MURDER-SUICIDE: Police ID Woodbridge Woman Who Killed Husband, 2-Year-Old Son, Mother-In-Law MURDER-SUICIDE: Police ID Woodbridge Woman Who Killed Husband, 2-Year-Old Son, Mother-In-Law
Murder-suicide: Police ID Woodbridge Woman Who Killed Husband, 2-Year-Old Son, Mother-In-Law New details have been released by police in Virginia after a woman killed her husband, 2-year-old son, and mother-in-law.  Ziyi Lu, 35, has been identified as the suspect in a murder-suicide in Woodbridge that left four people dead on Saturday morning. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly after 8 a.m. on Feb. 21 to a home in the 3400 block of Vale Court in Woodbridge, where there was a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, first responders found Lu, her mother-in-law, Kegang Xie, 69, her husband, Danxiong Gao, 40, and their 2-year-old son all suffer…
Framingham Woman Killed By Former NFL Player ID'd: Police Framingham Woman Killed By Former NFL Player ID'd: Police
Framingham Woman Killed By Former NFL Player ID'd: Police Authorities have identified the 29-year-old Massachusetts native as the woman who police say was killed by a former NFL linebacker.  Gabriella Perpetuo, 29, of Framingham, Massachusetts, was found dead inside her home in Hamilton County, Tennessee, last week, officials said. Her boyfriend, former linebacker Darron Lee, 31, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies were called to Perpetuo's home Thursday afternoon, Feb. 5, where they found her unresponsive. They attempted CPR, but responders could n…
Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Charged With Murder In New Wife's Death, Police Say Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Charged With Murder In New Wife's Death, Police Say
Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Charged With Murder In New Wife's Death, Police Say The ex-husband of former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is accused of killing his most recent wife in Delaware, authorities said. William Stevenson, 77, was indicted for first-degree murder on Monday, Feb. 2, according to the New Castle County Police Department. The felony charge comes more than a month after 64-year-old Linda Stevenson was found dead in the living room of the couple's home. Police arrested William Stevenson "without incident" at the house in the Oak Hill neighborhood of Wilmington. He's being held in the Howard Young Correctional Institution on $500,000 bail. Investi…
Young Mom Shot 7 Times Outside Moriches Home: Ex Admits Killing Over Debt Young Mom Shot 7 Times Outside Moriches Home: Ex Admits Killing Over Debt
Young Mom Shot 7 Times Outside Moriches Home: Ex Admits Killing Over Debt A man admitted to fatally shooting his former girlfriend – a young single mother – outside her Long Island apartment last summer and now faces decades in prison. James Quininchetta, 41, of Ridge, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court Thursday, Jan. 29, for killing 33-year-old Rebecca Roth during an early morning confrontation over money. Quininchetta traveled to Roth’s Moriches apartment complex around 12:30 a.m. on June 6, 2025, intending to collect money he believed she owed him, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office. During the encounter, he fired seven ro…
Man Assaulted Rutgers Student Inside Dorm: Police Man Assaulted Rutgers Student Inside Dorm: Police
Man Assaulted Rutgers Student Inside Dorm: Police A 20-year-old Irvington man was arrested and charged with assaulting a Rutgers student inside her dorm, authorities announced Thursday, Jan. 29. Lenin Vallejo is charged with strangulation, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, two counts of invasion of privacy, criminal restraint and simple assault following the assault in a Rutgers dormitory in Piscataway on Saturday, Jan. 24, Rutgers police said. The woman said she was assaulted by an intimate partner while in her residence hall, Rutgers police said. The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was …
Harwood Couple Found Dead In Home Identified As Detectives Zero In On Domestic Shooting Harwood Couple Found Dead In Home Identified As Detectives Zero In On Domestic Shooting
Harwood Couple Found Dead In Home Identified As Detectives Zero In On Domestic Shooting Police in Maryland have identified the two people found dead inside a Harwood home last week, as investigators continue probing what they now believe was a domestic-related shooting. Officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were first called around 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22, to a home in the 100 block of Harwood Road to check on the welfare of the residents, police said. A person familiar with the couple raised concerns after not seeing or hearing from them for several days. When officers entered the home, they found a woman dead on the main level and a man dead on the …
Christmas Eve Argument Explodes Into Fire With Mother Trapped Inside Maryland Home Christmas Eve Argument Explodes Into Fire With Mother Trapped Inside Maryland Home
