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Suspect Jason Smith. (credit: Philadelphia Police Department)

Suspect In Death Of Center City Doctor Held For Trial

According to a statement read in court, the alleged killer of a Children’s Hospital pediatrician says she pleaded for her life as he strangled her inside her Center City home in January.

2013/04/10

Florida Man Charged In 2012 Murder Of Elderly Man In Atlantic County

Authorities in New Jersey have charged a Florida man with murder in the 2012 slaying of an elderly man during a burglary.

2013/04/10

2 Men, 2 Women Arrested In Murder Of 54-Year-Old Franklinville Man

Police say two men and two women have been charged with the death of a 54-year-old man who was found dead inside his bathroom.

2013/04/05

DNA Evidence Helps Solve 1996 Cold Case Murder In Philadelphia

Police are crediting DNA evidence with identifying the suspect allegedly responsible for a 1996 cold case.

2013/04/02

Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing Of 59-Year-Old Male In West Philadelphia

Philadelphia police are investigating a homicide in West Philadelphia.

2013/03/22

William Walton (credit: Philadelphia PD)

Man Gets 15 To 30 Years For 2010 Murder In Northeast Philadelphia

Forty-one-year-old William Walton pleaded guilty earlier this month to voluntary manslaughter and a drug charge in the death of 22-year-old Allison Edwards.

2013/03/18

Fugitive Wanted For Reading, Pa. Murder Captured In Italy

An eastern Pennsylvania man who spent years on the lam after allegedly killing his estranged wife has been captured in Italy.

2013/03/15

Two Men Indicted In 2012 Shooting Death Of Villanova Student

Two men have been indicted in the shooting death of a Pennsylvania college student in northern New Jersey.

2013/03/15

South Philadelphia Man Indicted In Mob-Related Slaying

A South Philadelphia man has been indicted Monday in what may be the city’s first mob slaying in a decade.

2013/03/11

Fugitive On Pennsylvania’s Most Wanted List Arrested And Charged With ’94 Murder

Authorities say they’ve captured one of Pennsylvania’s 10 most-wanted fugitives, a homicide suspect charged with stabbing a man in Bethlehem during a game of dominoes nearly 20 years ago.

2013/02/25

Ventnor Man Charged With 2006 Murder In Atlantic City

A Ventnor man who is already incarcerated for an unrelated incident has now been charged with a 2006 murder.

2013/02/21

Nike, Oakley, Move Away From Pistorius

Two major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Monday

2013/02/19

(Photo from Burlington County prosecutor's office)

Burlington County Police Searching For Man Charged With Murdering Gas Station Attendant

Zedrick T. Johnson, a 34-year-old from Willingboro, has been charged with murdering gas station worker Bal Krishna Karki during a robbery at the Lukoil gas station at Route 130 North and Charleston Road on Feb. 11th.

2013/02/15

Reward Offered For Information Leading To Arrest Of Suspect In Camden Murder

On Friday, Feb. 8th, 38-year-old Rhonda Scott, of Camden, was stabbed multiple times then severely burned in what appears to have been an intentionally set fire in an abandoned home on the 1700 block of Tioga Street.

2013/02/14