Last of three city murder defendants in custody
D.A.: Dominique Lee surrendered to authorities Saturday
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Dominique Lee (from left), the last of three Coatesville defendants implicated in the slaying of Dominique Williams on June 29, was taken into custody Saturday; Marquis Rayner and Camren Horne were apprehended on Tuesday, said District Atttorney Tom Hogan.
The only one of the three Coatesville...
Coatesville murderer gets rare death sentence
Jury imposed penalty for fatal shooting, dismemberment of 16-year-old
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Laquanta Chapman received the death penalty for the murder of Aaron Turner.
The Coatesville man convicted last week of fatally shooting his 16-year-old neighbor, dismembering the body with a chainsaw, and stuffing the carnage into garbage bags, remained impassive as he was sentenced...
Prosecution, defense at odds over murder witness
One says he’s telling truth; other says he’s lying to protect himself
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Aaron Turner, 16, was remembered by his grieving family on Tuesday, the fourth anniversary of his disappearance, which eventually led to the death-penalty murder trial that began today.
In his opening statement to the jury, Chief Deputy District Attorney Patrick Carmody...
Death-penalty trial in teen’s murder to begin
Coatesville man accused of shooting 16-year-old, chain-sawing body
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Laquanta Chapman, 33, is accused of killing Aaron Turner, 16, of Coatesville, and then using a chain saw to cut up the body so it could be stuffed in trash bags and discarded.
The family of a Coatesville teen, who thought their loved one was performing community service on Oct. 30,...
