A doctoral student from New York University, who was tragically raped and murdered, once described her brother-in-law as “one of the most wonderful people in the world” in an enthusiastic Facebook post the day he married her sister.

Victoria Castle, in a heartfelt message alongside a wedding photograph of her sister and Joseph Horner, her accused killer, proclaimed, “My sister, my confidante, my partner in chaos, is now married to one of the most wonderful people in the world.”

The post concluded with Castle’s enduring affection: “I love you both forever!” Sadly, these words have taken on a somber tone in light of her untimely demise.

Nearly three years after this touching message, 27-year-old Horner is facing charges for Castle’s gruesome murder. Authorities reported that he allegedly assaulted her sexually and then strangled her while his wife was away at a bachelorette party.

During the arraignment, prosecutors revealed Horner’s decade-long obsession with Castle, an unsettling prelude to the brutal assault that reportedly unfolded in their North Massapequa home on June 29.

Horner – a music teacher in the Oceanside School District – lived in the upstairs apartment of the multi-family house with his wife, while Castle lived in the ground-floor unit, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office.

He allegedly asked Castle, a PhD student at Stony Brook University, to help him move a piano before attacking her from behind, placing her in a chokehold until she went limp, at which point he stripped her naked and raped her, officials said.

Afterwards, he called 911 and waited for the cops to show up, admitting to detectives that he had committed the heinous act.

He was arrested for homicide at the scene.

In a bold and meticulously orchestrated heist, four Venezuelan nationals have been charged with transforming ATMs at Connecticut rest stops into personal cash dispensers. Federal prosecutors revealed that the group accumulated over $529,000 in merely a fortnight through a sophisticated “jackpotting” scheme.

The scheme targeted ATMs located along the bustling Interstate 95 and various other sites across Connecticut between August 8 and August 18, 2025. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, the accused employed a combination of specialized hardware and malware to manipulate the machines into releasing their cash reserves.

Authorities have identified the suspects as Euclides Moreno Itanare, 28, hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina; Willian Ricardo Flores, 49, of the Bronx, New York; Alberto Jose Freites Arvilla, 41, from Queens, New York; and Luis Jose Freites Arvilla, 38, residing in Lynn, Massachusetts. The group was apprehended on June 25, facing charges including interstate transportation of stolen property and conspiracy.

All four individuals, the prosecution noted, are Venezuelan nationals. They allegedly orchestrated the theft by utilizing advanced technological tools to breach the ATMs and subsequently transported the purloined $529,000 across state lines, further deepening their legal predicament.

Federal authorities said the men targeted ATMs in Milford and Ansonia, as well as I-95 rest stops in Fairfield, Branford, Madison and Darien.

In one alleged haul, the crew stole $136,000 from an ATM at the I-95 northbound rest stop in Fairfield, according to prosecutors. Other alleged thefts included $84,000 from an I-95 southbound rest stop in Madison, $66,400 from an I-95 northbound rest stop in Branford and multiple hits in Darien totaling more than $177,000.

Prosecutors said the alleged scheme followed a similar pattern each time: one suspect acted as a lookout while another opened the ATM’s hood and accessed its internal components.

Over the next several hours, the men allegedly took turns walking up to the compromised ATM and collecting cash as it was dispensed.

The suspects sometimes changed clothes to avoid drawing attention when returning to the same machine multiple times, according to court documents.

Investigators said the case was built in part on surveillance footage, phone records, Google and Apple account records, and photos allegedly recovered from the suspects’ devices.

According to the criminal complaint reviewed by News Media, one suspect’s Apple account contained photos of victimized ATMs before and during the thefts, images of cash in a vehicle and black plastic bags, and photos allegedly showing suspects counting money in New York hours after a Connecticut rest-stop theft.

One attempted hit at a Cumberland Farms ATM in Ansonia was blocked because a software patch protected the machine from that type of theft, prosecutors said.

All four men are currently detained. If convicted, the stolen-property charge carries up to 10 years in federal prison, while the conspiracy charge carries up to five years. News Media has reached out to attorneys for Flores, Luis Arvilla and Alberto Arvilla.

The FBI is investigating the case with assistance from Connecticut State Police, the Raleigh Police Department and the New York City Police Department. Officials said the investigation remains ongoing as authorities look into whether the same alleged crew can be tied to other ATM thefts.

“Jackpotting” incidents are on the rise in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI.

In a report issued in February, federal investigators said that of 1,900 ATM jackpotting incidents reported since 2020, over 700 of them with more than $20 million in losses occurred in 2025 alone.

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to reject his attempt to eliminate birthright citizenship, asserted under the 14th Amendment, President Donald Trump appeared unfazed by the setback on Tuesday. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the outcome, declaring it “unfortunate for the Country” and maintained confidence that Congress could rectify the situation through legislative action.

In a decisive 6-3 ruling, the court dismissed Trump’s executive order—issued on his first day in office. Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking for the majority, emphasized that originally and presently, citizenship entailed the entitlement to rights and involvement in our political society. The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment intended to promise this to every free-born individual in the nation, a commitment upheld by the court’s verdict.

Reacting to the Supreme Court’s ruling, Trump took to his social media network to express his views. He commented, “The Supreme Court has upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is unfortunate for our country. Nevertheless, with support from Congress and the President, this setback can be efficiently countered through legislation, a clear path identified during this process,” he stated on his platform.

He further elaborated that a cumbersome Constitutional Amendment was unnecessary, advocating instead for Congress to immediately begin efforts to terminate what he described as the costly and inequitable practice of Birthright Citizenship.

Established through both constitutional principles and a 1940 federal statute, birthright citizenship faces a complex legal landscape. Should any legislative changes be implemented, they would likely encounter legal challenges, potentially leading the issue back before the Supreme Court for a final resolution.

ABC News reached out to the White House for more information about how the president would use Congress as a workaround for the court’s decision and if he is prepared for the issue to potentially return to legal scrutiny, but the White House referred questions back to the president’s post.