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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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FBI Knew Peaches’ Identity 3 Years Ago
Who was Jane Doe # 3, also known as 'Peaches" because of a distinctive tattoo on her chest? Who was her little girl, who was also murdered and deposited ten miles away from her mother on Ocean Parkway?
Mary Murphy
1 day ago3 min read
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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
Apr 113 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
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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
1,220 views
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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
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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
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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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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
3,121 views
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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
439 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
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