Baltimore County Husband Charged 30 Years After Estranged 911 Dispatcher Wife Found Off I-70 Baltimore County Husband Charged 30 Years After Estranged 911 Dispatcher Wife Found Off I-70
Baltimore County Husband Charged 30 Years After Estranged 911 Dispatcher Wife Found Off I-70 Detectives in Maryland have cracked a 1994 cold case involving a former Baltimore County 911 police dispatcher and her estranged husband, authorities announced. Donald Lester, now 68, was charged this week with the 1994 murder of his estranged wife, 31-year-old Linda Lester, who was last seen alive in October 1994. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, on Oct. 11, 1994, Linda Lester was leaving work and heading to her estranged husband's house to pick up her 2-year-old child. At the time, the two were going through a contentious divorce and were living in separate homes. Li…
Jailed Husband Dies By Suicide Day After Conviction In Wife's Murder: Camden County Prosecutor Jailed Husband Dies By Suicide Day After Conviction In Wife's Murder: Camden County Prosecutor
Jailed Husband Dies By Suicide Day After Conviction In Wife's Murder: Camden County Prosecutor A 53-year-old Voorhees Township man died after being found unresponsive in his cell a day after he was convicted of his wife's murder, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 1. At 11:18 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 19. Shawn Lichtfuss was found unresponsive in his cell during a check by Camden County Department of Corrections officers, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Emergency medical personnel responded and attempted life-saving measures but Lichtfuss was pronounced dead soon after, MacAulay said. A postmortem examination determined Lichtfuss died by asphyxia and that his …
Springfield Man Sentenced In Hammer Killing His Wife, 40 Years After Murdering First Spouse: DA Springfield Man Sentenced In Hammer Killing His Wife, 40 Years After Murdering First Spouse: DA
Springfield Man Sentenced In Hammer Killing His Wife, 40 Years After Murdering First Spouse: DA A Springfield man who admitted to killing his wife with a hammer has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. The murder comes four decades after he was first convicted of killing his wife. Kenneth Robson, 68, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 45-year-old Quitzia Holmes, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said. Police said the attack happened in the early hours of April 30, 2024. Robson called 911 and told dispatchers he needed an ambulance at the couple’s Federal Street apartment because he had "hit his wife with a hammer and she might be dead." Officers found…
PalPark Man Strangles, Hits Child In Horrifying Assault: Cops PalPark Man Strangles, Hits Child In Horrifying Assault: Cops
PalPark Man Strangles, Hits Child In Horrifying Assault: Cops A Bergen County man who strangled a child and struck them in the face during an attack last week has been jailed on assault and child abuse charges, authorities said. Donald L. Bush, 35, of Palisades Park, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and child abuse offenses following the Sept. 21 incident, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. According to the criminal complaint, Bush “did commit aggravated assault … by strangling [the victim] and causing [the victim] temporary loss of the function of any bodily member or organ or temporary loss of any one of the five senses.…
Manhunt Ends: Armed And Dangerous Boyfriend Captured After Killing Girlfriend In Cohoes, NYSP Manhunt Ends: Armed And Dangerous Boyfriend Captured After Killing Girlfriend In Cohoes, NYSP
Manhunt Ends: Armed And Dangerous Boyfriend Captured After Killing Girlfriend In Cohoes, Nysp The man wanted for killing his girlfriend in Cohoes has been captured nearly two weeks after the homicide, New York State Police announced on Friday, Sept. 26. Anthony G. Bechand, 53, was spotted walking along State Route 86 near Paul Smith’s College at about 7:30 a.m., police said. Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers responded to tips about a suspicious person in the area and found Bechand. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to SP Ray Brook for questioning. The search for Bechand began on Sunday, Sept. 14, when Cohoes Police responded to 4 Earl Ly…
Son Left Knife In Mom's Back After Brentwood Murder, DA Says Son Left Knife In Mom's Back After Brentwood Murder, DA Says
Son Left Knife In Mom's Back After Brentwood Murder, DA Says A 30-year-old man was formally charged with murdering his mother inside their Long Island home. Jason Kurumoglu, of Brentwood, was indicted on one count of second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Sept. 25, in the death of 59-year-old Melida Velasquez. The victim’s daughter called 911 around 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, after finding her mother unresponsive in the home they shared on West White Street, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Officers arrived to find Velasquez dead, with a knife lodged in her back and blood pooled on the floor. As they cleared the hous…
