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DOYLESTOWN, PA — Nearly a decade after a Bristol Township man was gunned down on his 38th birthday, two Philadelphia men have been sentenced to lengthy state prison terms for …
Two Philadelphia Men Sentenced in 2016 Bristol Birthday Murder Case Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — A Greensboro, North Carolina man has been arrested and extradited to Delaware in connection with a 2020 fatal shooting in Wilmington, marking a significant development in a …
Arrest Made in 2020 Wilmington Cold Case Murder Following Years-Long Investigation Read More
DOYLESTOWN, PA — After more than six decades of uncertainty, Bucks County prosecutors say the question of who brutally raped and murdered nine-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty inside St. Mark’s Church …
Justice After 63 Years: Bucks County Grand Jury Identifies 1962 Church Murderer Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Police have arrested a city man in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred over the summer, following a months-long investigation by the department’s Criminal Investigations …
Wilmington Man Charged in Connection With July Fatal Shooting, Police Say Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Lebanon County jury has convicted a New York man of first-degree murder for killing his daughter in Pennsylvania and transporting her body to Staten Island in …
New York Man Convicted of Murdering Daughter, Dumping Body in Staten Island Park Read More
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Federal prosecutors announced sweeping charges Friday against 33 individuals accused of operating a violent drug trafficking organization that allegedly controlled one of the most active narcotics markets …
Federal Authorities Charge 33 in Alleged Kensington Drug Trafficking and Violence Case Read More
CHESTER, PA — A domestic dispute in Chester turned deadly Wednesday evening when police responded to reports of gunfire on the 500 block of Dorian Drive, leaving one man dead …
Deadly Family Dispute: Chester Man Charged After Fatal Shooting on Dorian Drive Read More
WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Police have arrested a 16-year-old male juvenile in connection with a fatal shooting that claimed the lives of two Newark teenagers earlier this month.
Teen Charged in Connection With Fatal Double Shooting in Wilmington Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A Northampton County jury has convicted 27-year-old Zahmire Welcome of first-degree murder in the gruesome 2018 killing of 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes, whose body was discovered stabbed and …
Gang Killer Convicted After Victim Found Stabbed and Burned Alive in PA Read More
DOYLESTOWN, PA — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the final appeal of convicted murderer Richard Roland Laird, effectively upholding his death sentence for the 1987 killing of …
Supreme Court Ends 38-Year Saga: Killer in Nation’s First Anti-Gay Murder Case Faces Death Read More