Matthew Booth Sr. murder 7/30/2007 Elizabeth Township, PA *13 year old daughter kills father to end years of sexual abuse; receives probation*

 the squalid home the Boothes lived in where the shooting happened

Girl slays father
Elizabeth Twp. girl, 13, kills dad, alleges sex abuse
Girl, 14, Gets Probation for Killing Father With Shotgun
Girl Gets Probation in Father’s Killing
Several good posts on this by Crime Scene Blog (one of my favorite blogs)
All signs pointed toward tragedy for family

Darisabel Baez murder 4/07/2008 York, PA *2 year old Darisabel was beaten to death with a video game controller; Her mother’s boyfriend, Harve L. Johnson, has been arrested for her murder*

                      Darisabel Baez

Cops: Toddler Beaten to Death With Video Game Controller
Police: Pa. Girl Dies After Beating
Police: York girl dies after being beaten with game controller
Girl dies after being beaten with video game controller

Rhonda Smith murder 1/23/2008 Bucks County, PA * Fellow Parishoner, 66 year old Mary Jane Fonder arrested for the murder*

                Rhonda Smith

Arrest Made In Fatal Bucks County Church Shooting
Woman, 65, Charged With Fatal Church Shooting
Police: Jealousy led to church murder
Church Member Arrested for Murder in Bucks County
65-year-old church member charged in murder
Kintnersville woman charged in Bucks church shooting
Woman arrested in murder of Hellertown woman inside Bucks church

Breaking News: 4 people found dead in a Chester, PA apartment

Four bodies found inside Chester home
Police: Discovery Of Chester Bodies ‘Suspicious’
4 Dead In Chester Home
Autopsy Results Expected For 4 Found Dead In Chester Home

Chante Wright and Octavia Green murder 1/19/08 Philadelphia, PA *Laquaille Bryant charged with their murders*

             Chante Wright

2 Women Killed In Grays Ferry
Two women found dead in Grays Ferry
Police ID women murdered in Grays Ferry
Sources: New Lead Has Police Near Arrest In Witness’ Slaying
Man Charged In Grays Ferry Slayings
Murder and drug web in Philadelphia
Man Confesses To Killing Witness In Murder Trial
Police: Man confessed to double murder
Accused Killer Faces Stunning Allegations in Pre-Trial Hearing
Double-murder confession read aloud

                          Laquaille Bryant

Breaking News: Teen Murder-Suicide in Little Britain Township, PA

           Michael Ryan Hollow

(Michael Ryan Hollow shot and killed girlfriend, Mae Marie Davis twice and then shot and killed himself)
Pennsylvania Teen Kills Girlfriend Then Himself After Argument
Two Teens Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Two teens die in Lancaster County in apparent murder-suicide
Solanco teen kills girlfriend, self

Ericka Dawn Brair murder 4/16/07 Philadephia, PA

Ericka Dawn Brair

Parents await confirmation of worst fears
Body Found in NE Phila. Identified as Missing Woman
Mourners Gather In Northeast To Remember Victim
The Murder of Ericka Brair
Reward Offered In Murder Of Philadelphia Teen
Ericka’s Mother’s MySpace
A MySpace Profile for her
Another MySpace to find her killer
Another MySpace

Teven Rutledge murder 2/24/08 Philadelphia, PA *shot to death over a snowball on his 16th birthday*

                                Teven Rutledge

Police: Pennsylvania Teen Fatally Shot After Snowball Fight
Teen murdered because of a snowball
Olney Boy Shot After Snowball Fight Has Died
Olney teen dead in snowball incident
Teen Shot During Snowball Fight Taken Off Life Support
Teen Shot During Snowball Fight Dies

Deanna Maria Null murder 1/31/08 (approximately)

            Deanna Null

Body Parts on Pa. Highways Identified
Police ID woman whose dismembered body found along interstates
America’s Most Wanted: The Butcher Of The Poconos
Police ID Victim In Grisly Find Along Pa. Highways
Body Parts on Pa. Highways Identified

Jolesa Barber murder 1/28/08 Pittsburgh, PA *2 arrested: Michael Gist, 15 and Anthony Wilson, 30*

      Jolesa Barber

Girl, 12, killed as 40 shots blast into North Side home
Woman, Daughter Shot Outside North Side Home
12-Year-Old Killed, Mother Shot On North Side
Gangs Linked To Fatal Pittsburgh Shootings, Police Say
Police have leads in North Side girl’s slaying
One arrest in fatal shooting of girl, 12
Police: Dad Hid Teen Shooting Suspect In Motel
2nd suspect arrested in Jolesa Barber slaying
Video: Police announce arrest of suspect, father
Second Suspect Arrested In 12-Year-Old’s Shooting Death
Police arrest boy in fatal shooting on North Side

             
Anthony ‘Tone Bone’ Wilson Michael ‘Meese’ Gist