Burglar Attacks 2 Women Inside Elmont Home, Police Say Burglar Attacks 2 Women Inside Elmont Home, Police Say
Burglar Attacks 2 Women Inside Elmont Home, Police Say A Queens man is accused of breaking into a Long Island home, attacking two women with a knife, and demanding money. The incident happened just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at an Elmont residence on Waldorf Avenue, according to Nassau County Police. Two women, ages 29 and 70, discovered an unknown man inside their home after he entered through a window. The suspect allegedly demanded money and then attacked both women with a knife. During the struggle, both victims sustained lacerations before a 29-year-old male resident intervened and managed to disarm the intruder, police said. The…
Armed 79-Year-Old Man Threatened Woman In York Shuttering Schools: Police Armed 79-Year-Old Man Threatened Woman In York Shuttering Schools: Police
Armed 79-Year-Old Man Threatened Woman In York Shuttering Schools: Police A 79-year-old York man is accused of threatening to kill a woman during a domestic incident that placed nearby schools on secure status, police announced on Monday, Sept. 22. Charles Knokey was taken into custody after Springettsbury Township police responded to the 1700 block of San Gabriel Drive at 10:41 a.m. for reports of a domestic dispute where he was possibly armed, according to a release. Officers met with the victim outside the home and moved her to safety. Police said she had visible injuries to her arms and reported that Knokey had threatened to kill her. Authorities learned the…
12-Year-Old Escapes After Year Of Abuse At Hands Of Mom, Boyfriend: Lebanon County DA 12-Year-Old Escapes After Year Of Abuse At Hands Of Mom, Boyfriend: Lebanon County DA
12-Year-Old Escapes After Year Of Abuse At Hands Of Mom, Boyfriend: Lebanon County DA A 12-year-old girl fled to a friend’s home with bruises, cuts, and a black eye after enduring more than a year of alleged abuse in Cleona, Lebanon County detectives announced on Monday, Sept. 22. The girl told investigators that her mother’s boyfriend, Reagan Thach, repeatedly beat her with objects including a curtain rod, lamp, and phone charger cord, and forced her to write “sets” of phrases for hours, according to the District Attorney’s Office. When dissatisfied with her handwriting, he allegedly assaulted her again. Her mother, Mai Tran, is accused of knowing about the ongoing abuse an…
DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood — Then Did It Again: Feds DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood — Then Did It Again: Feds
DC Man Punched Girlfriend So Hard She Choked On Blood — Then Did It Again: Feds A DC man repeatedly beat his girlfriend so badly she was choking on her own blood — then did it again two months later, according to federal prosecutors. Nyzir Miles, 22, was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 18, in Superior Court of the District of Columbia on charges stemming from multiple assaults on his former girlfriend, the US Attorney’s Office announced. Prosecutors said the violence began on Sept. 2, 2024, around 11 p.m. near the 700 block of Decatur Place NE.  Miles and his girlfriend were driving when an argument broke out. He punched her in the face, according to the government’s e…
Child Assaulted, Woman Threatened With Knife Before La Plata Barricade: Sheriff Child Assaulted, Woman Threatened With Knife Before La Plata Barricade: Sheriff
Child Assaulted, Woman Threatened With Knife Before La Plata Barricade: Sheriff A man threatened a woman's life and assaulted a child in Maryland before barricading himself inside a La Plata home, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Christopher Dale Buchanan, 37, is behind bars after a scary scene played out last week involving a woman and young child, the agency announced on Thursday, Sept. 18.  Officers from the sheriff's office were called around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10 to the 6300 block of Nelson Drive in La Plata, where there was a reported domestic disturbance.  During the incident it is alleged Buchanan choked the woman, as…
12-Year-Old Stabs Mom During Argument In Valley Stream, Police Say 12-Year-Old Stabs Mom During Argument In Valley Stream, Police Say
12-Year-Old Stabs Mom During Argument In Valley Stream, Police Say A 12-year-old boy is accused of stabbing his mother during an argument inside their Valley Stream home. The incident happened around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, according to Nassau County Police. A preliminary investigation concluded that the boy and his 48-year-old mother were arguing inside their residence when the dispute escalated.  The child grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed his mother twice in the chest, causing a partially collapsed lung, police said. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where police said she is in stable condition. The boy was arrested and charged with fir…