'I am a serial killer who only killed once’: Man sentenced decades after stabbing woman 49 times
Army veteran Stephan Smerk, 53, pleaded guilty in October to the 1994 stabbing death of 37-year-old Robin Lawrence, who was ...
Stephan Smerk receives 70 years for 1994 murder of Robin Lawrence
Stephan Smerk, who for years lived a quiet life in Niskayuna, was sentenced Friday for the 1994 stabbing death of Robin ...
'I was shocked': 1994 VA murder solved, victims family chilling ties to Capital Region
That is, until November 1994, when Robin was brutally murdered inside her home. “My grandpa called my mom we were literally about to get in the car. I think that week and drive down to Fairfax, ...
‘Compelled’ to kill, a man free for decades is sentenced to 70 years
When Fairfax County police confronted Stephen Smerk, he was married and raising two high school-aged children in a quiet town ...
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Niskayuna man sentenced to 70 years for 1994 cold case murder
The Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney's Office announced on Friday that 53-year-old Stephan Smerk was sentenced to 70 ...
'This man will pay'; Virginia family finds closure after murderer is sentenced to life
After 30 years of wondering who murdered their daughter, sister, aunt, mother, and friend, a Viriginia family is finally getting closure.
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Niskayuna man sentenced in 1994 Virginia homicide
A man arrested in Niskayuna who evaded capture in a Virginia homicide investigation for nearly 30 years will spend the rest of his life in prison.
1994 VA murder solved, victim family's chilling ties to Capital Region
Lauren [Cowans] Ovans grew up on Maple Lane in Niskayuna.Her mom, Mary, spent her time giving back to the community.“I went to elementary school at Rosendale, a ...