Jillian Pikora

Deputy Managing Editor

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Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Reading, PA
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34-Year Mystery Solved After Remains Found In Berks County Field ID'd As Missing NY Mom 34-Year Mystery Solved After Remains Found In Berks County Field ID'd As Missing NY Mom 34-Year Mystery Solved After Remains Found In Berks County Field ID'd As Missing NY Mom
34-Year Mystery Solved After Remains Found In Berks County Field ID'd As Missing NY Mom A woman whose remains were discovered in a Pennsylvania farm field more than three decades ago has finally been identified, bringing long-awaited answers to a family that never stopped searching, officials announced on Thursday, June 4. Nuria C. Rodriguez, of Bronx, New York, was positively identified on April 14 through forensic genetic genealogy after spending 34 years known only as "Christman Jane Doe," according to the Berks County Coroner's Office. The case began on June 3, 1992, when a farmer discovered a human skull in freshly turned soil along Christman Road in Windsor Township. A …

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Levittown, NY
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Argument Turns Bloody As Man Suffers Severe Leg Stab Wound In Levittown: Police Argument Turns Bloody As Man Suffers Severe Leg Stab Wound In Levittown: Police Argument Turns Bloody As Man Suffers Severe Leg Stab Wound In Levittown: Police
Argument Turns Bloody As Man Suffers Severe Leg Stab Wound In Levittown: Police A Long Island man is accused of stabbing another man during an argument at a Levittown home, police announced on Friday, June 5. David McCarthy, 41, of Copiague, was arrested following the violent dispute at a residence on Haven Lane around 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, according to Nassau County detectives. Police said McCarthy became involved in a verbal argument with a 28-year-old man before the confrontation escalated. During the dispute, McCarthy allegedly stabbed the victim in the leg, causing a severe laceration, authorities said. The victim was taken to a local hospital for evaluatio…

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Steelton-Highspire, PA
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Hundreds Of Rats, Dead Rodents Found In Condemned Steelton Home: Affidavit Hundreds Of Rats, Dead Rodents Found In Condemned Steelton Home: Affidavit Hundreds Of Rats, Dead Rodents Found In Condemned Steelton Home: Affidavit
Hundreds Of Rats, Dead Rodents Found In Condemned Steelton Home: Affidavit A condemned Pennsylvania home packed with hundreds of rats, dead rodents stored in a freezer, and ammonia-filled air has led to criminal charges against two residents, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, June 4. Thomas Paul Busch II, 37, and Jennifer Marie Busch, 43, were charged after Steelton police and animal cruelty investigators found what authorities described as dangerous and inhumane living conditions inside a condemned home on the 40 block of South Harrisburg Street, according to criminal complaints and affidavits. The pair are each charged with Felo…

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New Holland, PA
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Woman Says Attack 'Changed My Life Forever' As Lancaster County Man Learns Fate Woman Says Attack 'Changed My Life Forever' As Lancaster County Man Learns Fate Woman Says Attack 'Changed My Life Forever' As Lancaster County Man Learns Fate
Woman Says Attack 'Changed My Life Forever' As Lancaster County Man Learns Fate A woman who said a sexual assault "changed my life forever" shared the lasting impact of the attack as the man who admitted raping her appeared for sentencing in Lancaster County Court, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, June 3. Elliot Matthew Nguyen, 25, of East Earl Township, pleaded guilty in January to rape by forcible compulsion, sexual assault, two counts of aggravated indecent assault, and two counts of indecent assault, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. The charges stemmed from an attack at a residence in the 5500 block of Division Highway in June 2025. …

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Abington, PA
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8 More Alleged Victims Found Of Abington Man Accused Of Exploiting Children; 177 Charges Filed 8 More Alleged Victims Found Of Abington Man Accused Of Exploiting Children; 177 Charges Filed 8 More Alleged Victims Found Of Abington Man Accused Of Exploiting Children; 177 Charges Filed
8 More Alleged Victims Found Of Abington Man Accused Of Exploiting Children; 177 Charges Filed A Pennsylvania man already accused of soliciting underage girls for explicit photos is now facing 177 additional charges after investigators identified eight more alleged victims, police announced on Wednesday, June 3. Deren Thach, 38, of Montgomery County, was first arrested after an investigation that began in December 2025 when police received information that a man was soliciting a minor girl for sexual acts and nude or sexually explicit photos and videos in the Willow Grove section of Abington Township, according to the release. A search warrant was executed at Thach's apartment in Amb…

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Deer Park, NY
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Drunken Deer Park Nail Salon Crash That Killed 4, Including NYPD Officer, Ends In Conviction Drunken Deer Park Nail Salon Crash That Killed 4, Including NYPD Officer, Ends In Conviction Drunken Deer Park Nail Salon Crash That Killed 4, Including NYPD Officer, Ends In Conviction
Drunken Deer Park Nail Salon Crash That Killed 4, Including Nypd Officer, Ends In Conviction A jury has convicted a Long Island man of murder for a drunken driving crash that tore through a busy nail salon, killing four people and injuring nine others, prosecutors announced on Thursday, June 4. Steven Schwally, 64, of Deer Park, was found guilty after a jury trial of four counts of Murder in the Second Degree and numerous related charges stemming from the June 28, 2024 crash at Hawaii Nail & Spa in Deer Park, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney. "Customers and workers went into a nail salon on an ordinary Friday June afternoon and four of them never c…

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Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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Pre-Prom Brawl Lands 6 Disorderly Conduct Charges, 1 Suspect Still Sought In Swatara Twp. Pre-Prom Brawl Lands 6 Disorderly Conduct Charges, 1 Suspect Still Sought In Swatara Twp. Pre-Prom Brawl Lands 6 Disorderly Conduct Charges, 1 Suspect Still Sought In Swatara Twp.
Pre-Prom Brawl Lands 6 Disorderly Conduct Charges, 1 Suspect Still Sought In Swatara Twp. A disturbance at a Pennsylvania pre-prom event has resulted in criminal charges against six people, including three adults and three juveniles, announced on Thursday, June 4. Starr Lynch, Yachanise Sellers, Jerrell Washington, and three juveniles were each charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct following an investigation into the incident at the Steelton-Highspire High School pre-prom gathering, which happened during the pre-prom event on May 22, according to Swatara Township Police police. Investigators said the charges were filed on Thursday, June 4, after reviewing the incident. Po…

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Lebanon, PA
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Student Stabbed During Fight Behind Lebanon High School Student Stabbed During Fight Behind Lebanon High School Student Stabbed During Fight Behind Lebanon High School
Student Stabbed During Fight Behind Lebanon High School A student was stabbed during a fight involving multiple juveniles behind Lebanon High School, Lebanon City police announced on Thursday, June 4. Officers responded to a reported fight behind the school at approximately 10:45 a.m. and found a juvenile suffering from a non-life-threatening stab wound, according to Lebanon City Police. The preliminary investigation determined that several students became involved in an altercation behind the high school shortly after dismissal, police said. Investigators said the juveniles involved were known to one another and that the incident was not a ran…

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Corinth, NY
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Body Hidden Under Blankets In Vacant Corinth Apartment Identified As Woman Body Hidden Under Blankets In Vacant Corinth Apartment Identified As Woman Body Hidden Under Blankets In Vacant Corinth Apartment Identified As Woman
Body Hidden Under Blankets In Vacant Corinth Apartment Identified As Woman A woman whose body was found hidden beneath blankets inside a vacant New York apartment has been identified as investigators continue probing the case, authorities announced on Thursday, June 4. Jennifer A. Randall, 52, of Corinth, was identified by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office as the deceased person discovered during a welfare check on Walnut Street in the Village of Corinth. The investigation began at 6:24 p.m. Monday when deputies were called to the residence after a caller reported finding what they believed was a dead body, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies arrived an…

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Lower Paxton, PA
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100 MPH Drunken Racing Leaves 2 Seriously Hurt In Lower Paxton: Police 100 MPH Drunken Racing Leaves 2 Seriously Hurt In Lower Paxton: Police 100 MPH Drunken Racing Leaves 2 Seriously Hurt In Lower Paxton: Police
100 MPH Drunken Racing Leaves 2 Seriously Hurt In Lower Paxton: Police A driver accused of speeding more than 100 mph while impaired by alcohol and drugs left two people seriously injured in Pennsylvania, police announced on Thursday, June 4. Chandra Bahadur Basnet, 29, of Harrisburg, was charged following a crash in the 5800 block of Linglestown Road on Friday, May 30, according to Lower Paxton Township police. Officers responded to the two-vehicle crash at approximately 6:37 p.m. and found that all three people involved had been taken to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for treatment, police said. An investigation by the department's Traff…

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