Police charge man with murdering his girlfriend who was diagnosed with cancer

Maine State Police have apprehended Jayme Schnackenberg, 39, at his Monticello home on Monday, connecting him to the murder of Kimberly Hardy, 42. The couple resided together on School Street in a small town in northern Maine, with a population of approximately 740 people along the U.S.-Canada border. Hardy’s mother reported her missing on June 18, after not hearing from her since June 16. According to a missing person post by the Houlton Police Department, …

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College student accused of lying about cancer diagnosis after raising nearly $38,000 on GoFundMe

In October 2022, Madison Russo, a 19-year-old student from Iowa, divulged details of her pancreatic cancer diagnosis that had been given to her eight months prior. Due to this devastating diagnosis, Russo created a GoFundMe account to help her keep up with the expenses. The Eldridge Police Department has determined that she lied about having cancer in order to fraudulently collect donated funds. The Eldridge Police Department issued a statement to, revealing that Russo allegedly …

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