by James Ritch | Feb 20, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — All three victims found in the remains of a fatal fire in Nelsonia earlier this month were stabbed to death before the fire was set. Wilson L. Escalante-Perez, 24, died from a stab wound to the chest, Donna Price, a spokesperson for the...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The names of two of the three people who died in a fire that occurred Feb. 1, in Nelsonia, were released in a state police announcement Sunday — 16 days after the suspected arson/ homicide was committed. The victims were Wilson L....
by James Ritch | Feb 7, 2019 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — Feliciano Ortiz, grandfather of 3-year-old Sofia Escalante, sobbed into the phone as he described to a reporter how his “beautiful” granddaughter would run to him saying, “Give me a kiss!” Ortiz said her body was one of those found in the...
by James Ritch | Feb 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A fatal fire in Accomack County Friday is being investigated as arson and homicide, according to the state police. “The preliminary examination conducted Saturday by the Office of the Medical Examiner in Norfolk revealed that each of the three...
by James Ritch | Feb 1, 2019 | Headlines
UPDATE By Linda Cicoira — Two adults and a child died Friday morning in a mobile home fire in Nelsonia, said Corinne Gellner of the state police. The remains were taken to the Norfolk medical examiner for autopsy and positive identification. Special agents with...
