Maryland Killer Couldn't Keep His Secret: 20-Year-Old Murder Mystery Finally Cracked
A Maryland murder went unsolved for nearly 20 years, but the man responsible apparently had trouble keeping his secret.
Tyrone Hughey, 44, of Salisbury, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the 2006 stabbing death of Denise Horsey, whose screams for help led police to a Salisbury alley.
Officers responding to reports of a woman screaming for help around 6:15 a.m. on April 8, 2006, found Horsey suffering from multiple stab wounds in an alley behind 306 Naylor St.
She was rushed to Peninsula Regional Medical Center, where she died from her injuries. Despite an inves…
Silver Spring Man Beat Sleeping Brother-In-Law, 19, To Death, Dumped Body Behind Bus Stop
A Maryland man who sent a chilling message about killing his teenage brother-in-law while he slept has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for beating him to death and dumping his body behind a bus stop.
Abraham Luna Perez, 29, of Silver Spring, learned his fate on Tuesday, Oct. 27, nearly two years after the killing of 19-year-old Diego Edilberto Borja Cardona, whose body was found in a wooded area just down the hill from the apartment they shared.
A Montgomery County jury convicted Luna Perez of voluntary manslaughter in August, a lesser offense than the first-degree murder charge he ini…
Webster Man Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Girl In Putnam
A Massachusetts man has been convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Connecticut child, authorities said.
Miguel Aponte-Cardozo, 61, of Webster, Massachusetts, was found guilty of first-degree sexual assault, two counts of risk of injury to a minor, and fourth-degree sexual assault, the State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Windham said Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Aponte-Cardozo was accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl on and before Nov. 22, 2020, in Putnam, the prosecutor said.
A judge is set to sentence him on Jan. 19, 2027.
'It's All Going To End Tonight': NJ Man Sentenced For Bensalem Hotel Murder Of GF
A New Jersey man who told his girlfriend, "It's all going to end tonight," as she pleaded for her life inside a Pennsylvania hotel room will spend the rest of his life in prison for her murder, prosecutors announced on Monday, Oct. 26.
Orenthia Upshur, 52, of Trenton, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and related charges in the Jan. 15, 2025, shooting death of his longtime girlfriend, Maisha Coon, 49, also of Trenton, at the Sleep Inn on Street Road in Bensalem, the Bucks County District Attorney said.
The couple had been in a relationship for three decades and had gone to the hotel to …
Worcester Man Faces Guilty Of Killing Acquaintance, Leaving Body In Paxton Woods
A central Massachusetts man faces life in prison without parole after a jury convicted him of killing a man whose body turned up in the woods.
Christopher Fuller, 34, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday, Oct. 22, in Worcester County Superior Court, according to District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.
Fuller is scheduled for sentencing on Tuesday, but a first-degree murder conviction requires a life sentence with no chance of parole.
Investigators determined that Fuller shot Ernest Appiah, 29, of Worcester, on Feb. 28, 2022. The two had left Centerfolds, an adult entertainment…
Drug Dealer Caught Slinging Coke From Deer Park Auto Shop Found Guilty, Authorities Say
A Long Island drug dealer who was selling cocaine from his auto repair shop was convicted Thursday, Oct. 22, authorities said.
Uriel Rose, 43, of Bay Shore, had an extensive criminal history even before he was found guilty on more than a dozen charges at his bench trial, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Cops began investigating Rose’s Deer Park auto shop, Beema Boyz, in June 2024, and an undercover detective bought cocaine from Rose seven times during the 10-month probe, authorities said.
The investigation culminated in a raid on April 10, 2025, officials said. Rose was …
USR Mansion Owner Hired Arsonists To Set 4-Alarm Inferno: Officials
A Bergen County man hired two others to torch a local home using an accelerant and a homemade ignitor, setting off a fire that engulfed the residence, authorities said.
Emad E. Gerges, 66, of Upper Saddle River, allegedly hired Anthony V. Coviello, 54, and Joseph Vulpis, 62, both of Rumson, to set fire to the home at 18 Lake Rd., in May 2025, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday, Oct. 19.
Records show that Gerges owns or previously owned 18 Lake Rd., which was listed in February 2026 and sold for $825,000 four months later, property records show.
The fire broke out …
UNH Hockey Captain Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash Was 'Great Leader, Caring Friend'
A University of New Haven hockey captain who dreamed of becoming an NYPD officer is being remembered as a great leader who wanted to help others after he was killed in an I-95 head-on crash.
Ryan O’Shea, 21, of Stony Point, New York, died Friday night, Oct. 16, after a wrong-way driver struck his car on I-91 in North Haven, Connecticut State Police said.
