Audit Finds Dozens Of Maryland In-Custody Deaths Wrongly Ruled Non-Homicides: AG Audit Finds Dozens Of Maryland In-Custody Deaths Wrongly Ruled Non-Homicides: AG
Audit Finds Dozens Of Maryland In-Custody Deaths Wrongly Ruled Non-Homicides: AG The results of an independent audit into Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) reveal that dozens of deaths in state custody may have been wrongly classified for years, according to Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown. The 70-page report, released Thursday, May 15, details the findings of a multi-year investigation launched in 2021 following concerns raised after Maryland’s former Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. David Fowler, testified in the murder trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. According to the Office of the Attorney General, more than half of t…
Two Found Dead In Vehicles Miles Apart, Hours Apart In Prince William County, Police Say Two Found Dead In Vehicles Miles Apart, Hours Apart In Prince William County, Police Say
Two Found Dead In Vehicles Miles Apart, Hours Apart In Prince William County, Police Say Two calls, two deaths, one county—police in Virginia are investigating after two people were found dead in separate vehicles just hours apart in Prince William County. The first discovery was made around 1:25 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, in the parking lot of a business on Richmond Highway in Dumfries. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department say a 33-year-old woman was found unresponsive inside a van, and she was pronounced dead on the scene. Just a few hours later, around 5:15 p.m., police were called again—this time to a neighborhood on Lynn Street in Woodbridge. That’s …
Missing Man, 23, Found Dead In Gainesville Woods Near Abandoned Mercedes, Police Say Missing Man, 23, Found Dead In Gainesville Woods Near Abandoned Mercedes, Police Say
Missing Man, 23, Found Dead In Gainesville Woods Near Abandoned Mercedes, Police Say A 23-year-old man who vanished after leaving his Virginia home has been found dead in the woods near his parked Mercedes, police said. The discovery was made around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, in the area of Morgan Island Way and Links Pond Close in Gainesville, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said the man had been reported missing by family members earlier that day after leaving home the night before in his Mercedes ERS. Officers searching the area found the unoccupied Mercedes parked nearby.  During a canvass of the wooded area, police located th…
Kangaroo Kills Zoo Worker Who Wanted To 'Roughhouse' With Animal: Report Kangaroo Kills Zoo Worker Who Wanted To 'Roughhouse' With Animal: Report
Kangaroo Kills Zoo Worker Who Wanted To 'Roughhouse' With Animal: Report A 56-year-old zoo employee who was known to "roughhouse" with a kangaroo was found dead in their enclosure last week, covered in signs of an attack, reports said.  Eric Slate, who worked at 5 Star Farm, a small park outside of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was found dead Friday night, May 9, in the kangaroo and wallaby pen at the petting zoo owned by his brother, WBTW said.  Horry County Councilman Mark Causey told The Post & Courier that Slate had a history of playing rough with the animal and was believed to have been doing that at the time of his death. Authorities have ord…
Destiny Weitkamp Dies After Head-On Crash In York County: Coroner (UPDATE) Destiny Weitkamp Dies After Head-On Crash In York County: Coroner (UPDATE)
Destiny Weitkamp Dies After Head-On Crash In York County: Coroner (Update) A promising young woman from Lower Chanceford Township was killed in a head-on crash, the York County Coroner’s Office announced on Wednesday, May 7, at 9 a.m. Destiny Weitkamp, 23, died from blunt force trauma following the two-vehicle crash on Saturday night, May 3, in the 2500 block of Delta Road. She was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital on Sunday, May 4 at 8:49 p.m., according to Deputy Coroner Jackie Heffner. Weitkamp was driving south around 9:30 p.m. when her vehicle swerved into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with another vehicle, officials said. The cause of the cr…
3 Killed In Fiery Crash On Route 309 In Lehigh County: Coroner 3 Killed In Fiery Crash On Route 309 In Lehigh County: Coroner
3 Killed In Fiery Crash On Route 309 In Lehigh County: Coroner A teen from New York and two Pennsylvania residents were killed in a violent two-car crash on Route 309, state police in Lehigh County announced on Monday, May 5. The collision happened around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, near Gun Club Road in Lynn Township, Pennsylvania State Police from the Fogelsville barracks said. A 2013 Hyundai Accent, driven by a 54-year-old Allentown woman, was heading northbound when she crossed into the southbound lanes and struck a 2021 Jeep Compass driven by a 30-year-old woman from Fountain Hill, according to PSP. The Hyundai carried three occupants. Vannity Co…
