AZUSA, Calif. — Neighbors of the 81-year-old man accused of being a “serial slingshot shooter” who terrorized his neighborhood for a decade by allegedly firing ball bearings through windows and windshields expressed shock at his arrest, a day before his sudden death on Wednesday. Prince King, who lived in Azusa, California, died of heart disease […]
A former Montgomery County man awaiting trial for allegedly setting fire to a Willow Grove transmission shop and a shed in Huntingdon Valley last year is facing new arson charges for allegedly setting a third fire. Police in Abington, Upper and Lower Moreland say that 57-year-old Sean Walker Gahagan set all three fires on the […]
Police last week arrested an 81-year-old Southern California man whom they described as a “serial slingshot shooter” believed to have been victimizing his neighbors for about a decade. Azusa police said they responded to a “quality of life issue” in the 900 block of North Enid Avenue and learned that over the last nine to […]
May 23—WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County jury took their time Wednesday before convicting Jack P. Covert II of having child sexual abuse materials. The jury deliberated for about six hours before reaching a verdict convicting Covert, 65, formerly of Second Street, Dallas Township, on six counts of child pornography and a single count of criminal […]
The case of a local serial killer, who went undetected for years in western Pennsylvania nursing homes, is highlighting the need for more safeguards to protect patients. Advocates for Pennsylvania’s aging population are urging lawmakers to take action following the sentencing of a former nurse, Heather Pressdee. She unnecessarily injected almost two dozen of her […]
MONTREAL (AP) — Convicted Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the 1990s and early 2000s, was assaulted in prison and has been hospitalized in life-threatening condition, authorities said Tuesday. A 51-year-old inmate was in custody for the assault Sunday at a […]
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual violence. The National Sexual Assault Hotline can be reached 1-800-656-4673 and a list of local resources is available here. Holly Le Sac cared for others, whether they were people or animals. She never forgot birthdays and always called on holidays. She was a talented artist, once carving […]
Barbara Mabee Abel, who survived the so-called “Casanova Killer,” is featured on the upcoming ‘People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer’ Warner Bros. Discovery Barbara Mabee Abel After being kidnapped and tied down by a serial killer, in a moment of pure terror and exhaustion, Beverly Mabee Abel drifted off to sleep — and dreamt that […]
A while ago, Reddit user u/throwaway_district9 asked about terrifying experiences, and a surprising number of people reported having met or almost become the victim of a killer. Here are their stories, along with some from the BuzzFeed Community. 1.“I lived in the same building and rode the elevator frequently with the man who killed a […]
Rex Heuermann “doesn’t congregate” with other prisoners “because of the crimes he’s accused of,” Suffolk County Sheriff Dr. Errol D. Toulon Jr. tells PEOPLE James Carbone-Pool/Getty Images It’s been almost a year since Rex Heuermann’s life went from purported Long Island family man to alleged serial killer. Today, the former architect sits in a 60-square […]
A “serial rapist” who has been on the run for 24 years was caught in Missouri, federal law enforcement agents said. Herman Carroll, 72, was arrested in Branson on May 11, according to a May 13 news release from the U.S. Marshals Service. McClatchy News was unable to locate attorney information for Carroll. Carroll was […]
Donald Trump over the weekend went on a bizarre tangent about fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter as he tried to demonize undocumented immigrants. The former president claimed other countries are “emptying out” their jails and mental institutions and sending those people over the border. Then he took a turn. ″‘Silence of the Lamb!‘” he said […]