O’Shea was a senior captain of the university’s club hockey team, the Chargers. He studied criminal justice with a focus on police science, the university said.
“Ryan embodied everything that is good about being a Charger,” shared De…
Attempted Murder, Drugs, Weapons: NJ Man Convicted, Atlantic County Prosecutor Says
A 40-year-old Camden man was convicted of attempted murder following an Atlantic City shooting, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 19.
On Friday, July 5, Atlantic City police responded to a shooting on Florida Avenue and found Antoyane McCall with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and arm, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. McCall was transferred to a trauma center where he underwent numerous surgeries, authorities said.
An investigation determined Ricardo Berrios shot McCall on the sidewalk following a fistfight the prior evening, authorities said. He was arrested at the Downbeach I…
Fight Over Text Messages Ends In 4 Shot Near Muhlenberg College, Allentown Man Convicted
A Pennsylvania man who opened fire into a crowd near Muhlenberg College in Allentown, shooting four people after a fight over text messages, has been convicted of attempted homicide, prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 16.
Axel Suarez Vidal, 25, of Allentown, was found guilty Thursday, Oct. 15, of attempted homicide, three counts of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, and seven counts of recklessly endangering another person, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan.
The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 20, 2024, outside a home at 1837 West Turner…
5 PA Judges Threatened By Retired CA Attorney, Inmate With Violent Threats History: Bucks DA
Five Pennsylvania judges were threatened in two separate cases involving a retired California attorney who is no longer eligible to practice law and a state prison inmate with a lengthy history of threatening judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
The Bucks County District Attorney's Office has charged Timothy Alexander Murphy, 70, of Oakland, California, and Joseph David Supik II, 35, who is incarcerated at SCI Forest, in unrelated cases involving threats against five Bucks County Court of Common Pleas judges, District Attorney Joe Kh…
Vengeful Arsonist Who Torched East Islip Bar After Being Booted Takes Plea Deal: Authorities
A Long Island man who tried to torch a local bar after he was kicked out has admitted to arson, authorities said.
Paul Lucia, 60, of Islip Terrace, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Oct. 13 in the fire at Riley Fibbers in East Islip, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. He faces a maximum prison term of 10 years after taking a plea deal, authorities said.
Lucia was asked to leave the bar around 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2025, after taking a picture of a staff member, authorities said. He drove away in a white Jeep Patriot but returned with a gas can and a lighter around 7:30 p.m., investig…
Loaded Handgun, BB Gun Found On Troy Man, Watervliet Teen Trespassing In Albany: Police
Loaded Handgun, BB Gun Found On Troy Man, Watervliet Teen Trespassing In Albany: Police
A Troy man and a 15-year-old Watervliet boy were caught with a loaded handgun and a BB gun while trespassing on private property in Albany, police announced on Monday, Oct. 12.
The arrests happened around 1:40 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, when Albany police officers patrolling near Western Avenue and Quail Street spotted two males trespassing on private property, according to the Albany Police Department.
While investigating the trespassing, officers found Niyell J. Pope, 22, of Troy, carrying a loaded 9mm h…
Fake Police Badge, Storage Unit, Threats: DC Predator Who Terrorized Two Women Learns Fate
A single date turned into a three-day nightmare for a woman who was threatened with death, held in a storage unit, and sexually assaulted by a DC man who claimed to have police officers in his pocket.
Maurice Spears, 34, was sentenced to 65 years and 180 days in prison for sexually abusing two women in separate attacks in 2024, including a second victim he approached with the promise of helping her get shoes.
According to federal prosecutors, Spears used threats, intimidation, and claims of connections to law enforcement to control both women, subjecting them to a combined eight days of abu…
Masked Gunman Killed Man Sitting On Allentown Porch, Jury Finds
A masked gunman who shot and killed a man sitting on a Pennsylvania front porch has been convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors announced Friday, Oct. 9.
Hector Martinez, 27, of Allentown, was found guilty of all charges Thursday night, Oct. 8, following a jury trial that began Tuesday, Oct. 6, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. Martinez was also convicted of possession of a firearm without a license.
The victim, Terrence Brunson, 39, was sitting on the front porch of a home in the 500 block of West Liberty Street when a man wearing a face covering shot him on Sep…
Acton Teen Held Without Bail In Mother, Younger Brother’s Killings
A Massachusetts teenager accused of killing his mother and younger brother at their home will remain in custody without bail after his arraignment on murder charges.
Arjun Aravind, 17, faces charges in the deaths of Sudha Venkatesan, 45, and Siddharth Aravind, 14. Police found them inside the family’s Martha Lane home in Acton on Aug. 11, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.
A grand jury indicted Aravind on counts of two first-degree murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and a charge of stealing a vehicle, the prosec…
