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Deceased Fisherman ID'd As Virginia Cold Case Killer: State Police
A fisherman who died in 2017 has been identified as the killer responsible for three unsolved Virginia murders in the late 1980s, police said.
Alan W. Wilmer Sr., who died at 63 years old in Lancaster County, VA, is believed to have slain David L. Knobling, 20, Robin M. Edwards, 14, and Teresa Lynn Spaw Howell, 29, Virginia State Police announced on Jan. 8.
If Wilmer were to be alive, charges would be filed against him in the thre homicides, both the Isle of Wight County and City of Hampton Commonwealth’s attorneys confirm.
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Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA
A Cambridge man has confessed to the violent rape of a 13-year-old girl more than 23 years ago, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Roger W. Reddick, Jr., 41, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape of a child with force and was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison, the Middlesex District Attorney announced. He'll serve three years of probation following that.
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Reddick broke into a Cambridge home in the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2000, pinned the girl to her bed with his hand …
No Link Between Gilgo Beach Killer And 4 Atlantic County Cold Case Victims: Prosecutor
Despite much speculation, there does not seem to be a connection between serial killings of sex workers on Long Island and the 2006 deaths of four women outside Atlantic City, authorities said.
The 2006 cold case killings of Barbara Breidor, 42, Molly Jean Dilts, 20, Kim Raffo, 35, and Tracy Ann Roberts, 23, remain open, Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds said on Tuesday, Aug. 1.
Last month's arrest of Long Island's Rex Heuermann fueled speculation about other cold cases including the discovery of the aforementioned four victims, whose bodies were found in a drainag…
Were Two NJ Escorts Also Victims Of Gilgo Beach Serial Killer?
So far, 59-year-old suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been charged in the deaths of four women on Long Island, dating back to more than a decade ago.
The Massapequa Park architect and married father of two, was arraigned on murder charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 14, in the killings of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello.
Clockwise from top left: Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Costello, and Megan Waterman.Suffolk County Police Department
The bodies of 10 people, including two from New Jersey and Philadelphia, are …
1984's 'Missing Mary Ann' House Searched By Pennsylvania State Police: Reports
A woman went missing from her central Pennsylvania home on June 5, 1984, and on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, Pennsylvania state police were spotted searching the property according to multiple media outlets.
Mary Ann Bagenstose, 25 at the time of her disappearance, was last seen at her home located at 167 Willow Street, Pequea Township over 40 years ago, according to LancasterOnline.
Seven state police vehicles, the Forensic Unit, and several unmarked cars were at the home as part of "an investigation," and a spokesperson said there is "an authorized police presence in the 100 block of W…
