Judge doesn’t bar insanity defense in 2016 Rittenhouse stabbing
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Judge doesn’t bar insanity defense in 2016 Rittenhouse stabbing

Steven Simminger’s paranoid schizophrenia and anxiety were well documented, developing after a 1994 auto accident in the Navy cost him a leg, and left him with a traumatic brain injury and a disability discharge. But does that mean Simminger, 41, was legally insane early on March 13, 2016, when he fatally stabbed a man in...

Rittenhouse Square stabbing suspect appears in court
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Rittenhouse Square stabbing suspect appears in court

CENTER CITY (WPVI) — A stabbing suspect faced a judge Wednesday, more than two weeks after a deadly altercation in Rittenhouse Square. Prosecutors are describing this as a case of cold-blooded murder. 24-year-old Colin McGovern of Bucks County was allegedly stabbed to death by 40-year-old Steven Simminger of Media on Sunday, March 13th right around...