the head and dragged off a logging road in Granby. For years, her grave was only marked by a simple white cross. In 1998, a group of people raised the money to get a tombstone for her resting place that read "Unknown." This headstone was erected in the late 90s for the "Gran…
Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape
Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape A 28-year-old Lunenburg man was arrested last week on charges he raped a woman at knifepoint at an Acton MBTA train station in 2013, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb 21. The Middlesex District Attorney said she hopes the arrest sends the message to perpetrators who haven't been caught yet and the people they've victimized: "We do not abandon these cases," she said. Christopher Aldridge was charged Tuesday with aggravated rape at the Concord District Court, prosecutor Marian Ryan said during an afternoon press conference. A judge ordered him held without bail pending a dangerous hearing,…
Rapist, Murderer Convicted In 40-Year-Old Maryland Cold Case: Officials Rapist, Murderer Convicted In 40-Year-Old Maryland Cold Case: Officials
Rapist, Murderer Convicted In 40-Year-Old Maryland Cold Case: Officials Justice appears to have finally been served after a Laurel man was sentenced following the conviction of a rape and murder case that went cold over 40 years ago, authorities say. Howard Jackson Bradberry, Jr., 62, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of the rape and murder of Laney Lee McGadney in 1982, according to multiple reports. Bradberry was arrested at his home back May 2021 after DNA test results linked him to the 1982 crime scene where the body of McGadney was found. “Nothing will ever erase the pain of losing a loved one in such a violent and tragic way", sai…
Human Remains Found In Luzerne County Identified As Wilkes-Barre Teen Girl Who Vanished In 1969 Human Remains Found In Luzerne County Identified As Wilkes-Barre Teen Girl Who Vanished In 1969
Human Remains Found In Luzerne County Identified As Wilkes-Barre Teen Girl Who Vanished In 1969 Pennsylvania State Police have identified the human remains found in Luzerne County nearly 10 years ago as a teenage girl who went missing in 1969, they announced Tuesday, Oct. 4. The remains were discovered on Nov. 17, 2012, by individuals digging for relics on the grounds of a former coal-mining operation in Newport Township, state police said.  Authorities now know they belong to Joan Marie Dymond, who was 14 years old when she disappeared from Andover Street Park on June 25, 1969. An examination determined the remains were those of a female, estimated to be in her mid-te…
Remains Found By Construction Workers In Fairfax ID'd As Woman Who Disappeared In 1975: Police Remains Found By Construction Workers In Fairfax ID'd As Woman Who Disappeared In 1975: Police
Remains Found By Construction Workers In Fairfax ID'd As Woman Who Disappeared In 1975: Police Fairfax County police have identified the remains that found in McLean in 2001 as a woman who went missing years prior, they said. The skeletal remains were found by construction workers on Sept. 27, 2001 in the 5100 block of Lincoln Circle, and authorities now know they belong to Patricia Gildawie, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Gildawie, a native of France who moved to Fairfax as an infant, went missing on February 8, 1975, when she was only 17, police said. Fairfax County police said they were able track down Gildawie's half-sister through DNA testing.…
Maryland State Police Investigators Crack 2006 Cold Case After Woman Found Near I-70 Rest Stop Maryland State Police Investigators Crack 2006 Cold Case After Woman Found Near I-70 Rest Stop
Maryland State Police Investigators Crack 2006 Cold Case After Woman Found Near I-70 Rest Stop Sixteen years after a young woman was found killed on I-70 in Frederick County, a suspect has been apprehended for her murder, state police announced. White Springs, Florida resident Garry Artman, 64, has been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and second-degree assault for allegedly killing Dusty Myriah Shuck, 24, of Silver City, New Mexico in May 2006. On May 4, 2006, Shuck’s body was discovered near a Frederick County rest stop by a passing motorist, according to police. She had last been seen at a New Mexico hotel on April 24, 2006. Days later she was found wearing…
30-Year-Old NJ Cold Case Leads To Alleged Killer Who Has Since Died 30-Year-Old NJ Cold Case Leads To Alleged Killer Who Has Since Died
30-Year-Old NJ Cold Case Leads To Alleged Killer Who Has Since Died A 30-year cold case investigation has led to identifying the alleged killer, who has since died, authorities said. The multi-agency probe "conclusively identified John Pelletier, formerly of Barnegat Township, as the individual responsible for the murder of Deborah 'Debbie' Ann Bloomquist, 30, of Ocean Township (Monmouth County), in Barnegat in 1991," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Pelletier passed away in North Dakota in 2015, he said. On Oct. 26, 1991, the body of a young woman, later identified as Deborah Ann Bloomquist, was discovered in a heavily wooded a…
FAMILY AFFAIR: Brothers, Cousin Charged In 2020 Murder Of Suburban Philly Man FAMILY AFFAIR: Brothers, Cousin Charged In 2020 Murder Of Suburban Philly Man
Family Affair: Brothers, Cousin Charged In 2020 Murder Of Suburban Philly Man Three family members were arrested nearly two years after their alleged involvement in a staged robbery that claimed the life of a 73-year-old man in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said. Raheem Pinder, 46, of Pottstown, Dayon Pinder, 44, of West Chester, and Nathaniel Pinder, 49, of Philadelphia, – two brothers and a cousin – have been charged with murder, robbery, burglary, conspiracy, and related offenses in the 2020 death of Ira Solomon in Phoenixville, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. "The abundance of home security footage provided to investigators …
Convicted Rapist Serving Life Sentence Charged In Mysterious Maryland Cold Case Killing Convicted Rapist Serving Life Sentence Charged In Mysterious Maryland Cold Case Killing
Convicted Rapist Serving Life Sentence Charged In Mysterious Maryland Cold Case Killing The family of a 27-year-old woman raped and murdered in Maryland is one step closer to seeing justice served, after more than three decades. James Clinton Cole, 64, has been arrested in 27-year-old Cynthia Rodgers of Forestville 1989 slaying, Prince George's County Police announced. Cole was already serving a life sentence from an unrelated first degree rape conviction, the department said.  He was charged with first degree murder, rape first degree and several other offenses in Rodgers' death. Rodgers was found dead in a wooded area in the 6000 block of Surrey Square Lane Service Ro…
Police Nab Suspect In Gruesome Murder Of Mother Of Four In Region Police Nab Suspect In Gruesome Murder Of Mother Of Four In Region
Police Nab Suspect In Gruesome Murder Of Mother Of Four In Region Seven years after the gruesome murder of an area mother of four, New York State Police have arrested a suspect. Keymarro Guiden, age 48, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was extradited to Sullivan County, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, in connection with the May 2014 murder of April Parker, age 31, of Monticello, said the New York State Police. On Wednesday, Dec.1, 2021, the New York State Police, with the assistance of the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police, arrested Guiden and charged him with second-degree murder, said Trooper Steven Nevel. According to…
PA Wedding DJ Who Confessed To Teacher's 1992 Murder Now Says He's Innocent PA Wedding DJ Who Confessed To Teacher's 1992 Murder Now Says He's Innocent
PA Wedding DJ Who Confessed To Teacher's 1992 Murder Now Says He's Innocent A Central Pennsylvania wedding DJ who two years ago pleaded guilty in the 1992 killing of school teacher Christy Mirack is changing his story: He's innocent, he says. Lancaster's Raymond Rowe -- otherwise known as DJ Freez -- in 2019 pleaded guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to life without parole plus 60 to 120 years. The 52-year-old wedding DJ's lawyers last week submitted documentation alleging his innocence, requesting for new DNA testing in the homicide case. Rowe previously said that after the state sought the death penalty, he "had no choice but to plead guilty." …