Crime Victims’ Center lauded at 40th anniversary
Officials, citizens praise agency for its decades of advocacy
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
State Sen. Andy Dinniman reads from a certificate honoring the Crime Victims’ Center that he presented to Peggy Gusz, its executive director.
The vast majority of residents go about their business with no need for the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC), and that’s...
Ex-lover gets 40- to 80-year term in shovel murder
Stephen Shappell tells victim’s family he doesn’t deserve to be forgiven
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Stephen Shappell will spend 40 to 80 years in prison for the 2010 homicide of his boss, who was also his ex-lover’s husband.
He believed her when she said the only obstacle to their lifelong happiness was her husband. And even after Stephen Shappell sat behind bars...
Guilty plea caps tumultuous 2010 murder case
Mother of three admits conspiring with young lover to kill husband
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Morgan M. Mengel will spend life in prison after pleading guilty to the first-degree murder of her husband.
By the end of the hour-long proceeding Tuesday, a West Goshen woman had pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of her husband more than two years ago, and most of...
