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NJ serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver faces new murder charge

Convicted New Jersey serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver was arraigned on Wednesday on a new murder charge for the death of 15-year-old Mawa Doumbia.

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2 years ago

October 26, 2022

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Khalil Wheeler-Weaver (New Jersey Department of Corrections)

Convicted New Jersey serial killer Khalil Wheeler-Weaver is facing a new murder charge for the death of a Newark teenager.

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Charges against Khalil Wheeler-Weaver

Wheeler-Weaver is accused of killing 15-year-old Mawa Doumbia, who was last seen in 2016. Her remains were found three years later.

Investigators purport Wheeler-Weaver strangled the teen after meeting her online and arranging to meet in person.

Wheeler-Weaver pleaded not guilty Wednesday (Oct. 26th) to the killing of Doumbi.

What authorities think what happened to Mawa Doumbia

Doumbia’s father and sister last saw her leaving their home on the evening of Oct. 7, 2016, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Family members reported her missing, but authorities couldn’t find her at the time.

Mawa Doumbia Newark teen

In April of 2019, authorities investigated the discovery of decomposing remains at a carriage house in Orange, the prosecutor’s office said. An autopsy found the person had been killed by “ligature strangulation”, the report stated.

In November of last year, the remains were identified as Doumbia’s, the prosecutor’s office said.

“Following an investigation involving extensive digital evidence, it was determined that on Oct. 7, 2016, Wheeler-Weaver met the young girl online and solicited her to meet him in person for sex,” the prosecutor’s office wrote in an announcement last week. “It is alleged that he traveled to the area of her residence then to the murder scene where he strangled her to death and left her remains concealed within the vacant building.”

Convicted of other murders

Wheeler-Weaver was convicted in 2019 of killing Sarah Butler, 20, Robin West, 19, and Joanne Brown, 33 — and the attempted murder of a 34-year-old woman, Tiffany Taylor, who survived his attack. He was sentenced in October to 160 years in prison.

Under the No Early Release Act, Wheeler-Weaver must serve 145 years of his 160-year sentence before he is eligible for parole.

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5-year-old helps save his family from house fire

5-year-old Juwan Perry Jr. is being held a hero after saving his family from a house fire. Juwan’s mom says if it wasn’t for her son they likely wouldn’t have survived.

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April 27, 2024

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5-year-old saves family from fire in Warren Michigan

Brittany Lee hugs her son Juwan (Photo Source: WXYZ-TV/CBS Detroit)

5-year-old Juwan Perry Jr is being held a hero after alerting his mother to a house fire, saving his family lives.

5-year-old saves family

On Apr. 5th around 4:40 am, Juwan woke up to the smell of smoke in his home in Warren, Michigan.

He said he saw flames and called for his mother.

His screams came just in time, and his mom Brittany was able to get all seven of the children in the home outside to safety.

Juwan’s mom says if it wasn’t for her son they likely wouldn’t have survived.

As for Juwan, he told WXYZ-TV his motivation for helping save his family despite the fear. “Because I love everybody,” he said.

The Warren Fire Department got the fire under control but the home is a total loss.

To help in recovering from this devastating loss, a GoFundMe has been launched to support them during this challenging time.

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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northeastern United States

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake in Lebanon, New Jersey shook the northeastern United States on Friday morning.

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1 month ago

April 5, 2024

Unheard Voices Staff

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the northeastern United States on Friday morning.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected near Lebanon, New Jersey, at 10:23 a.m. Friday.

The earthquake was felt in New Hampshire down to Maryland.

According to the Richter scale, which is used to measure earthquake magnitude, they considered the event a “light” earthquake. Still, the geological survey posted on X that it was “notable.” They went on further to say earthquakes are “uncommon but not unheard of along the Atlantic Coast”.

It’s not yet clear if anyone was hurt in Friday’s quake.

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9-year-old cancer survivor killed in tragic school bus accident

A family is in mourning after a 9-year-old cancer survivor was tragically killed in an accident in Orlando.

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9-year-old cancer survivor killed by school bus Elyas Amyr Marshall-Rodriguez

Elyas Amyr Marshall-Rodriguez (Photo Source: GoFundMe)

A family is in mourning after a 9-year-old cancer survivor was tragically killed in an accident in Orlando, Florida.

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9-year-old cancer survivor tragically killed

Elyas Amyr Marshall-Rodriguez got off the bus Tuesday afternoon and, as he was walking away from the bus, he dropped his football when he crawled under the bus to get it and the vehicle began moving.

Marshall-Rodriguez was in remission for leukemia when he was killed on Tuesday after being diagnosed at 2-years-old, according to his family who spoke at his vigil.