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Jillian Pikora

Senior Assistant Managing Editor

jpikora@dailyvoice.com

Jillian is an editor and reporter based out of Pennsylvania's capital city of Harrisburg. She has a degree in Political Science and is a former political campaign manager. For over a decade, she has worked as a staff reporter and freelance writer at Sisters Magazine, The Tempest, Huffington Post, CairoScene, and several other outlets. Before joining Daily Voice, Jillian worked as a digital news editor at Hearst's local NBC affiliate, WGAL News 8. She currently assists in managing Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; as well as reporting stories in Pennsylvania for Daily Voice.

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Baby’s Skull In Noose Found At Mütter Museum Tied To Woman’s Shocking Murders Of 5 Infants Baby’s Skull In Noose Found At Mütter Museum Tied To Woman’s Shocking Murders Of 5 Infants
Baby’s Skull In Noose Found At Mütter Museum Tied To Woman’s Shocking Murders Of 5 Infants A baby skull still bearing a noose was discovered at a Philadelphia museum — and it's been linked to a 45-year-old murder case in Gallitzin, Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees announced during a Monday, July 7 news conference. The remains, found at the Mütter Museum, belonged to one of five babies hidden in an attic trunk at the home of Stella Elizabeth Williamson, a Gallitzin woman who died in 1980. After her death, authorities were led to the attic, where they found the bodies of four newborns and one infant, wrapped in newspapers from the 1920s and ’30s. The case made national headlines at…

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Trial Begins For Man Accused Of Beheading Gov’t Worker Dad, Posting Severed Head On YouTube Trial Begins For Man Accused Of Beheading Gov’t Worker Dad, Posting Severed Head On YouTube
Trial Begins For Man Accused Of Beheading Gov’t Worker Dad, Posting Severed Head On YouTube A 32-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of beheading his dad and posting the severed head on YouTube is scheduled to stand trial on Monday, July 7, in Doylestown, Bucks County court records show. Justin Mohn of Levittown allegedly shot and beheaded his government employee dad, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in a bathroom at his parents' home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, in Middletown Township on Jan. 30, 2024, the Bucks County District Attorney's Jennifer Schorn explained. Michael Mohn had worked for 20 years as an engineer in the geoenvironmental section of the U.S. Army Corps of…

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Man Dies At St. Luke’s Hospital, Next Of Kin Sought: Lehigh County Coroner Man Dies At St. Luke’s Hospital, Next Of Kin Sought: Lehigh County Coroner
Man Dies At St. Luke’s Hospital, Next Of Kin Sought: Lehigh County Coroner A 71-year-old man died at a Bethlehem hospital, and authorities are now trying to find his family, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office & Forensics Center announced on Monday, July 7. William A. Kuhar was pronounced dead at 11:41 a.m. on Sunday, July 6 at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, officials said. He died of natural causes. Despite efforts, authorities have not been able to locate any relatives or next of kin. Anyone with information about Mr. Kuhar or his family is urged to contact the coroner’s office at 610-782-3426 or email danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.

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Kutztown Basketball Star Tamir Johnson Killed in Downtown Allentown Road Rage Shooting Kutztown Basketball Star Tamir Johnson Killed in Downtown Allentown Road Rage Shooting
Kutztown Basketball Star Tamir Johnson Killed in Downtown Allentown Road Rage Shooting A former Kutztown University basketball standout was shot and killed early Sunday morning in downtown Allentown during what authorities describe as a violent road rage incident. Tamir R. Johnson, 35, of Whitehall Township, was found with a gunshot wound near the 500 block of West Hamilton Street around 3:37 a.m. on Sunday, July 6, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. He was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 4:51 a.m. An autopsy determined the cause of death to be a gunshot wound to the torso, and the manner of death has been ruled…

