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Homicides in Erie County, PA: 2001

Date: 2001

Victim Name / Age at Death

Location

Arrested / Footnote


4 January	ORR, Amanda / 20	Union City, PA	DILLON, Jeremy (1)
27 January	GUTKOWSKI, Steven / 23	200 Block of Front Street, Erie, PA	JERIOSKI, John (2)
31 January	WHALEY, Gary / 66	Erie County	See Note (3)
9 March	TREIBER, Jessica / 2	Millcreek Township	TREIBER, Stephen
24 March	ROSE, Howard III / 34	I-90, east of I-79	See Note (4)
21 May	HARMAN, James / 4 months	Granada Apts., Millcreek	HENRY, Roger
1 July	POTTER , James / 52	1200 Block East 19th St., City of Erie, PA	SHOWERS, Johnny; See Note (5)
18 August	NEUBURGER, Kathleen / 40	Walnut Creek Access	Justifiable police shooting
1 September	MARTIN, Anne Louise / 43	Girard, PA
3 October	DICKERSON, Darrell / 40	500 Block West 17th Street, City of Erie, PA	HILL, Mark D'Juan
14 October	TATE, Jason / 21	600 Block East 22nd Street, City of Erie, PA	BREWER, Antwon
2 November	LAMAYE, Christopher / 32	Summit Township	WISINSKI, Kenneth J.

(1) First Erie County, PA Homicide of 2001: January 4th, 2001: Amanda ORR, 20, 61 Parade Street, Union City, PA died of multiple trauma to her upper body, a 10-1/2 hour autopsy revealed. The autopsy, performed by forensic pathologist Dr. Eric Vey, determined that Ms. Orr suffered many wounds to her upper body and may have been choked, although strangulation was not the cause of death. Her boyfriend, identified as Jeremy DILLON, was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police for her murder. At the time of police arrival, the suspect was found outside of the apartment complex covered in blood and with scratches on his face, suggesting that a struggle had taken place. Reportedly, the police knew this address well, and had responded to several domestic disturbance calls to that location. DILLON was convicted of second degree murder and was ordered to serve life in prison.

(2) JERIOSKI, a good friend of the victim, pled guilty to third degree murder and was sentenced to 20-40 years in prison. Victim: Steven GUTKOWSKI, 23, was killed after being stabbed about 40 times in the chest, head and back with a sharpened screwdriver. His body was found dumped over the side of the bluff at the bay front on the 200 block of East Front Street in the city of Erie. Arrested: John Joseph JERIOSKI, 216 East 3rd Street, Erie, PA and Sandra M. SLATER, the reported girlfriend of JERIOSKI. According to police reports, JERIOSKI was upset at the victim who allegedly made advances at his girlfriend. JERIOSKI reportedly provided beer and hard liquor to the victim, then lured the victim out of JERIOSKI'S residence, ultimately killing him near the location where his body was found. This was a particularly brutal murder... an "overkill".

(3) This victim was actually assaulted in Scranton, PA on 18 December 2000 and died in an Erie health care facility as a result of his injuries. The death has been ruled a homicide; as of 1 January 2002, no arrests have been made.

(4) The victim was found in a burning pick-up truck, set on fire by the murderers. The victim and those convicted of his murder are from Ohio.

(5) POTTER was shot in the chest on 31 August. Johnny SHOWERS was arrested and is awaiting trial for his murder.

Erie County, Pennsylvania

Fatalities By Cause

YEAR	TRAFFIC	HOMICIDES	SUICIDES

1960	50	6	18
1961	47	1	19
1962	53	4	13
1963	48	9	15
1964	53	3	26
1965	55	6	23
1966	66	5	20
1967	69	5	22
1968	58	7	25
1969	57	3	27

1970	64	5	23
1971	62	14	21
1972	66	11	33
1973	76	9	29
1974	60	7	31
1975	58	15	26
1976	55	15	29
1977	71	8	31
1978	41	9	28
1979	56	7	20

1980	63	14	27
1981	57	12	35
1982	51	9	34
1983	39	5	28
1984	39	6	28
1985	48	6	35
1986	46	8	25
1987	48	9	43
1988	41	8	27
1989	39	7	34

1990	40	7	35
1991	46	8	34
1992	37	6	35
1993	31	8	38
1994	55	9	33
1995	48	6	30
1996	45	9	34
1997	43	9	34
1998	43	5	33
1999	46	9	40

2000	43	6	26
2001		11

The above figures were graciously provided to this agency by Erie County Coroner Lyell P. Cook.

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