Army veteran Stephan Smerk, 53, pleaded guilty in October to the 1994 stabbing death of 37-year-old Robin Lawrence, who was home alone with her 2-year-old. Lawrence's murder went unsolved for ...

Stephan Smerk of Niskayuna was sentenced Friday to life in prison with all but 70 years suspended, the Office of the Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney said in a news release. The 53-year-old ...

SPRINGFIELD, Va. (NEWS10) — The Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office announced on Friday that 53-year-old Stephan Smerk was sentenced to 70 years in prison for the 1994 murder of ...

Stephan Smerk, 53, pleaded guilty in October to first-degree murder in connection with the 1994 murder of a woman in Virginia.

NISKAYUNA — A 53-year-old Niskayuna man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after receiving a 70-year sentence for murder in a decades-old cold case. Stephan Smerk confessed in ...

More than three decades after a young mother was stabbed to death in her Springfield, Virginia, home while her toddler was nearby in her crib, justice finally has arrived for her family.

SAN FRANCISCO — Art Schallock, a left-handed pitcher who in 1951 replaced future Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle on the Yankees' roster and had been the oldest living former major leaguer, has died ...

Stephan Smerk, 53, was sentenced Friday in the Commonwealth of Virginia for killing Robin Warr Lawrence. In 1994, Smerk was an Army soldier at what is now the Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall in ...

Stephan Smerk was sentenced Friday in Fairfax, Virginia, for the 1994 killing of Robin Lawrence. Smerk was stationed at an Army base in Arlington at the time. He admitted that he left the base ...

Suddenly, Army soldier Stephan Smerk forced his way inside and stabbed the mom of one 49 times. The gut-wrenching case went cold for three decades, leaving Lawrence's family with so much pain and ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: March 7, 2025 | Last updated: March 7, 2025 On Friday, Smerk apologized for his crime, saying he hoped his sentencing would bring the family some closure.