Grand jury investigation provided very little new information, Detective Shenk leads to arrest 4 years after murder March 14, 2011
Audrey N. Giannotti 20 Years Old August 19, 1986 ~ January 13, 2007
Audrey Giannotti
Audrey was shot and killed in the same room her two young children were sleeping. She was 20 years old. Her children were unharmed.They will now have to grow up without their mother.
One Year Anniversery
Audrey was found dead by her Uncle in a basement bedroom inside a Laureldale Home. She was shot once in the back of the head. Laureldale Police are investigating.
Audrey N. Giannotti
Article Dated 1/14/2007
Laureldale mother slain as children sleep nearby The woman's Uncle discovers the body. Police won't identify a person interviewed in connection with the crime.
Police tight-lipped in Laureldale slaying probe
Article Dated 1/16/2007
Audrey and her boyfriend returned to the house from a birthday party in Reading on Saturday 12:30 a.m. Audrey's Uncle awoke around 2:30 a.m. by the smell of smoke and found Audrey's body.
Article dated 1/15/2007
Slaying of Mother staggers relatives
"Who's going to be the one to explain to the 3-year-old that her mother is gone?"
Probe of woman's violent death continues
Article dated 1/18/2007
Article dated 3/15/2011
Man charged in 2007 slaying of Laureldale woman
A 36-year-old Lehigh County man was charged with first-degree murder and related charges in the 2007 slaying of a 20-year-old Laureldale woman The arrest followed a Berks County grand jury investigation.
Report dated 3/15/2011
Man Arrested, Charged In 2007 Shooting Death Of Young Mother Victim Was Sleeping With Young Daughters At The Time
A 36 year old friend of the family occasionally stayed as a guest at the home where Audrey was killed. In 2010 authorities asked to see his gun; testing proved conclusively that his gun is the murder weapon.
Article dated 3/16/2011
Man charged in Laureldale woman's murder in 2007 Forensic evidence led to the arrest of a Lehigh County man; charged with first-degree murder
Article dated 4/7/2011
Hard work clears innocent man After a grand jury provided very little new information, Detective Shenk reviewed the people who were in the house when the homicide occurred. The review led to the charged, who when asked in 2007 if he killed Giannotti, replied: "Hell, no."
A second look at the evidence disclosed that the charged owned a 9 mm handgun. On Oct. 25, Shenk and Sgt. Gerardo Vega got the weapon from thecharged house and turned it over to state police to examine.
By Thanksgiving the results were back. The handgun matched the bullet casings found at the murder scene.
"I was ecstatic," Shenk said. "I am glad we were able to give closure to the family."
Report dated 4/7/2011
Suspect To Stand Trial In 2007 Killing Of Young Mother
Article dated 4/7/2011
Lehigh County man waives hearing in slaying of Laureldale woman
# of Emmaus waived his hearing before District Judge Dean R. Patton on first-degree murder and related charges.
Fund Established For Audrey's Children
Article dated 1/20/2007
Fund established for victim’s children
Audrey's employer Ludgate Engineering Corp. has set up a Leesport Bank Account to collect donations for Audrey's two children Jaliyah 3 and Jamora, 11 months old. Donations can be made to The Haynes Children Fund at any Leesport Bank Branch or by mail to~ The Haynes Children Fund c/o Leesport Bank 4361 Perkiomen Avenue Reading PA 19606
