California Native Pleads Guilty to Killing Infant in Shadyside
Virzi admitted shaking and dropping the infant while babysitting, and prosecutors said she will face 35 to 80 years in state prison.
- On Wednesday, California PhD student Nicole Virzi was sentenced in Pennsylvania to 35 to 80 years in prison for the 2024 death of her best friend's six-week-old son, Leon Katz.
- During a June 15, 2024, babysitting visit, Virzi was left caring for Leon while his parents took his twin, Ari, to the hospital; she later admitted to authorities that she shook, dropped, and flipped the infant onto a tile floor.
- Virzi told detectives she had long-standing urges to hurt children and felt angry when treated like a nanny, while doctors confirmed Leon's injuries were "consistent with having been sustained as a result of child abuse."
- Deputy District Attorney Emma Schoedel stated the plea deal was "not entered into nor taken lightly," as the parents sought to avoid a public trial; Virzi pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and child endangerment.
- Savannah Roberts read a victim impact statement describing how the tragedy shattered her sense of safety, while Virzi declined to address the court; her attorney, Tina Miller, noted that Virzi understood no apology could adequately address the family's pain.
14 Articles
14 Articles
Woman pleads guilty to murdering best friend’s 6-week-old son, said she had compulsion to harm kids
A woman driven by a compulsion to harm children admitted in a Pittsburgh court that she murdered her best friend’s infant son, in a plea agreement that’ll likely keep this “monster” in prison for life.
A 'compulsion' to hurt kids: San Diego woman pleads guilty to killing best friend's baby
A San Diego woman pleaded guilty this week in the 2024 death of her best friend's 6-week-old baby and harming the baby's twin. She told investigators she had a "compulsion .... to hurt kids."
PhD Student Confesses Lifelong Urge To Murder Kids After Killing Friend’s Newborn Baby
A California psychology PhD student who once lectured on depression and heart disease has pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of her best friend’s 6-week-old son, after chillingly admitting to cops that she has felt an uncontrollable compulsion to harm children since she was a little girl. Nicole Virzi, 32, entered the guilty plea Wednesday in a Pittsburgh courtroom to third-degree criminal homicide and related charges in the June 2024 death of …
California PhD Student Shook and Dropped Friend's Baby to Death, Admitted Urges to Hurt Children, Gets 35–80 Years
Nicole Virzi, 32, was sentenced in Pennsylvania to 35–80 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing her friend's six-week-old son and injuring his twin.
Woman Admits to Killing Best Friend’s Newborn After She Made Her Do ‘Nanny Work’
A California woman admitted to killing her best friend’s newborn son while babysitting because she was upset over being asked to do what she considered “nanny work.” Nicole Elizabeth Virzi pleaded guilty on Wednesday, October 28, to one count of third-degree criminal homicide for her role in the 2024 death of 6-week-old Leon Katz, according […]
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
