1,000+ car break-ins tied to 1 Bucks County suspect, reports say lehighvalleylive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lehighvalleylive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Four days before Christmas in 1990 Sheila Ginsberg was found beaten, strangled and stabbed numerous times with a pair of scissors the killer left embedded in her chest.
At the time, DNA testing was a new and sometimes unreliable tool that was rarely used in criminal investigations.
Thirty-years later, law enforcement routinely relies on the advanced technology to solve new and old crimes. Defense attorneys seek it out when wrongful conviction is alleged.
And the man convicted of killing Ginsburg in her Bristol Township apartment says it could finally prove his innocence and set him free.
But Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub doesn’t buy a DNA test on the murder weapon now would change anything. John Brookins is guilty the evidence proves it the DA say.
Bucks County law enforcement are tying a string of violent incidents to a spike in methamphetamine, a synthetic stimulant that is not only addictive and lethal, but is known to spark hallucinations and paranoia, and drive users into fits of rage.
Bucks DA opposes John Brookins clemency bid in 1990 Bristol Township murder buckscountycouriertimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from buckscountycouriertimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A passenger, who was not named, suffered multiple gun shots to his face, and was taken to a hospital for treatment, according to police. McVey said Monday that the man was still in critical condition.
He said investigators believe there was some sort of disturbance at the hookah lounge that may have spilled into the parking lot.
McVey said Clark s car was found off to the side of the road. He was not sure if Clark had stopped or was still driving when he was shot. McVey said it appears that someone shot him while driving by the Clark s car.