PA - Dr. Amy Cohen, 35, charged with arson, stalking, threats, ethnic intimidation against family of ex-BF's girlfriend - Narberth, Nov 2023

[ifindedout]

Main Line doctor accused of starting fire outside elderly woman's home in Lower Merion

A Main Line doctor is accused of intentionally starting a fire outside the home of the grandmother of her ex-boyfriend’s current girlfriend.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

Dr. Amy Cohen, 35, of Narberth, is charged with criminal attempted-murder, arson, aggravated arson, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, ethnic intimidation, stalking and other related offenses.

The investigation began on Nov. 24 when a threatening flyer was left at an elderly woman’s home in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. Police said the flyer included antisemitic language and made specific threats against the elderly homeowner’s granddaughters who did not live at the house. Investigators later learned similar flyers were discovered at the homes of the woman’s other family members in Montgomery County and Philadelphia.

Main Line doctor allegedly lit Lower Merion home on fire after threatening family, police say

Amy L. Cohen, 35, of Narberth, is accused of burning the property's front door and intimidating the owner and her relatives

www.phillyvoice.com

At 1:30 a.m. Thursday, the Ring camera at the grandmother's house captured a person starting a fire outside the home and then attempting to make it bigger by spraying a liquid at the flames, police said. The fire went out on its own before it spread and there were no injuries reported.

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Investigators identified Cohen as a suspect and obtained warrants to search her home and car. Authorities allegedly found clothing, starter fluid and copies of the letters that had been shared with the homeowner and her family members, according to court documents.

Doctor charged with attempted murder and arson after allegedly setting fire at Montgomery County home

Authorities say Amy L. Cohen set the blaze at the home of the grandmother of an ex-boyfriend’s girlfriend.

www.inquirer.com

Investigators obtained search warrants for Cohen’s home and vehicle, and executed them Friday [Dec. 1, 2023]. The searches yielded evidence, which police did not describe, that connected Cohen to the crime, and she was arrested the same day, officials said. She has since been arraigned, and is being held at Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of $5 million cash bail.

Cohen’s case is awaiting a hearing date, according to court records.

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According to Cohen’s LinkedIn page, she works as a doctor at Bryn Mawr Hospital. A staff bio page with Cohen’s information has since been removed from the Bryn Mawr Medical Specialists Association’s website.

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[caradana]

I find myself fascinated by these stories of obsession where seemingly normal, successful women throw it all away. i wonder if this guy knew how totally blitzed she was mentally. Just whoa.

 

[ifindedout]

I find myself fascinated by these stories of obsession where seemingly normal, successful women throw it all away. i wonder if this guy knew how totally blitzed she was mentally. Just whoa.

Not only successful, but in the troubled times of the early 2020s, in a field worthy of frontline respect (infectious diseases, according to her archived bio page from Bryn Mawr Hospital). All down the drain now.

 

[ifindedout]

The fire was so bright it helped identify her. From Law & Crime:

Jealous doctor's rage at ex leads to a 99-year-old grandmother's house being set on fire: Cops

A Pennsylvania doctor is in jail after she allegedly sent threatening flyers and set fire to the porch of the home of the grandmother of the girlfriend of a man she used to date.

lawandcrime.com

The grandmother’s family had installed cameras at the home after the letter was left behind. Videos reportedly showed the female suspect, small in stature, wearing a dark medical mask, black headband and clear safety glasses, winter coat, pants and Ugg boots, holding lighter fluid and stick lighter. After the fire was lit, the suspect was seen emptying the bottle of lighter fluid on the porch. The fire burned so brightly that the camera turned from night mode to day mode, thus illuminating the victim’s face, according to the affidavit.

The family reviewed the video footage and the boyfriend of one of the homeowner’s granddaughters who had previously been threatened recognized the suspect as someone he used to date: Cohen.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Lower Merion Police would not say where Cohen was employed, but a page on the Bryn Mawr Specialists Associates website listing Amy L. Cohen, D.O., as a staff member was removed from the website Monday.

Cohen is accused of threatening and intimidating several people, including an 99-year-old resident of Merion and her family members in Montgomery County and Philadelphia, police said.

