Posts Tagged ‘homicide’
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
- Joshua Rubin (personal photo, homicide victim)
Investigators say Joshua Rubin, a Brooklyn café owner, has identified as a homicide victim. Joshua’s body was discovered on the side of a road in Pennyslvania on Nov. 1, authorities say he was shot and set on fire at a different location before being dumped. Investigators believe Joshua was killed on Nov. 1, only one day after he was last seen at his home in Kensington on Halloween. The location is only 100 miles away from where he went missing.
Joshua owned the Whisk Bakery Café in Flatbush, NY. The store opened its doors back in September.
If you have any information, please contact Lehigh County Homicide: 610.437.5252
Tags: Brooklyn, cafe, dead, homicide, owner
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Friday, December 16th, 2011
Diana Mercandetti was shocked and saddened to learn her friends, Jack and Geri Magee, of forty years were murdered this week. Diana said she received a call from the couple’s daughter Holly who said, “Are you sitting down?” In the next breath, she told Diana that her parents were shot and killed and that she needed her to come to their home right away to help look after the grandchildren. Diana said Holly and her kids went to the Jack and Geri’s house on Wednesday for their weekly visit when they made the gruesome discovery.
Andover Police Lt. James Hashem said they are investigating this case as a homicide, and aren’t saying yet how the couple died. The medical examiner’s report has not been released. Diana said that the family had an alarm system, but they did not activate it before the murder and they do not have video survillenece. The couples SUV was found in a neighborhood 25 miles away, it had been torched. Diana also said that it did not appear that things were taken from the home.
Tags: Andover, construction, Crime, double murder, homicide, Jack and Geri Magee, Mass, murder, Unsolved
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Aliayah Lunsford, 3, vanished on Sept. 24. FBI agents announced this week that they believe Aliayah is likely a victim of a homicide or abduction. Lena Lunsford, Aliayah’s mother, told police her child was in bed around 6:30 a.m. that morning, but she has not been seen since.
Authorities continue to search a 5-mile radius from where she went missing. Aliayah is 3 feet tall and weighs 35 pounds, she has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink sweatshirt and purple pajama bottoms. If you have any information, please contact the FBI.
Tags: abduction, Aliayah Lunsford, child, fbi, homicide, mother
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
- Russell Christopher Walker (victim)
Investigators say American Airlines pilot Russell Christopher Walker, 50, was found dead in his Pompano Beach home late last week and authorities now believe he was a victim of homicide. Investigators received information that Walker had not been seen for more than seven days, and that’s when the discovery was made.
Robert Caine is a neighbor in his community who told the International Crime Wire late last night he didn’t know Walker, but he said their community runs on a stretch of road about a mile long and dead ends. Cain also said most folks wave to one another and are friendly, but it’s not an incredibly close knit neighborhood.
At this point, authorities are not saying how Walker died or if this is an isolated incident. Reports indicate he left behind a girlfriend and mother who both live in California and he was a former Navy pilot and worked for American Airlines for the last 18 years. Walker was based out of the Miami airport.
If you have any information on this case, there is a reward offered. Please contact Crimestoppers with your information: (954) 493-TIPS
Tags: American Airlines, dead, homicide, pilot, Pompano Beach
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
Gilgo Beach photo courtesy of Panoramio.com
A murder mystery is unfolding on the east coast, and investigators are working to figure out if a serial killer could be at work. In New York and New Jersey this past week, eight women have been found murdered, but the question is: could the cases in both states be connected?
I can confirm the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office in Atlantic City is in contact with Suffolk County Police in New York to see if there is a possible link. Both agencies are working four homicides each in their jurisdictions and are carefully piecing together clues.
The first steps are to positively identify the bodies found earlier this week on Gilgo Beach on Long Island. The only piece of solid information came out last night when police said that none of the remains found on the beach were missing woman Shannan Gilbert. Shannan was originally reported missing in May, and authorities were searching the area for clues when they came across the bodies last weekend.
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Tags: Atlantic City, beach, Gilgo Island, homicide, Long Island, murder mystery, prostitutes, serial killer
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Monday, November 1st, 2010
UPDATE: William Curl, was arrested over the weekend in Covington, Louisina and charged with first-degree murder, criminal sexual assault and arson. Investigators say he is the man responsible for the death of Northern Illinois University freshman Anitnette “Toni” Keller. Curl had his first court appearance this morning and pled not guilty. Currently, he is being held on a $5 million bond.
