Buckheit, 64, was the first person to be arrested and charged in the case, followed days later by Bunice Knight, 47, and ...

Francis Buckheit is charged in the kidnapping and rape of a 14-year-old East Patchogue girl who was missing for 25 days.

Daniel Burke, 63, of Bohemia, and Robert Eccleston, 61, of Islip, were taken into custody by police Friday and arraigned ...

The 14-year-old victim was found on Francis Buckheit’s 56-foot boat and subjected to continuous abuse, according to ...

A SECOND suspect has been arrested in the heroic tale of a ‘Taken’ style abduction that saw a father rescue his kidnapped ...

Francis Buckheit, who was arrested on rape and kidnapping charges over the weekend, is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment next week in the case of 14-year-old Emmarae Gervasi, who went ...

A local man, identified by Frank Gervasi as 65-year-old Francis Buckheit, has been charged in the case. Police and prosecutors confirmed there was an arrest in the case but have not released the ...

Francis Buckheit was charged with rape and kidnapping in connection to Emmarae's case, as his defense attorney confirmed, Danielle Marie Papa, according to a report from Patch. The teen had been ...