A threatening flyer with antisemitic language was left at the victim's home in Merion on Nov. 24, Lower Merion Police said. The flyer made specific references to the victim's granddaughters, who do not live with the victim.

Law & Crime reports the flyers alleged the granddaughters were Islamophobic in that they expressed support for Israel on social media, as well as called them "idiots" and "*advertiser censored*."

Main Line Doctor Charged With Arson, Attempted Murder: What We Know

Dr. Amy Cohen, 35, of Narberth, has been accused of a slew of crimes, including attempted murder. Here's exactly what we know so far.

patch.com

 

[StephanieH]

But Cohen is a Jewish name? I am so confused.

 

[Marysmith]

Wow… totally unhinged!

 

[Cryptic]

But Cohen is a Jewish name? I am so confused.

Yes, Cohen is a Jewish name with roots in the Old Testament.

Unlike some Jewish affiliated names which have common gentile equivelants such as 'Green', I think 'Cohen' has very largely remained "Jewish Jewish" so to speak due to its origins in the Old Testament priesthood.

Wow, as @caradana noted- How does one go from medical doctor to attempted murder of inlaws? Then factor in the anti-semitic intimidation components when she is very likely Jewish herself?

Thinking she is uhmm..... "high maintenance" to say the least.

 

[ifindedout]

Wow, as @caradana noted- How does one go from medical doctor to attempted murder of inlaws? Then factor in the anti-semitic intimidation components when she is very likely Jewish herself?

Thinking she is uhmm..... "high maintenance" to say the least.

I think she is a pathological hopeless romantic who has unreasonable expectations of a relationship. MOO
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[Sjöberg]

I am not surprised at her credentials, well-off women can grow the hate as well as the poor ones. But IMO it is very rare for that sort of rage (by a woman even more so) to extend to family members, especially to kids and elderly. Glad she was caught early enough.

 

[Cedars]

But Cohen is a Jewish name? I am so confused.

IMO, this was the 'terroristic threats', mentioned in the indictment.

The purpose being to generate fear in the victimized family that pro-Islam operatives were targetting them, creating terror that they might be victims of a Hamas-like attack.

ETA: Another case where the scorned woman blames the other woman, and not the guy.

JMO

 

[alexwood]

I'm getting little twinges of a "fatal attraction." Hope nobody she connects with has a rabbit in the family.

 

[vls12345]

Bail Lowered For Main Line Doctor Charged With Attempted Murder, Arson, More

Dr. Amy L. Cohen, 35, of Narberth, will undergo a forensic psychological interview as she faces attempted murder, arson, and more charges.

patch.com

 

[LunaInvidia]

Maybe she thought no one would connect it to her if she was antisemitic.

 

[Lilibet]

How terrifying! The grandmother received this…

A message left at the house on Nov. 24 included photos of the two granddaughters, each with their eyes crossed out, police said. It allegedly warned the homeowner that her granddaughters needed to "quit their jobs and move out of Pennsylvania."

Main Line doctor allegedly lit Lower Merion home on fire after threatening family, police say

Amy L. Cohen, 35, of Narberth, is accused of burning the property's front door and intimidating the owner and her relatives

www.phillyvoice.com

And now her bail has been lowered. I think I would leave the state if she is released! She’s extremely dangerous.

JMO

 

[Twick]

I imagine the antisemitic part of the message was to throw people off the scent. Possibly if the violence against the family had increased, she hoped it would have been seen as a hate crime, and in no way connected to her.

 

[Richrd]

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Awaiting (Upper) Court Date:

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Report/CpDocketSheet?docketNumber=CP-46-CR-0007060-2023&dnh=DBLeePnyAeQ3VEJoOUgYyw%3D%3D

Bail Requirements Lowered to $99,000 Cash.
Continued Confinement since 1 December 2023
at Montgomery County Correctional Facility
Inmate # 2303***

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[Richrd]

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1 April (Upper) Court Date:
https://ujsportal.pacourts.us/Repor...-CR-0007060-2023&dnh=DBLeePnyAeQ3VEJoOUgYyw==

Although Bail Requirements Lowered to $99,000 Cash,
Continued Confinement since 1 December 2023
at Montgomery County Correctional Facility
Inmate # 2303***

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