A factual, victim-centered account detailing the June 6, 2025, fatal shooting of 33-year-old Rebecca Roth in Moriches, New York, and the subsequent criminal resolution. James Quininchetta, Roth's former boyfriend, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and...
Read the published storyDarin Blake McFarlin, a former Cal Fire captain, pleaded guilty to the August 2025 shooting deaths of his girlfriend, Marissa Herzog, and her 7-year-old son, Josiah Divodi-Lessa, in their Cameron Park home. McFarlin was sentenced to two consecutive terms of...
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