Jaded Evidence · Interactive Investigation Case File
Soraya Marie Cordy / Jacob Joseph Soboski
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · Updated October 28, 2026
Current status: Jacob Joseph Soboski is charged with criminal homicide and was reported held without bail. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for October 28, 2026; whether it proceeded, was continued, or resulted in a ruling remains unverified in the October 28 source check.
Case file contents
Overview
Soraya Marie Cordy, 42, died from a gunshot wound at the couple’s Puritan Lane home on March 14, 2026. Police initially responded to a report of a possible self-inflicted shooting. The coroner later ruled the death a homicide, and authorities arrested Cordy’s husband, Jacob Joseph Soboski, 40, in October.
Verified timeline
- March 14, 2026 — Police responded to the home and found Cordy fatally shot.
- Subsequent investigation — The coroner ruled the death a homicide.
- October 15 — Soboski was arraigned on criminal homicide and held without bail.
- October 28 — A preliminary hearing was reported scheduled for 10 a.m. before Magisterial District Judge Rick Cronauer; no outcome or continuance has been independently verified as of the October 28 review.
Evidence and source review
What the reviewed record supports
Court-reporting summaries cite interior video, gunshot-residue testing, DNA under Cordy’s fingernails and a biomechanics opinion. Prosecutors allege Soboski staged the death as suicide. These are allegations and expert claims that have not been tested at trial.
What this page does not treat as established
Unproven allegations, disputed witness accounts, inferred motives and incomplete forensic findings are labeled and are not presented as court findings.
Legal status
Jacob Joseph Soboski is charged with criminal homicide and was held without bail; a preliminary hearing was reported for October 28.
Unless a final adjudication is stated, every accused person is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
Open questions
What does the complete video show? How were residue, DNA and trajectory findings validated? What did Soboski state, and was it recorded? Did the scheduled October 28 preliminary hearing proceed, and what did the magistrate rule?
Sources reviewed
- [1] Times Leader — arrest and complaint details
- [2] FOX56 — arraignment and hearing date
- [3] WNEP — custody and charge summary
- [4] WILK News — reported October 28 hearing setting and magistrate
Sources were rechecked October 28, 2026; the hearing outcome is not independently verified. Source descriptions identify the reporting or record used; they do not convert an allegation into a fact.
Outstanding records and follow-up
Records still needed
Criminal complaint and affidavit; preliminary-hearing transcript/order; coroner and autopsy file; complete video; DNA, residue and biomechanics reports; defense expert disclosures.
Update standard
Future updates should distinguish original records, agency statements, witness accounts, prosecutor allegations, defense positions, expert conclusions and court findings.