Man convicted of first-degree manslaughter and manslaughter in deaths of pregnant woman and her unborn baby

By Dave Andrusko On the fourth day of deliberations, a Rensselaer County Court jury today convicted Gabriel Vega of first-degree manslaughter and manslaughter in the April 2014 strangulation death of Vanessa Milligan, his ex-girlfriend, who was pregnant with his child, Alina. Prosecutors say Vega strangled the 19-year-old Milligan and then doused her apartment with gasoline …

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Suspect in homicides of Troy, NY teenager and her nine-month-old unborn child shows no emotion as charges are read

  By Dave Andrusko After blowing kisses through the window of the police car to the family of his alleged victims on Wednesday, on Thursday Gabriel Vega pleaded not guilty to seven charges surrounding the fire that claimed the life of Vanessa Milligan and her unborn baby. Milligan, 19, was nine months pregnant. The judge …

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