'Canal killings' Part 3: DNA breakthrough helps Phoenix police catch a killer in decades-old case
Phoenix police use DNA advancements in a cold case to help catch the "canal killer."
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Phoenix police use DNA advancements in a cold case to help catch the "canal killer."
Sister Cecilia Marie Hermann died at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse at the age of 80 on November 26, 2022.
Angela Brosso and Melanie Bernas both disappeared while riding their bicycles along the Arizona Canal in north Phoenix.
Read / Add Comments Three guns in three days were seized in separate incidents by Paterson detectives, including one carried by a 15-year-old armed robber, authorities said. Investigators watched several deals at Broadway and Summer Street, an area notorious for drugs and shootings, before moving in on Jamir King, 22, as he got into an SUV, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver, Tremaine Jones, 30, stuffed some crack vials into a bag as they approached and then took off on foot, Speziale said. Detective Suquan Garry chased down Jones while Detectives William Her...
1 Read / Add Comments Paterson police detectives recovered three guns after a stolen SUV crashed through a fence in a residential Eastside neighborhood during a chase and three occupants took off on foot. It made five guns seized by the squad in a little over 24 hours. Detectives Suquan Gary, Yamil Pimienta, Brian Culmone and Mohammad Bashir tried stopping the erratically-driven Toyota – reported stolen out of Elizabeth -- as it barreled up East 27th Street shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The driver hit the gas, however. Th...