Brutal Murders Of Wife, Mother-In-Law, 3 Children Keep York County Man On Death Row: AG Brutal Murders Of Wife, Mother-In-Law, 3 Children Keep York County Man On Death Row: AG
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…
‘Last Chance’ Blown: NJ Trooper Loses Appeal After Mental Health Meltdown, Court Rules ‘Last Chance’ Blown: NJ Trooper Loses Appeal After Mental Health Meltdown, Court Rules
‘Last Chance’ Blown: NJ Trooper Loses Appeal After Mental Health Meltdown, Court Rules A New Jersey State Trooper who sparked a multi-state search after walking away from a Pennsylvania rehab facility will not get his job back, after a state appeals court upheld his firing for breaking the terms of a “Last Chance Agreement” he signed years earlier. Trooper I Jason Dare, who served about 20 years, had already been disciplined multiple times, court records show. Between 2015 and 2017, he was charged in a hit-and-run crash, arrested for DWI, and sent inappropriate text messages that included asking a police officer about obtaining an untraceable firearm, according to a court opin…
Man Learns Fate After Stabbing Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment Man Learns Fate After Stabbing Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment
Man Learns Fate After Stabbing Grandmother 17 Times In Her Yonkers Apartment A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to the maximum penalty under the law for the brutal 2022 killing of a grandmother and great-grandmother inside her Westchester apartment.  Deshawn Nunez, of Yonkers, will serve 25 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 68-year-old Renee Spencer, Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced on Thursday, Aug. 14.  In the late-night hours of Aug. 9, 2022, Nunez stabbed Spencer more than a dozen times inside her Nepperhan Avenue apartment in Yonkers, killing her.  …
Shooter’s Writings Reveal Motive In Deadly CDC Headquarters Attack, Investigators Say Shooter’s Writings Reveal Motive In Deadly CDC Headquarters Attack, Investigators Say
Shooter’s Writings Reveal Motive In Deadly CDC Headquarters Attack, Investigators Say An alleged gunman who opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters late last week blamed his declining health and depression on the COVID-19 vaccine, according to documents recovered by investigators.  This revelation sheds new light on the motive behind the deadly attack that left a police officer and the shooter dead. On Friday, Aug. 8, chaos erupted at the CDC’s sprawling Atlanta campus when 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, of Kennesaw, Georgia, allegedly fired shots at four buildings, prompting a massive law enforcement response.  The incident e…
Armed Man Talked Down After Tense Standoff In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Armed Man Talked Down After Tense Standoff In Poughkeepsie, Police Say
Armed Man Talked Down After Tense Standoff In Poughkeepsie, Police Say Police in Dutchess County safely resolved a tense standoff with an armed, suicidal man, authorities said.  The incident happened around 9:05 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, on Wilson Boulevard in the City of Poughkeepsie, according to the city's police department. Responding officers found a highly agitated man standing in the doorway of a residence holding a large kitchen knife. Police said he then retreated back inside.  The department’s Hostage Negotiation Team was called to the scene and made contact with the man. Negotiators eventually convinced him to exit the home unarmed, and he…
Son’s Strange Rants About Demons, Divine Gifts Preceded Murder-Suicide In Old Greenwich Son’s Strange Rants About Demons, Divine Gifts Preceded Murder-Suicide In Old Greenwich
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…
More Trips, Better Mood? Poll Explores Travel’s Link To Happiness More Trips, Better Mood? Poll Explores Travel’s Link To Happiness
More Trips, Better Mood? Poll Explores Travel’s Link To Happiness For many Americans, a healthier state of mind might just require a passport stamp. According to a new Talker Research poll, people with excellent mental health take twice as many trips each year as those who report feeling poor or very poor. Additionally, they are far more likely to describe travel as a key part of their lifestyle. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed a striking connection between how people feel and how often they leave home.  The average respondent said they feel 67 percent better mentally after a trip, with those who travel frequently more likely to report good o…
Chinese ICE Detainee Arrested In Lower Paxton Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility Chinese ICE Detainee Arrested In Lower Paxton Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility
Chinese ICE Detainee Arrested In Lower Paxton Found Hanging In Shower Room At PA Facility A 32-year-old man from China was found hanging in a detention center shower room just days after pleading guilty to computer crimes, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Chaofeng Ge died by apparent suicide inside the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg on Monday, Aug. 5, according to ICE and the Clearfield County Coroner. Staff discovered Ge unresponsive with a ligature around his neck at 5:21 a.m. in the shower area of his detention pod. He had been in ICE custody for just five days. CPR was initiated immediately, and emergency responders were called, but Ge was prono…
Nearly 3-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully In Park Ridge: Police Nearly 3-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully In Park Ridge: Police
Nearly 3-Hour SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully In Park Ridge: Police A 37-year-old Bergen County man who locked himself inside a house was safely taken to the hospital after a nearly three-hour standoff on Tuesday, Aug. 5, authorities said. Park Ridge police responded to the West Park Avenue home around 5:07 p.m. for a welfare check, where a family member was locked out, according to Park Ridge Police Chief Joseph Rampolla. The situation was deemed a “person in crisis” (PIC), and the man inside refused to communicate with anyone, Rampolla said. Officers contacted the Bergen County Regional SWAT Emergency Services Unit along with the Crisis Negotiation Team,…
Autistic Boy, 6, Found Dead Before Passaic Mom's Suicide Attempt: Prosecutor Autistic Boy, 6, Found Dead Before Passaic Mom's Suicide Attempt: Prosecutor
Autistic Boy, 6, Found Dead Before Passaic Mom's Suicide Attempt: Prosecutor A 48-year-old Passaic woman is facing child endangerment charges after authorities say she allegedly killed her 6-year-old autistic son before attempting to take her own life. Officers found the child already dead when they arrived at a home near Aspen Place and State Street around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, according to a news release from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. The child's mother, Nakija Martin, was also in the home and had unsuccessfully attempted suicide, officials said. Investigators believe Martin had intended to kill her son, who was autistic, the prosecutor's of…
Clarksburg Mother Indicted For Murder Of Children Missing Since 2014 (UPDATED) Clarksburg Mother Indicted For Murder Of Children Missing Since 2014 (UPDATED)
Clarksburg Mother Indicted For Murder Of Children Missing Since 2014 (Updated) After more than a decade, Catherine Hoggle is now facing murder charges in the case of her missing children in Maryland. Hoggle, 38, of Clarksburg, was indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury on two counts of murder nearly 11 years after her children — Sarah, 3, and Jacob, 2 — disappeared, police announced on Sunday, Aug. 3. Sarah and Jacob Hoggle were last seen on Sept. 7, 2014. Their mother was reportedly the last person seen with them, Montgomery County Police said. Jacob was last seen on Sunday Sept. 7, 2014, at Catherine Hoggle’s mother’s home. Hoggle borrowed her father’s car and…
Maryland Mom Catherine Hoggle Indicted For Murder Of Missing Kids (DEVELOPING) Maryland Mom Catherine Hoggle Indicted For Murder Of Missing Kids (DEVELOPING)
Maryland Mom Catherine Hoggle Indicted For Murder Of Missing Kids (Developing) A Maryland mother long accused in the 2014 disappearances of her two children has now been indicted for their murders, nearly a decade later. Catherine Ashley Hoggle, 38, of Clarksburg, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder by a Montgomery County Grand Jury, officials announced late on Sunday afternoon. Hoggle was arrested on Friday, Aug. 1, in Kent County after investigators learned she had been discharged from Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center on July 23, according to a media advisory from Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy’s office. Jacob was last seen on Sund…