Three Consecutive Life Terms For Falls Township Triple Murderer Andre Gordon Jr.
by Dan Doyle –
In a chilling conclusion to a case that rocked Falls Township, Andre Gordon Jr. was sentenced today May 28, 2025, to three consecutive life terms without parole for the brutal murders of three family members. The sentencing, handed down by Bucks County President Judge Raymond F. McHugh, also included an additional 156 ½ to 313 years for a string of violent crimes Gordon committed on March 16, 2024.
Gordon, 26, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder for killing his 13-year-old sister, his stepmother, Army veteran Karen Gordon, 52, and Taylor Daniel, 25, the mother of his two young children. The courtroom was filled with grief as prosecutors presented harrowing 911 calls, body camera footage, and emotional victim impact statements.
Karen Gordon’s brother delivered a powerful statement, saying, “I lost more than my sister and my niece. I lost a piece of myself that I never thought I would ever come back from.” Judge McHugh acknowledged the families’ profound pain, stating, “There are no words to explain why this happened.”
The violence began early on March 16 when Gordon arrived at his father’s home on Viewpoint Lane in a car he had carjacked in Trenton, New Jersey. Doorbell camera footage showed him confronting his father and forcibly breaking into the house. Karen Gordon and her daughter sought refuge in a converted office, where Karen made a desperate 911 call, pleading for help as her daughter screamed in the background. Police found both mother and daughter dead at the scene.
Moments later, Gordon forced his way into Taylor Daniel’s home on Edgewood Lane. Another gut-wrenching 911 call captured Daniel warning others in the house, followed by her final screams. Her two young daughters, along with her mother and brother, were present during the attack. Nancy Daniel was injured after Gordon bludgeoned her with an assault rifle.
The violence didn’t end there. Gordon then carjacked a man in the parking lot of a Dollar General in Morrisville, brandishing what was later identified as a “ghost gun.” A three-hour shelter-in-place order followed as police from multiple agencies worked to locate him. The stolen vehicle was found abandoned in Trenton, and Gordon was ultimately apprehended later that day after barricading himself with hostages in a residence on Phillips Street.
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Photo Delaware Valley News.com Police at the crime scene on Edgewood Lane.
Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn praised the bravery of Karen Gordon and Taylor Daniel, calling them “heroes who did everything they could to protect the children.” She added that the plea agreement followed extensive conversations with the victims’ families.
Gordon also pleaded guilty to a separate assault on corrections officers in May 2024 while incarcerated at the Bucks County Correctional Facility. For that crime, he was sentenced to 42 to 84 months, which will run concurrently with his life sentences.
The investigation was led by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Falls Township Police Department, with support from numerous local and state agencies in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
For the families left behind, the sentences may bring a measure of justice, but the wounds run deep. In the words of Judge McHugh: “There are no words to explain why this happened,” and no sentence that can truly heal the pain of lives lost too soon.