A Manhattan family is looking for answers into the mysterious choking death of their son. Was it a case of gross negligence or a tragic mistake?

Abram Dweck spent most of his life in the care of the New York City Association for the Help of Retarded Children. Last December something went horribly wrong. The family says the blame lies squarely on the shoulders of those professionals who were caring for him. Watch the Help Me Howard report.

Many young women dream of breaking into the world of modeling and making it big, but it's not always so simple. The multi-billion dollar industry attracts its share of scams and con artists, as one aspiring model we spoke with learned the hard way.

Maritza Steenkamp was discovered online by a so called "model scout," and thought she had been offered the job of a lifetime. But when she began getting unexpected checks in the mail for a lot of money, she got suspicious. Watch the Help Me Howard report.

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Most of us would agree, waiting around the house for the appliance company to finally make a delivery is a frustrating experience. But for one local woman it's taking on a whole new meaning.

She claims a major appliance store has left her high and dry, after they delivered the wrong sized dishwasher to her home and just left it in the middle of her kitchen. What's more, it's been there for nearly nine months.

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An employee at a local church says he's getting a bad deal after a life-time of service.

Gerard Titre has worked as a custodian at Saint Matthews Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn for the past 38 years. For half of his life he's lived in a rent free apartment owned by the church.

But now Gerard says he's being kicked to the curb. The church is looking to sell the property, which means the beloved handyman will be left without a home. Watch the Help Me Howard report.

A family from New Jersey wanted to renovate their home and turn it into their dream house, but the whole process turned into a nightmare.

After applying and successfully receiving a home equity loan, the loan officer then turned around and offered his services to the family as a general contractor. If you think that sounds a bit sketchy, you're right.

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A Queens woman on the hunt for a new apartment, headed to the internet and logged onto Craig's List, but that is when all her troubles began.

Jennifer Lopez found a modest apartment that would fit her needs, and although she had some suspicions, handed over $1,600 to what she thought was a bona fide real estate broker.

Lopez thought her new apartment was registered for the federally subsidized section 8 program, but to her dismay, it was not.

When she tried to remedy the situation with her broker, the situation spun into a series of lies, half truths, and unreturned phone calls.

Watch the Help Me Howard report.