Son’s Strange Rants About Demons, Divine Gifts Preceded Murder-Suicide In Old Greenwich
Days before police say he killed his mother and then himself in a murder-suicide that shook a wealthy Connecticut town, 56-year-old Stein Erik Soelberg had been posting rambling and paranoid thoughts to his 100,000 Instagram followers, claiming he had “special gifts from God” and warning about tampered devices, brain implants, and a “massive, spiritual and kinetic war.”
Soelberg and his mother, Suzanne Adams, 83, were found dead Tuesday, Aug. 5, inside their Old Greenwich home (where the median home price is about $2.1 million), Greenwich police said Friday, Aug. 8.
Suzann…
Melville Attorney Steals $413K From Client’s Real Estate Deal, DA Says
A Long Island attorney is accused of stealing more than $400,000 that was supposed to pay off his client’s loan during a property sale.
Michael Tulchiner, 61, of Bellmore, was arraigned on one count of felony larceny in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Aug. 8.
Tulchiner, the principal attorney at The Law Office of Michael J. Tulchiner in Melville, diverted $413,237 from a mortgage disbursement account between August and December 2022, prosecutors allege.
The money, part of a refinance loan for his client, was designated to pay off a prior loan as part of a real estate closing.
Tulchiner or…
Virginia Real Estate Agent, Former Firefighter Charged In Child Sex Abuse Case: Police
A man of many talents is behind bars after allegedly having inappropriate contact with minors over the course of at least two decades, according to authorities.
Christopher Dudley, 46, of Fairfax, was arrested on Wednesday, July 24, and charged with eight counts of aggravated sexual battery and eight counts of indecent liberties by a custodian, the Fairfax County Police Department announced Monday, July 28.
Police say detectives with the department’s Child Abuse Squad launched the investigation after a July 15 referral from Child Protective Services, which alleged Dudley had inappropriately…
King Of The Block: Renovated Hackensack Home Sells For $70K Over Appraised Value
A fully renovated Hackensack home just sold for $70,000 over appraised value.
The 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 431 W. Lookout Avenue hit the market on May 14 for $849,900, according to George Mikhael, the New Jersey realtor who represented the seller, a repeat investor client. Within a week, it was under contract for $920,000.
But the deal nearly fell apart.
“The appraisal came back at $850,000,” Mikhael said. “The buyer got nervous. The lender didn’t want to move forward. We asked for a second appraisal — still $850,000.”
With the deal on the line, Mikhael said he stepped in and went to w…