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Upped Macungie Man, 76, Killed In Fourth Of July Crash While Riding E-Bike, Authorities Say Upped Macungie Man, 76, Killed In Fourth Of July Crash While Riding E-Bike, Authorities Say
Upped Macungie Man, 76, Killed In Fourth Of July Crash While Riding E-Bike, Authorities Say A 76-year-old Pennsylvania man who died after his electric bike collided with a vehicle on the Fourth of July was killed by multiple blunt force injuries, officials confirmed. Thomas C. Hess was riding a pedal-assist e-bike near Schantz Road and Cetronia Road in Upper Macungie Township when he collided with a vehicle around 11:15 a.m. on Friday, July 4, investigators said. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest, where he died from his injuries at 4:15 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy conducted Monday, July 7 at the Lehigh County Coroner’s Offi…

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Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Lancaster Shooting: Police Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Lancaster Shooting: Police
Teen Charged With Attempted Murder In Lancaster Shooting: Police A teen is behind bars for allegedly shooting a man in Lancaster, authorities announced. Miguel Ramos, 17, was arrested after the gunfire erupted on the 500 block of South Christian Street around 5:22 p.m. on Saturday, July 5, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, investigators said. Ramos was arrested nearby just over 20 minutes later, around 5:45 p.m., police said. He is being charged as an adult. Authorities believe the suspect and victim knew …

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3 Killed, 10 Shot Including Teens, Kids In South Philly Gun Battle: ‘Coward Stuff,’ Police Say 3 Killed, 10 Shot Including Teens, Kids In South Philly Gun Battle: ‘Coward Stuff,’ Police Say
3 Killed, 10 Shot Including Teens, Kids In South Philly Gun Battle: ‘Coward Stuff,’ Police Say A wild gun battle broke out at a South Philadelphia community gathering early Monday, July 7, leaving three people dead and at least 10 others shot — including a 15-year-old girl and a 12th victim injured while fleeing, officials said. “This is coward stuff,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said from the crime scene. “Individuals just shooting randomly into houses, into cars. Children out here. This is coward, wanna-be thug stuff.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kyle Mazza | UNF NEWS (@kylemazzawunf) It happened ar…

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Shooting Erupts At Philly Party, 3 Hit — Then Off-Duty Cop Run Down Near Scene: Police Shooting Erupts At Philly Party, 3 Hit — Then Off-Duty Cop Run Down Near Scene: Police
Shooting Erupts At Philly Party, 3 Hit — Then Off-Duty Cop Run Down Near Scene: Police Gunfire broke out at a rowdy Philly party, leaving a woman, a teen, and a man shot — and an off-duty cop was run over just minutes later near the chaos, authorities said. The shots rang out around 1:28 a.m. Sunday, July 6, in a courtyard near a North Philadelphia housing complex, according to 22nd District police. A man was found with gunshot wounds to his back and thigh. Meanwhile, a juvenile boy and an adult woman showed up at Temple University Hospital in a private car — all three were listed in stable condition, investigators said. The courtyard was littered with bullet casings, fragme…

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Man Followed From Crash, Stabbed Repeatedly In Vicious Franklin Square Attack: Police Man Followed From Crash, Stabbed Repeatedly In Vicious Franklin Square Attack: Police
Man Followed From Crash, Stabbed Repeatedly In Vicious Franklin Square Attack: Police A Lakeview man is accused of stabbing another man several times after a car crash in Franklin Square, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, July 6. Officers were called to a Franklin Street home at 4:31 a.m. for a 20-year-old man suffering from multiple cuts across his body, according to detectives. The victim had been involved in a car crash earlier that morning when a suspect followed him and confronted him, police explained. A fight broke out, and the victim was stabbed with a sharp object, police said. The man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.…

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Radio Monitoring Leads To Rescue From Overturned Jet Ski In LI Sound: Police Radio Monitoring Leads To Rescue From Overturned Jet Ski In LI Sound: Police
Radio Monitoring Leads To Rescue From Overturned Jet Ski In LI Sound: Police Three people were rescued from the Long Island Sound after their jet ski overturned near Bayville, Nassau County police announced on Sunday, July 6 at 4 p.m. Marine 11 of the Nassau County Police Marine Bureau was monitoring VHF radio frequencies when they received reports of the watercraft flipped with all occupants in the water, according to a department release. Marine 11 and the Town of Oyster Bay Constables immediately responded, locating the three individuals and the overturned jet ski. The crews safely returned them to the boat they had launched from. No injuries were reported, auth…

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