Woman guilty of murdering her parents, ex-judge dies: Eastern Montco News

EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. – A Rydal woman has pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering her parents. The long-serving district judge for Horsham Township has since died.

These were some of the stories that made headlines in Eastern Montgomery County last week:

After several trial delays, the Rydal woman charged last year with killing and dismembering her parents has pleaded guilty. Verity Beck pleaded guilty but mentally ill to both counts of first-degree murder Monday in a Montgomery County court and was sentenced to life in prison. She is receiving mental health treatment in prison, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said. Her lawyers had planned an insanity defense. (Read more)

The warnings went out late Thursday night to residents of the township and nearby Upper Dublin Township – a man with a history of violence had escaped from the Horsham Clinic in Horsham Township. Residents received text messages and recorded phone calls about a man leaving Horsham Clinic, a psychiatric hospital at 722 E. Butler Pike, around 8 p.m. Thursday. (Read more)

Former Horsham Township District Judge Harry Nesbitt died Sunday after battling cancer, officials said. Horsham Community Police Services announced the news on Tuesday morning, dedicating their Facebook post to the late judge. (Read more)

Three properties in Noble Town Center are available for rental. The large shopping center at 901 Old York Road has over 100,000 square feet of available space, real estate agent LoopNet said. One property is listed as a first floor at 44,484 square feet. The second floor has an area of ​​38,139 square meters, while the last floor has an area of ​​22,047 square meters on the third floor. (Read more)

The Horsham Township Police Department is investigating two recent incidents of indecent exposure on the same day. Horsham Police are searching for a man after reports on September 26 that two people witnessed two separate incidents of indecent exposure. The first incident occurred on September 25 at approximately 8:55 p.m. in the shopping center parking lot at 100 Welsh Road. The second incident occurred on the same day at approximately 9 p.m. in the parking lot at 720 Blair Mill Rd. (Read more)