It appears this was a crime of opportunity, and there does not appear to be any initial connection between Curl and Toni. The victim’s body still has not been positively identified, but authorities classified the case as a homicide.
Tags: arrest, body, bond, burned, charred, court, freshman killed, freshman murdered, homicide, NIU student, students, William Curl
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
- Remembering David Widlak
This case has been a bit bizarre from the start. David Widlak, CEO of Community Central Bank in Michigan went missing last month. Sunday, duck hunters came across his body off Grosse Pointe Farms. The area is only five miles away from where David went missing from his main bank office and about a thirty minute drive from downtown Detroit. Reporters early speculated that David took his own life, or maybe intentionally disappeared. Neither of those theories appears to be accurate, and investigators say they are working the discovery as a homicide investigation.
The autopsy and toxicology tests are not complete at this time, but reports reveal that a weapon was not found near the body.
David was a licensed attorney and a professional arbitrator. He was a loving husband, and his wife spoke out to say that although this is not the outcome they wanted, she is thankful his body was found.
If you have any information or can help investigators crack this case, please call: 586-469-5151
Tags: bank, david widlak, Detroit, homicide
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
- Zahra Baker MISSING
Investigators announced the Amber Alert initially activated for a missing 10-year-old girl has been canceled. The investigation has now shifted to a homicide investigation. Zahra Clare Baker was just reported missing over the weekend, but authorities indicate there is a chance she hasn’t been seen over the last month.
This story has captured national attention for a number of reasons. The Amber Alert is initially what drew the nation into this case, but Zahra’s medical conditions made many hearts break. Zahra is a bone cancer survivor, uses hearing aids and has a prosthetic leg to walk. This child has endured enough in her lifetime and to think that she may have been killed is a lot for her family, community and folks who have never met her to understand.
Zahra’s stepmother, Elisa Baker, is currently behind bars; not for Zahra’s disappearance, but for obstruction of justice in this case. She had a court appearance earlier today. Authorities say Baker admitted to writing a ransom note found inside the family home after Zahra was reported missing. Burke County Sheriff John McDevitt and his team are working to figure out exactly how long Zahra has been missing by closing in a timeline.
Tags: homicide, investigation, Zahra Baker
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Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
- Remembering Kyleigh Sousa
The spring semester had just come to a close, and the Memorial Day weekend was on the horizon for Kyleigh Sousa. The 21-year-old Arizona State University student was on her way to grab a bite to eat with a friend around 2 a.m. when her life changed forever. Tempe Police Sgt. Steve Carbajal said that Kyleigh was approached by a “brazen criminal” who was driving a silver Chrysler 300 or Dodge Charger. He was described as being Hispanic and heavy-set.
After talking to Kyleigh, the suspect grabbed her purse and she became entangled. Kyleigh was dragged by the vehicle, hit her head, and died. Sgt. Carbajal added, “She didn’t have an opportunity to get away” and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Now that school is back in session at Arizona State, the manhunt continues to find her killer. Sgt. Carbajal told me this week that althought there have not been any public updates on the case, investigators are working every angle possible and hopefully the right lead will come in to put them on the killers track.
Tags: Arizona State University, Dodge Charger, homicide, Kyleigh Sousa, license, mailbox, Michelle Sigona, released, robbery, Sgt. Carbajal, student, suspect sketch, suspects, vehicle
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
MORGAN HARRINGTON MISSING
Investigators say they are confident the remains found on a Virginia farm are the remains of missing college student Morgan Harrington. Skeletal remains were found earlier today on a farm in Charlottesville, Virginia. According to a press release issued on the Virginia State police website, “State police were notified at 9:59 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, by an Albemarle County resident of the discovery. At this time, the remains and scene are being evaluated by forensic technicians.” The location is Anchorage Farms, more than 700 acres of pasture and woods about eight miles away from Interstate 64.
Tags: 5 p.m., 700 acres of pasture, Anchorage Farms, Charlottesville, homicide, missing, morgan harrington, nancy and david bass, press conference, remains found, virginia
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