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Halloween Murder

Friday, November 9, 2012

Hearing Continued for Halloween Matricide Suspect

Warren Pennick, 54, was set to have his day in court on Thursday morning, but his hearing has been continued to a later date

Warren H. Pennick, police said, walked into the lobby of Lansdale Police Department at 10:12 a.m. Oct. 31, picked up the intercom phone and had the following conversation with dispatcher Jason Platt: Dispatcher: Yes, how can I help you? Pennick: I just killed my mother. D: Say again. P: I just killed my mother D: What? Where? Where at? P: 635 Salford Avenue The Lansdale man accused of matricide on Halloween morning had his preliminary hearing continued to a later date Thursday. Pennick, 54, was arrested and charged with first- and third-degree murder in the stabbing death of his mother, Lorraine Pennick, 79. Montgomery County Court records do not show that Pennick has retained an attorney or been assigned a public defender. The case will …

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Lansdale Man Charged in Stabbing Death of Mother on Halloween

Warren H. Pennick, 54, of Salford Avenue, is charged with first- and third-degree murder in stabbing death of his mother, Lorraine Pennick, 79

In a crime that is Hitchcock-ian in nature, a Lansdale man has confessed to police to allegedly stabbing his mother to death and slashing her throat on Halloween morning. Warren H. Pennick, 54, of 635 Salford Avenue, has been arrested and charged with first- and third-degree murder in the stabbing death of his mother, Lorraine Pennick, 79, in the home she shared with her son, according to Lansdale Police and Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman. Pennick is also charged with possession of an instrument of crime, police said. Pennick walked into Lansdale Police station on the morning of October 31 and reported to the dispatcher that he had just killed his mother, police said. He told the dispatcher he lived at 635 Salford …

Dan Steel

6:25 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

@Mary, are you still in touch with Sharon? How can we get in touch with her? We all grew up together and yes she's had to deal with it all. Thoughts?   more ›

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