1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: Crime alert. I'm John Lemley. In Albany, New York, authorities 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: announced they have solved the killing of fifty year old 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: Katherine Blackburn, who was found raped, stabbed, and bludgeoned in 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: her home in September nineteen sixty four, more than six 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 1: decades ago. Investigators say DNA from the crime scene has 6 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: been matched to Joseph Navakowski, who died in nineteen ninety eight. 7 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: This conclusion is the result of a year's long collaboration 8 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: between the Criminal Investigation Resource Center at russell Sage College 9 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: and local law enforcement. Authorities say Novakowski was not originally 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: a suspect. In fact, at the time, he was in 11 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: his early thirties, and there was no indication that he 12 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: and Miss Blackburn knew one another. Investigators exhumed Novakowski's body 13 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: with the family's cooperation, to obtain DNA and establish the match. 14 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: For Miss Blackburn's family, the announcement brought a mix of 15 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: relief and sorrow. Her niece, eighty one year old Sandy Carmichael, 16 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: called the crime evil and said the family had prayed 17 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: for this moment. While no one will face prosecution given 18 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 1: that the suspect is now deceased, law enforcement officials say 19 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: this is still a significant resolution to a crime that 20 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: haunted generations. Chief Brendan Cox of the Albany Police Department 21 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: said the goal was to be quote one hundred percent 22 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: positive that they had the right person. 23 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crime and justice news. Go 24 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: to crime online dot com and please join us for 25 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,759 Speaker 2: our daily podcast crime Stories. More crime and justice news 26 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 2: after this now with the latest crime and justice breaking 27 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: news Crime Online John Limley. 28 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: In New York State, a former guard has been found 29 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: guilty in the death of a handcuffed inmate. According to 30 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: court and body camera evidence, fifty four year old Robert 31 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: Brooks was beaten to death while handcuffed at the Marcy 32 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: Correctional Facility in December twenty twenty four. One guard, Matthew Gallaher, 33 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 1: was convicted of murder and manslaughter. Two other officers, including 34 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: Nicholas Keefer, were acquitted. Body camera footage reportedly showed Brooks 35 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: being punched, stomped, and lifted by the neck inside the 36 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:24,399 Speaker 1: infirmary unit of the prison. In total, ten officers were 37 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: indicted in connection with Brook's death. Five had previously pleaded 38 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: guilty to manslaughter and one to evidence tampering. Special Prosecutor 39 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: William Fitzpatrick said that the officers acted with a quote 40 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 1: depraved indifference to human life. This case has again spotlighted 41 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 1: concerns about corrections, officer conduct and oversight within state prisons. 42 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: The convicted former guard faces sentencing in the coming months. 43 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: Turning now to Philadelphia, police have discovered human remains in 44 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: the case of a missing woman and have arrested a suspect. 45 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: Authorities say the remains, found in a shallow grave behind 46 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: an abandoned school are believed to be those of twenty 47 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: three year old Kata Scott, who went missing on October 48 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: fourth while working at a nursing home. Her last known 49 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: contact was with twenty one year old Kean King, who 50 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: has been arrested and charged with kidnapping, stalking, and other offenses. 51 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: King had faced similar charges earlier this year, but was released. 52 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: His bail in the Scott case had been set at 53 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: two point five million dollars. The medical examiner must still 54 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: confirm the identity of the remains. Officials noted that discovery 55 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: came after an anonymous tip. District Attorney Larry Krasner mentioned 56 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: systemic issues in how previous charges involving the suspect were handled, 57 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: underscoring questions about repeat offender supervision. Investigators are appealing for 58 00:03:56,160 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: anyone with information about possible earlier victims to come forward. Finally, 59 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: a thirty eight year old man, Cody Balmer, has pleaded 60 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: guilty to a series of charges in what prosecutors described 61 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: as a politically motivated assault on the home of Josh Shapiro, 62 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: the governor of Pennsylvania. According to court records, Balmer used 63 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: gasoline filled beer bottles to ignite fires and broke into 64 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: the mansion while the governor and his family were inside, 65 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: though fortunately no one was injured. He admitted the attack 66 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: was influenced in part by international events, including the war 67 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: in Gaza. The plea deal resulted in a sentence of 68 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:41,799 Speaker 1: twenty five to fifty years in prison. Governor Shapiro, commenting 69 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: on the police and the incident, quote hit home for 70 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: his family and underscores the danger pose by political violence. 71 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: The mansion, located in Harrisburg, is undergoing extensive repairs and 72 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: heightened security in the wake of the attack. With a conviction, 73 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: authorities say they hope to send a strong message that 74 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: threats against public officials will not go unanswered. 75 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 2: Thanks John For the latest Crime Instice news, go to 76 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 2: crime online dot com and please join us for our 77 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 2: daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best to 78 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 2: find missing people, especially children, and solve unsolved homicides. With 79 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 2: this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace.