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San Diego woman sentenced to 35-80 years for killing Pittsburgh twin

Nicole Virzi, a 32-year-old from San Diego, has been sentenced to 35 to 80 years in prison after pleading guilty to the 2024 murder of her best friend's 6-week-old son, Leon Katz, and the assault of his twin brother, Ari. Virzi admitted to intentionally shaking and dropping Leon, stating she had a lifelong compulsion to harm children. The plea deal spared her a potential death sentence and spared the grieving family the trauma of a trial.

via Los Angeles Times|

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Pittsburgh Mother’s Friend Pleads Guilty to Killing 6-Week-Old Twin, Faces 80 Years

Nicole Virzi, a 32-year-old woman from San Diego, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and other charges for the death of her best friend’s 6-week-old son, Leon Katz, in Pittsburgh. The plea deal, reached on October 28, 2026, spares her a potential death sentence but results in a prison term of 35 to 80 years. Virzi admitted to intentionally shaking and dropping Leon, as well as injuring his twin brother, Ari, during a visit in June 2024. Prosecutors accepted the plea to spare the grieving family the trauma of a trial.

via WTAE|

#allegheny-county #crime #infant-homicide