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Jewelry Store Owner Patrick Murphy Killed; Suspect Arrested

February 28, 2019 - New Orleans, LA

On the date listed above, Patrick Murphy was found dead in what police are investigating as a homicide.� Murphy’s body was found in a first-floor room of the Empress Hotel in New Orleans, LA. Hotel staff discovered Murphy unresponsive and lying in bed. The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) called Murphy’s death a homicide by cutting; evidently from a stab wound.

Police in New Orleans have secured an arrest warrant for 25-year-old Megan Hall. According to the NOPD,� “police have positively identified Hall as the perpetrator.”�

The New Orleans Advocate has reported that Murphy checked into the hotel room with Hall at 2:00 a.m. on February 28, 2019. Hall was observed leaving the hotel at 4:00 a.m.

Hall’s arrest warrant lists a charge of second-degree murder. If you have any information regarding Hall’s whereabouts, please call the Jewelers’ Security Alliance at 212-687-0328

Update: On March 3, 2019, Megan Hall surrendered to police with her attorney. She was charged with second-degree murder. Hall also has a history of prostitution arrests.

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Megan Hall

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