FOR THE NEWS AT NOON. I’M LILY COLEMAN. WE BEGIN WITH THIS NEW ON FOR TWO PEOPLE FACING HOMICIDE CHARGES IN FAYETTE COUNTY. STATE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE AREA OF WEST KERR STREET IN UNIONTOWN SUNDAY FOR REPORTS OF A BODY FOUND ALONG THE TRAIN TRACKS. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 71 YEAR OLD RALPH BROWN. TERRI NULAND AND ALICIA RIGGINS ARE CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL HOMICIDE, ABUSE OF A CORPSE AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE.
Two charged in death of 71-year-old man whose body was found near railroad tracks in Fayette County
State police investigating death in Uniontown
Updated: 2:15 PM EDT Apr 6, 2026
Two people have been charged in the death of a man whose body was found in Fayette County on Easter. Pennsylvania State Police said a 71-year-old man was found dead along the railroad tracks in the area of West Kerr Street in Uniontown.Both Terry Newland, 58, and Alysha Riggans, 30, have since been charged in connection to his death.According to the District Attorney’s Office, Riggans and Newland conspired to kill Ralph Brown, with whom they lived in Uniontown. The investigation remains active and more information will be released as it becomes available.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
UNIONTOWN, Pa. —
Two people have been charged in the death of a man whose body was found in Fayette County on Easter.
Pennsylvania State Police said a 71-year-old man was found dead along the railroad tracks in the area of West Kerr Street in Uniontown.
Both Terry Newland, 58, and Alysha Riggans, 30, have since been charged in connection to his death.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, Riggans and Newland conspired to kill Ralph Brown, with whom they lived in Uniontown.
The investigation remains active and more information will be released as it becomes available.
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