Christmas Eve Argument Explodes Into Fire With Mother Trapped Inside Maryland Home While most Maryland homes were setting out cookies on Christmas Eve, one was filling with smoke during a family fight, investigators say. Already wanted in Pennsylvania, 32-year-old Matthew Haigis is now facing serious charges in Maryland after a holiday argument with his mother rapidly escalated and ended with him attempting to set her home ablaze, according to the State Fire Marshal. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2025, members of the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office were called to a home in the 4800 block of Skinners Run Road, where there were reports of a domestic incident involvin…
13-Count Indictment Brings Rape, Assault, Burglary Charges Against Yonkers Man: DA 13-Count Indictment Brings Rape, Assault, Burglary Charges Against Yonkers Man: DA
13-Count Indictment Brings Rape, Assault, Burglary Charges Against Yonkers Man: DA A Westchester County man has been arraigned on a sweeping indictment that includes rape, assault, and burglary charges tied to an alleged attack on a woman in 2024, prosecutors said. Gerardo Flores, 50, of Yonkers, was arraigned on Tuesday, Jan. 20, before Judge Robert Prisco on a 13-count indictment, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21.  According to the DA’s Office, the charges stem from the alleged rape and assault of a woman in Yonkers in December 2024, as well as Flores’ alleged actions in the months leading up to the incident. The ch…
Mom Of 3 Suffered Over 90 Stab Wounds At Hand Of Schenectady Ex-Boyfriend: DA Mom Of 3 Suffered Over 90 Stab Wounds At Hand Of Schenectady Ex-Boyfriend: DA
Mom Of 3 Suffered Over 90 Stab Wounds At Hand Of Schenectady Ex-Boyfriend: DA A Schenectady man is facing decades in prison after he confessed to brutally murdering his ex-girlfriend. Rance White, 52, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Schenectady County Court Tuesday, Jan. 20, in the death of Amanda Jaikaran. In court, White admitted that he stabbed Jaikaran to death during an attack that occurred March 14, 2025, on Lincoln Avenue in Schenectady, according to the DA’s office. Family members attempted to intervene after hearing the victim call for help and pleaded with White to stop. First responders from the Schenectady Police Department and the Schenectady …
Ex Jailed After Kidnapping, Knife Threats, Stalking Continues In Kennett Square: Police Ex Jailed After Kidnapping, Knife Threats, Stalking Continues In Kennett Square: Police
Ex Jailed After Kidnapping, Knife Threats, Stalking Continues In Kennett Square: Police A man jailed after police say he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend, threatened her with a knife, and stalked her is now accused of continuing to contact her from inside Chester County Prison — despite bail conditions requiring him to stay away, Kennett Square police announced Friday, Jan. 16.  Richard Morinelli, 51, of Glenmoore, is facing new charges after officers were alerted by a Chester County Prison investigator that he had been contacting the victim from the earlier case. Officers were notified at 2:22 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, that Morinelli had allegedly been reaching out despite a n…
Hillsborough Mother Charged In Killing Of 2 Young Sons Found Dead At Home, Prosecutor Says Hillsborough Mother Charged In Killing Of 2 Young Sons Found Dead At Home, Prosecutor Says
Hillsborough Mother Charged In Killing Of 2 Young Sons Found Dead At Home, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey mother has been charged with killing her two young children after they were found unresponsive inside a home on Tuesday, Jan. 13, authorities announced. Priyatharsini Natarajan, 35, of Shell Court, in Hillsborough, was arrested and charged in connection with the deaths of her two sons, ages 5 and 7, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said Wednesday, Jan. 14. Police were dispatched to the home at approximately 6:45 p.m., after the children's father called 9-1-1 and said he came home from work and found his two children unconscious and that his wife did something to them, M…
Charity-Linked Poughkeepsie Community Figure Accused Of Strangling Victim In Front Of Baby: DA Charity-Linked Poughkeepsie Community Figure Accused Of Strangling Victim In Front Of Baby: DA
Charity-Linked Poughkeepsie Community Figure Accused Of Strangling Victim In Front Of Baby: DA A well-known Dutchess County community figure and the brother of a local mayor has been indicted by a grand jury on a violent felony charge stemming from an alleged domestic assault that prosecutors say occurred in front of an infant.  Poughkeepsie resident Frank "Frankie" Flowers, 52, was arraigned in County Court after being indicted on second-degree strangulation, along with misdemeanor counts of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, third-degree assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Jan.…