Last Seen Getting Gas, Found Shot Dead: Virginia Woman's Murder Still Unsolved After 38 Years Last Seen Getting Gas, Found Shot Dead: Virginia Woman's Murder Still Unsolved After 38 Years Last Seen Getting Gas, Found Shot Dead: Virginia Woman's Murder Still Unsolved After 38 Years
Last Seen Getting Gas, Found Shot Dead: Virginia Woman's Murder Still Unsolved After 38 Years For 38 years, the killer who shot a 20-year-old Virginia woman twice in the head has remained unidentified, leaving behind an abandoned car, a trail of unanswered questions, and a family still desperate to know what happened. Tammy Thorpe was found dead along a gravel lane off Route 17 outside Warrenton on Oct. 23, 1988, just hours after she was last seen getting gas in town.  On the 38th anniversary of her murder, Virginia State Police and the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office renewed their appeal for information that could finally crack the decades-old cold case. Thorpe had attended …

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Woman Found Dead In Roadway After Late-Night Maryland Crash Shuts Down Traffic For Hours Woman Found Dead In Roadway After Late-Night Maryland Crash Shuts Down Traffic For Hours Woman Found Dead In Roadway After Late-Night Maryland Crash Shuts Down Traffic For Hours
Woman Found Dead In Roadway After Late-Night Maryland Crash Shuts Down Traffic For Hours A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle along a busy Maryland roadway overnight, authorities confirmed. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 8800 block of Greenbelt Road near Goddard Road at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, to investigate a reported pedestrian crash. When officers arrived, they found the woman lying in the roadway. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle involved remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said. Greenbelt Road was closed near Goddard Road for several ho…
Maryland Apartment Fire Takes Deadly Turn When Police Fatally Shoot Man: AG Maryland Apartment Fire Takes Deadly Turn When Police Fatally Shoot Man: AG Maryland Apartment Fire Takes Deadly Turn When Police Fatally Shoot Man: AG
Maryland Apartment Fire Takes Deadly Turn When Police Fatally Shoot Man: AG An apartment fire in Maryland took a deadly turn when a man encountered by firefighters ran from the building and was fatally shot by responding police officers. The deadly encounter unfolded at approximately 4:50 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, when Hagerstown firefighters responded to an apartment fire in the unit block of Randolph Avenue and encountered a man inside, prompting them to request assistance from police. According to the Maryland Attorney General's Office, responding officers established a perimeter around the building before the man ran outside toward them, prompting officers to is…
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Man Charged With Murder Of 7-Month-Old DC Boy More Than 3 Years After His Death: Police More than three years after 7-month-old King Phelps died from blunt force trauma in DC, a 29-year-old man has been charged with his murder. Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to the 1300 block of Morris Road SE at approximately 2:18 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023, where they found the infant unconscious and unresponsive. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded, but King showed no signs of life and was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which determined that he died from complications of b…
Man Accused Of Decapitating Virginia Iwo Jima Statue Has Surprising Immigration History Man Accused Of Decapitating Virginia Iwo Jima Statue Has Surprising Immigration History Man Accused Of Decapitating Virginia Iwo Jima Statue Has Surprising Immigration History
Man Accused Of Decapitating Virginia Iwo Jima Statue Has Surprising Immigration History The man accused of taking a sledgehammer to a Virginia war memorial and knocking the head off a Marine statue was once protected from deportation, federal officials say. Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, of Stafford, is a Mexican national who previously received protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which has since expired, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The revelation comes two days after Maldonado Soriano was arrested for allegedly attacking the Iwo Jima memorial near Marine Corps Base Quantico, causing damage estimated in the hu…

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Virginia Gov. Spanberger Takes Aim At DOJ Over Sweeping Drug Indictment Of State Senator Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is taking aim at the Justice Department over its timing of a sweeping federal indictment against one of the state's most powerful lawmakers, questioning why prosecutors brought the case just days before a major election. The criticism comes after federal prosecutors charged Portsmouth Sen. L. Louise Lucas, 82, with leading an alleged multimillion-dollar marijuana trafficking and money laundering operation involving family members, including her two daughters and grandson. Spanberger weighed in, hours after the charges were announced, defending Lucas' right t…

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Another Arrest Made In Deadly NJ Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor A search of the Acura and U-Haul trailer involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Route 17 in Paramus turned up hundreds of THC cartridges, leading to a second arrest and new drug charges against the driver accused of killing a Bronx woman, authorities said. Michael C. Marciano, 47, of Fairport (Monroe County), NY, who was driving a Jeep in tandem with the Acura at the time of the crash, owned the Acura and had rented the U-Haul trailer, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Marciano surrendered to authorities Friday, Oct. 23, and was charged with two counts of second-degree possession wit…

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Nationwide Amazon Costume Recall: Families Urged To Check Purchases Families who bought children’s costumes on Amazon are urged to check their purchases after a nationwide recall raised serious safety concerns. CIYTI Light-Up Princess Costumes are covered by the recall announced Thursday, Oct. 22, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Children can easily access button cell batteries in the costume accessories, violating a mandatory toy safety standard. Swallowing the batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns and death, the agency warned. No incidents or injuries have been reported. The recalled sets include …

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Nationwide Amazon Costume Recall: Families Urged To Check Purchases Families who bought children’s costumes on Amazon are urged to check their purchases after a nationwide recall raised serious safety concerns. CIYTI Light-Up Princess Costumes are covered by the recall announced Thursday, Oct. 22, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Children can easily access button cell batteries in the costume accessories, violating a mandatory toy safety standard. Swallowing the batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns and death, the agency warned. No incidents or injuries have been reported. The recalled sets include …

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US Intelligence Flags Escalating Iranian Planned Attacks Targeting Americans US Intelligence Flags Escalating Iranian Planned Attacks Targeting Americans US Intelligence Flags Escalating Iranian Planned Attacks Targeting Americans
US Intelligence Flags Escalating Iranian Planned Attacks Targeting Americans A newly disclosed US intelligence warning is raising fresh concerns about Iranian threats against Americans overseas. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an unclassified memo dated Friday, Oct. 23, that Iranian efforts to target American personnel had intensified. “Specifically, through various channels, we have received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target US personnel," Clayton wrote in the memo published on DocumentCloud. "The lethal plotting efforts by the Iranians against US citizens have reach…