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CHOP Pediatrician Burned to Death, Home Invasion Victim Owed Millions, Whale Euthanized in Longport

by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 01/22/13 11:23 am | updated: 01/22/13 11:23 am

Philadelphia Police are investigating the apparent murder of a woman they found on fire in the basement of her home in Center City. Melissa Ketunuti, a 35 year old pediatrician at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, was found yesterday bound by the wrist and ankles, face down on the floor. Her face was burned beyond recognition and still smoldering when she was discovered by her dog walker. They believe she was strangled, a rope was found around her neck. There wasn't any forced entry into the home. No motive or suspects yet. The Police Department is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to a conviction.

UPDATE:Exterminator, Jason Smith, Charged in Murder of CHOP Pediatrician Melissa Ketunuti after Confession

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The man killed Friday in a home invasion in Hilltown Township in Bucks County was over $10 million in debt when he filed for bankruptcy protection in 2008, According to the Inquirer, Joseph Canazaro owed hundreds of thousands to casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas. Canazaro was found dead in his garage and the suspects are still on the loose after taking guns and a vehicle from the home.

A whale, stranded at the Jersey shore has been euthanized. The small Pygmy Sperm Whale had washed up at the mouth of the Great Egg River was 12 feet long. Bob Schoelkopf of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Longport say the animal likely had a heart problem. It will be studied at the Penn Vet Schoolâ€™s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square.

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