2 Killed Instantly In Fiery Crash At Busy Intersection: Lehigh County Coroner 2 Killed Instantly In Fiery Crash At Busy Intersection: Lehigh County Coroner
2 Killed Instantly In Fiery Crash At Busy Intersection: Lehigh County Coroner Two people were killed instantly in a violent crash at a busy Lehigh County intersection, authorities announced on Sunday, May 4. The collision happened around 3:01 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 309 and Gun Club Road in Lynn Township, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. Their identities have not yet been confirmed. Autopsies will be performed at the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office and Forensic Center to determine their exact causes of death. The Pennsylvania State Police from the Fogelsville Station and t…
Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Suitland Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Suitland Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police
Woman Found Dead, Wrapped In Concrete At Suitland Apartment; Boyfriend Charged: Police A Maryland man is facing murder charges after police say he killed his girlfriend and tried to hide her body in plastic and concrete inside their apartment. Michael McClanahan, 38, was charged in connection with the brutal murder of 44-year-old Sherron Turner, Prince George’s County Police announced on Monday, April 28. The case began when officers conducted a welfare check at the couple’s home in the 2300 block of Ewing Avenue on Thursday, April 24 in Suitland. Inside, they found Turner’s body wrapped in plastic and partially covered in concrete, authorities said. The Homicide Unit was c…
Woman Shot, Abandoned At White Oak Medical Center; Police Search For Driver (DEVELOPING) Woman Shot, Abandoned At White Oak Medical Center; Police Search For Driver (DEVELOPING)
Woman Shot, Abandoned At White Oak Medical Center; Police Search For Driver (Developing) Detectives are urgently working to identify a young woman who was shot and left at a Maryland hospital by a man who then took off, Montgomery County Police said. The disturbing discovery was made early Sunday, April 27, when a man drove an injured woman to White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring around 7:15 a.m., according to investigators. Police say the man spoke briefly to hospital staff before leaving the victim behind and fleeing the area in a newer model white Ford Mustang. The woman — described as a Hispanic female in her early to mid-20s with distinctive tattoos on her right thig…
1-Year-Old Dies Surrounded By Fentanyl Pills, Blood On Face: Murder Charge For Steelton Parents 1-Year-Old Dies Surrounded By Fentanyl Pills, Blood On Face: Murder Charge For Steelton Parents
1-Year-Old Dies Surrounded By Fentanyl Pills, Blood On Face: Murder Charge For Steelton Parents Zora Valentina Volcy, just 1 year old, was found cold and stiff in her Steelton bedroom — blood and mucus on her face, fentanyl pills scattered across the floor, police say. Now her parents, Debra Burnett, 28, and Fritz Volcy, 26, both of Harrisburg, are charged with third-degree murder and endangering the welfare of children. Shocking Discovery Inside Steelton Home Steelton police rushed to the family's home on the 500 block of St. Mary’s Drive around 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 7, for reports of a child in cardiac arrest. Officers found Zora unresponsive, her limbs stiff, and her face smeare…
New Haven Police Address Those Serial Killer Rumors New Haven Police Address Those Serial Killer Rumors
New Haven Police Address Those Serial Killer Rumors Police are pushing back against rumors swirling online that a serial killer is behind the death of a 60-year-old New Haven woman whose body was found last month. Investigators said there is currently "no indication of any criminality" connected to her disappearance and death. Denise Leary was first reported missing in late September 2024, and her remains were found just a short distance from her home in March. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled her cause of death "undetermined," and officials said there were "no signs of foul play" discovered during the autopsy. In a detailed st…
Chilling Update: Cause Of Death Revealed For Murder Victim Found Floating In Island Park Chilling Update: Cause Of Death Revealed For Murder Victim Found Floating In Island Park
Chilling Update: Cause Of Death Revealed For Murder Victim Found Floating In Island Park Authorities released chilling new details in the case of a homicide victim whose body was discovered in a Long Island channel. The body of the deceased man was discovered floating in Reynolds Channel in Island Park, near a dock on Railroad Place, at around 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, as Daily Voice reported. In an update Friday, April 25, Nassau County homicide detectives revealed that an autopsy concluded the man was beaten and stabbed to death. Police had previously circulated photos of the man’s clothing–a beige t-shirt with black lettering and two designs, and black cargo joggers with ta…