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Newsweek
By Adeola Adeosun
12/23/24

Suspect Caught After Setting Sleeping Woman Ablaze on NYC Subway

What’s New

A suspect has been arrested in the fatal attack of a sleeping woman who was set on fire Sunday morning on a New York City subway train in Brooklyn. The NYPD offered a $10,000 reward for any information on the murder.

The arrest comes after three high school students spotted the person of interest and alerted authorities, following the release of surveillance images to the public.

Newsweek contacted the NYPD’s public information officer via email on Sunday for comment.

Why It Matters

The attack occurred amid ongoing

The Washington Post
By Leo Sands
12/19/24

What to Know about France Mass Rape Case as Dominique Pelicot Found Guilty

In a case that shocked France and the world, Dominique Pelicot was found guilty Thursday of aggravated rape and a litany of other charges. The Frenchman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife and orchestrating her abuse by dozens of other men, as detailed in three months of chilling courtroom evidence that have horrified a nation.

The mass rape trial — which also resulted in guilty verdicts for the

USA Today
By David Oliver
12/19/24

Gisele Pelicot Went Public in French Rape Case, and it Made All the Difference

“Immense courage.” “Unbelievable.” “The world is no longer the same.”

These are some of the reactions the came after a French court on Thursday sentenced Dominique Pelicot, the ex-husband of 72-year-old Gisele Pelicot, to 20 years imprisonment for repeatedly drugging her and recruiting men to rape her while she was unconscious in a case that stunned France and the world. Dominique Pelicot was convicted of aggravated rape and other charges along with 50 other men. The case was

News 12 Long Island
By Kevin Vesey
12/18/24

Bay Shore School Board Approves $35 Million Settlement for Alleged Sexual Abuse Victims

The Bay Shore School Board voted unanimously Wednesday evening to approve a $35 million settlement for 12 former students who allege they were sexually abused by retired elementary school teacher Thomas Bernagozzi. The settlements are part of claims made under New York’s Child Victims Act, which allows survivors of childhood sexual abuse to seek justice even if the abuse occurred many years ago.

Bernagozzi faces accusations from 45 former students. He has been criminally

NBC News
By Deavid K. Li
12/17/24

Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Accused of Another Slaying

Prosecutors filed another murder charge on Tuesday against the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer who is now formally accused of killing seven women near New York City.

Rex Heuermann has previously pleaded not guilty to the slayings of six women whose remains were along the southern shore of Long Island.

He’s now been formally accused of murdering 24-year-old escort Valerie Mack, whose skeletal remains were found in November 2000.

The charge connected to Mack comes after he was previously accused

ABC 6 Action News
By 6abc Digital Staff
12/17/24

Who is Valerie Mack? Accused Serial Killer Charged with Murdering Woman with Ties to Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Rex Heuermann, the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, was officially charged on Tuesday in the murder of a New Jersey woman who was known to frequent and work in the Philadelphia area.

Heuermann pled not guilty to the seventh murder charge in connection with victims found along Long Island’s Gilgo Beach.

The latest victim, identified as 24-year-old Valerie Mack, was a sex worker in the Philadelphia and Atlantic City areas, according to a