Teen Ballerina Gunned Down by Ex-BF in Thanksgiving Break Bloodbath| Crime Alert 6AM 12.04.2025

Dancer Gunned Down by Ex in Botched Murder-Suicide After Breakup| Crime Alert 6AM 12.04.2025
Puppy love ends in lead -when an angry ex opens fire on his high school sweetheart. He then turns the gun on himself but survives. A Florida man who frantically reported his GF missing is now facing a murder charge, after her body is found floating in a canal. Plus, don't "Walk this, Way!" Jennifer Gould reports. 

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Crime Alart, hourly update, breaking crime news. Now, I'm Jennifer Gould.
He couldn't live without hers, so he made sure no
one else could. That's the chilling motive behind the senseless
execution of eighteen year old ballerina Emily Finn, who was
allegedly murdered by her heartbroken ex boyfriend Austin Lynch. What

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began as high school puppy love dissolved into a possessive,
deadly rage when Lynch, shattered by the breakup, turned what
was supposed to be a simple hand off of belongings
into a bloodbath. Emily's friend, Maya Toath spoke to CBS
to New York. I can't believe this happened to hurt.

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She didn't deserve that. I'm good, miss so much. The
savage scene unfolded around eleven ten am in Wisconsin, New York,
just days after Thanksgiving. Finn, a s U n Y freshman,
had returned home from break and stopped by Lynch's home
on Shenandoah Boulevard to return the last remnants of their

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three and a half year romance. Lynch, a marine recruit
whose eighteenth birthday fell on Thanksgiving Day, allegedly greeted her
active closure with extreme violence. Suffolk County authorities report he
retrieved a legally owned twelve gage shotgun and fired two
deadly rounds, killing the Sayville High School graduate instantly. He

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then allegedly turned the weapon on himself in a botched
murder suicide attempt. Lynch's parents, home at the time, heard
the blasts and made the frantic nine one one call. Finn,
a beloved dancer who had returned home from college for break,
was pronounced dead at the scene. Lynch survived his self

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inflicted wound and was rushed to Stonybrook University Hospital, where
he remains in critical but stable condition under police guard.
Suffolk County authorities confirmed he faces second degree murder charges.
The Suffolk County DA's office said he would be arraigned
as an adult once medically cleared. The couple split was

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reportedly prompted by diverging paths, Finn leaving for college at
State University of New York while Lynch had recently enlisted
in the Marines. Tributes of pink ribbons, Finn's favorite color,
adorn the trees outside her dance studio. Her dance instructors
announced that this year's production of The Nutcracker, where Finn

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once starred, will be dedicated to her memory. For the
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More crime and justice news after this. The Panic nine

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to one one Call was a calcul related performance designed
to mask a cold blooded killing. Saw Garcia Gonzalez, a
forty year old landscaper in Florida, play the role of
the distraught boyfriend for days after his live in partner,
thirty seven year old Narta Martel, vanished, a deliberate charade

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that ended the moment her lifeless body was recovered from
a South Florida canal. So you're charged with second degree murder.
Martel's impending independence tragically became the catalyst for her murder
authorities belief she wanted to finally terminate the abusive relationship
she had been enduring Garcia Gonzalez's alleged verbal abuse, and

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was actively seeking a safe sanctuary for herself and their
two year old daughter just twenty four hours before she
disappeared on October sixth. This clear signal that Martel was
ready to bolt from her tormentor seemingly ignited his fatal rage.
As family and friends pressed for answers, Garcia Gonzalez concocted

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a bizarre cover story. He claimed Martel might have been
apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE, a theory investigators
quickly debunked. He finally filed a missing person report on
October ninth, three days after his alleged crime. Two days later,

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on October eleventh, Martel's corpse was found floating in a
canal near southwest one hundred and sixty eighth Street and
Southwest two hundred and fifth Avenue. The Medical Examiner's Office
later confirmed the herrowing truth. Martel had been executed by
a single gunshot wound to the head. Detectives from the

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Miami Dade Sheriff's Office swiftly dismantled Garcia Gonzalez's shifting narratives.
Cell Phone data proved damning, showing he traveled repeatedly to
and from the remote canal location at the critical time,
directly contradicting his claim of last seeing her at a

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bus stop. Furthermore, surveillance footage captured his car operating in
the precise area of the gruesome discovery. Confronted with overwhelming evidence,
Garcia Gonzalez was arrested on November twenty sixth and charged
with second degree murder. Though he denied the slang and

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waived his right to legal counsel, a judge ordered him
held without bond. Their young daughter is now secure with
relatives and finally talk about a reverse commute. MICHAELA. Copeland,
thirty two, is facing criminal charges and a massive thirteen
hundred dollars fine because she allegedly committed the ultimate tubesin

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walking the wrong way on a railway station escalator. The
Greenwich woman was slapped with the shocking charge after being spotted.
She's accused of using the moving staircase in a direction
quote other than intended for travel end quote, which is
a serious breach of local railway by laws. Apparently, Copeland

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pleaded not guilty, despite surveillance video catching the daring two step.
This commuter clearly thought the law was going nowhere, but
the police showed up, stepped up and told her not
to walk this way. For the latest crime and justice news,
follow the Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast
app with this crime Alert I'm Jennifer Gould,