Triple Murder-Suicide: Sergeant Solely Responsible For Killing Wife, Sons In New City, AG Says
More than a year after the shocking deaths of a Westchester police sergeant, his wife, and their two young sons inside their Rockland County home, state investigators have released their findings.
On Friday, Aug. 22, New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation announced it had concluded that Bronxville Police Sergeant Watson Morgan was solely responsible for the deaths of his wife, Ornela Morgan, and their two sons before taking his own life on Dec. 30, 2023, in New City.
The conclusion came after a review of physical and forensic evidence, including ballistics …
New England Mom In Family Murder-Suicide Said She Was ‘Withering Away’ In Haunting Video
For weeks, a 34-year-old wife and mother of three posted TikTok videos about her life, her family, and her rapidly declining mental health. Earlier this week, police said she killed nearly her entire family before turning the gun on herself.
Emily Long, 34, Ryan Long, 48, and their two oldest children, Parker, 8, and Ryan, 6, were found shot to death inside their home in Madbury, New Hampshire, on Monday, Aug. 18, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. The couple's 3-year-old son was not harmed.
Investigators say Emily killed them all before turning the gun on herself.
As dete…
Aubrey Plaza’s Heartbreaking Grief Analogy — And The Rihanna Joke That Followed
Aubrey Plaza is opening up about life after loss in a rare, emotional interview on Amy Poehler’s new podcast, "Good Hang with Amy Poehler."
Plaza, 40, lost husband Jeff Baena, 47, in January to suicide.
The actress hasn’t spoken much publicly about her loss, but that changed this week when her former “Parks and Rec” co-star Amy Poehler asked about it on her podcast — with notable warmth and grace.
“To get it out of the way, people want to see you and they want to see how you are,” Poehler said at the top of the episode, which dropped earlier this week. “You had this terrible, tragic year. …
Brutal Murders Of Wife, Mother-In-Law, 3 Children Keep York County Man On Death Row: AG
A York County man who slaughtered his wife, mother-in-law, and three young children inside their West Princess Street apartment more than three decades ago will remain on death row after losing another federal appeal, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday, Aug. 19.
Paul Gamboa-Taylor, now 65, killed his family with a hammer and knife at 667 West Princess Street in 1991. The victims were identified as his wife, Valerie L. Gamboa-Taylor, 23; her mother, Donna M. Barshinger, 42; her children, Paul E., 4, and Jasmine E., 2; and her brother, Lance T. Barshinger, 2.
Gamb…
Son’s Strange Rants About Demons, Divine Gifts Preceded Murder-Suicide In Old Greenwich
Days before police say he killed his mother and then himself in a murder-suicide that shook a wealthy Connecticut town, 56-year-old Stein Erik Soelberg had been posting rambling and paranoid thoughts to his 100,000 Instagram followers, claiming he had “special gifts from God” and warning about tampered devices, brain implants, and a “massive, spiritual and kinetic war.”
Soelberg and his mother, Suzanne Adams, 83, were found dead Tuesday, Aug. 5, inside their Old Greenwich home (where the median home price is about $2.1 million), Greenwich police said Friday, Aug. 8.
Suzann…