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Justice in Motion: Murder Charges Filed Against Notorious Killer for Strangling Cellmate in Illinois Prison

CHICAGO — The death of a man strangled in a prison cell by a convicted murderer at Western Illinois Correctional Center has led to a new charge of first-degree murder, nearly five months after the incident shocked the community. The victim, 44-year-old Andrew Ortega, was serving a sentence for a minor non-violent crime when he was placed in a cell with Joshua Miner, 36, a convicted killer serving a life sentence without parole. Ortega, who …

Maryland Man Convicted of Dual Homicides Faces Life in Prison, Including Death of Deaf Cellmate

Baltimore, MD — An Abingdon resident, Gordon Staron, could face life imprisonment following his conviction for committing two distinct murders in Baltimore. The series of violent events leading to the convictions began on September 6, 2022, forever altering the lives involved. The initial incident occurred when 66-year-old Keith Bell was found fatally stabbed at a bus stop on E. Monument Street. Surveillance footage later captured Staron fleeing the murder scene and discarding his blood-stained shirt …

State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill Rocked by Inmate Homicide; Cellmate Faces Murder Charges

CAMP HILL, Pa. — In a tragic turn of events at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, an inmate has been charged with the murder of his cellmate, state police reported. Residents of York were shocked when 30-year-old Shaquille Tyrone Gibson was arrested and charged with first-degree murder following the discovery of 57-year-old Kevin Beattie unresponsive in his prison cell. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, Beattie was found early Tuesday morning showing signs …

Pakistani Man Jailed in Spain for Triple Murder Now Suspected in Cellmate Killing

MADRID, Spain – A Pakistani man currently on trial in Spain for the murder of three elderly siblings is now suspected of killing his cellmate at the Estremera prison outside Madrid, officials announced. The 42-year-old, identified only as Dilawar, confessed to his involvement in the triple murder of two sisters and their disabled brother in December, prompting his incarceration. The Madrid region’s top court released a statement noting that Dilawar, accused of the Morata de …