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MY LIFE OF CRIME
I went from Catholic school to covering some of the most sensational crime scenes in New York City. From mob hits in the '80's, I transitioned to reports on terrorism in the 90's, as well as cold case reporting, and coverage of fentanyl's grip on young Americans and their families. I also have a passion for telling compelling stories on missing persons.
It's been a privilege--and a responsibility--to witness the most memorable events of our time. This blog recaps what I've seen.
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Revisiting Rex Heuermann's College Campus and Other Cold Cases
Heuermann has not been charged with Warner's murder and has pleaded not guilty to seven other homicides between 1993 and 2010. But there are at least three, unsolved murders very close to the NYIT that investigators are undoubtedly reviewing....
Mary Murphy
5 days ago3 min read
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Mom Asks Son's Killer to Help Change 'Ignorant' Gun Culture
LaVerne Thomas wore a t-shirt with snapshots from her son's life, as she approached the courtroom well in Riverhead, Long Island to face...
Mary Murphy
Apr 43 min read
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35 Years after Happy Land: Recalling a Bronx Mass Murder by Arson
When I got to the scene on Southern Boulevard in the East Tremont section of the Bronx, I wasn't quite prepared for what I was witnessing...
Mary Murphy
Mar 283 min read
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2 LISK Victims Had Items in their Mouths
Just about every time a prosecution affidavit is submitted in the Long Island Serial Killer case, there are details we didn't hear before...
Mary Murphy
Feb 273 min read
1,293 views
4 comments
Long Island's Route 27 Brings Fresh Questions about LISK Case
As we entered Moriches, I came upon the sign for Forge River. That caused me to stop the car...
Mary Murphy
Feb 204 min read
1,197 views
4 comments
Gay 'Club Drug' Murder Cases Soon Go to Jury
Detectives eventually learned Umberger was one of two deadly druggings tied to gay clubs in Hell's Kitchen, with 25-year old Julio Ramirez..
Mary Murphy
Feb 74 min read
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5 'Does' on Suffolk DA Website Draw Questions About Long Island Serial Killer
5 'Does' on Suffolk DA Website Draw Questions About Long Island Serial Killer
Mary Murphy
Jan 305 min read
1,123 views
2 comments
SI 'Bishop' Pleads Guilty to Killing Teen Lorraine Snell in 1980
Nearly 45 years after the body of Brooklyn teen Lorraine Snell was found in the back of a station wagon with a jumper cable around her neck,
Mary Murphy
Jan 225 min read
941 views
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Female 'Contact' Found on Rex Heuermann Planning Document Died in Manhattan Hotel: Friend
Danielle Goodling was found in midtown Manhattan, a place where Rex Heuermann worked as an architect...
Mary Murphy
Jan 173 min read
2,243 views
2 comments
As LISK Evidence Piles Up, Angry Response to Rex Heuermann's Claims of Innocence
On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Valerie Mack's name was officially included among LISK victims...
Mary Murphy
Dec 17, 20246 min read
602 views
3 comments
MCC Officer Maimed by Al Qaeda Prisoner Dies
Louis Pepe was essentially the first victim of Al Qaeda in America, when he was assaulted ten months before the 9/11 terror attacks...
Mary Murphy
Dec 2, 20246 min read
5,358 views
25 comments
The Missing Woman and The Torched Car - Where is Krystal Anderson?
Krystal Anderson, 30, was last seen being thrown into the trunk of a Cadillac in August 2022.
Mary Murphy
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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3 comments
The Two Women in the Suitcases: "Cherries" and Tanya Rush
Cherries' case bears eerie similarities to the 2008 unsolved murder of Tanya Rush, whose body parts were also found in a suitcase...
Mary Murphy
Nov 1, 20244 min read
2,965 views
13 comments
Day Care Owner at Notorious MDC in Toddler Fentanyl Case
Some stunning information was revealed during last week's sentencing of Herrera-Garcia, who was captured in Mexico last fall, about two week
Mary Murphy
Oct 25, 20243 min read
1,390 views
3 comments
Inside Court: DNA Challenge Will Come before LISK Trial
The accused Long Island Serial Killer (LISK), Rex Heuermann, stood tall in Riverhead court Wednesday, October 16th, with hands cuffed...
Mary Murphy
Oct 16, 20244 min read
792 views
4 comments
Latent Fingerprints Tied to Twin Newborns Found Murdered in 2020
The twin newborns were discovered on November 9, 2020 by a building super working in the courtyard at College Avenue and East 172 Street
Mary Murphy
Sep 27, 20242 min read
375 views
7 comments
LISK 'Asian Doe' Victim Likely Tied to Han Community in Southern China
Rex Heuermann, the accused Long Island Serial Killer (LISK), has not been charged with Asian Doe's murder, but the victim was found very...
Mary Murphy
Sep 16, 20243 min read
412 views
10 comments
Vito DeLeo Returned to Twin Towers after 1993 Attack
So here we were on September 11, 2001, trying to put the most devastating terror attack on U.S. soil into context...
Mary Murphy
Sep 11, 20245 min read
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Teen Tennis Player Kemar Brooks' Accused Killer Needs a Bronx Court Date
Kemar Brooks was gunned down on July 26, 2012, after Kemar's tennis game was interrupted by a thunderstorm...
Mary Murphy
Sep 6, 20244 min read
254 views
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