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September 7, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Murder-For-Hire Suspect Pleaded Guilty

Murder-For-Hire Suspect Pleaded Guilty

By Linda Cicoira — A Parksley man pleaded no contest Monday in Accomack Circuit Court to capital murder by a prisoner in connection with a 2017 scheme to kill a police informant. The victim, Nathaniel Johnson, 30, survived being shot three times. His...
Murder/Suicide Suspected

Murder/Suicide Suspected

By Linda Cicoira — Two people who were found dead at a house near Parksley Monday “appear” to have been killed in a murder/suicide, Accomack Sheriff Todd Godwin announced late Wednesday. “A final disposition is pending the medical examiner’s report and the...