Category Archive for : ‘Murder’

Newsweek
By Adeola Adeosun
12/23/24

Suspect Caught After Setting Sleeping Woman Ablaze on NYC Subway

What’s New

A suspect has been arrested in the fatal attack of a sleeping woman who was set on fire Sunday morning on a New York City subway train in Brooklyn. The NYPD offered a $10,000 reward for any information on the murder.

The arrest comes after three high school students spotted the person of interest and alerted authorities, following the release of surveillance images to the public.

Newsweek contacted the NYPD’s public information officer via email on Sunday for comment.

Why It Matters

The attack occurred amid ongoing

NBC News
By Deavid K. Li
12/17/24

Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Accused of Another Slaying

Prosecutors filed another murder charge on Tuesday against the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer who is now formally accused of killing seven women near New York City.

Rex Heuermann has previously pleaded not guilty to the slayings of six women whose remains were along the southern shore of Long Island.

He’s now been formally accused of murdering 24-year-old escort Valerie Mack, whose skeletal remains were found in November 2000.

The charge connected to Mack comes after he was previously accused

Long Island Press
By Hannah Devlin
12/17/24

2024 Crime: 5 Dead in Syosset Murder Suicide

In one of the most notable investigations of the year, Joseph Delucia Jr., 59, of Syosset, was identified by police as the shooter in an apparent murder suicide which killed five people. The Wyoming Court cul-de-sac hadn’t expected to become the scene of a crime in August’s shocking investigation.

“In 41 years, that is probably one of the most horrific scenes I have ever seen,” Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. Ryder said the responding officers met with a peer support

NBC New York
By NBC New York Staff
11/30/24

Daughter fatally stabs 84-year-old mom Thanksgiving Eve on Long Island: SCPD

A Long Island City woman is facing a murder charge for stabbing her 84-year-old mother to death on Long Island Thanksgiving Eve, police said.

Suffolk County Police responded to a call Wednesday, shortly after 9 p.m. following a report of a stabbing victim on Carmen Court in Dix Hills, police said. When officers arrived to the scene they allegedly found the home’s resident, 84-year-old Jospehine Bekatoros, stabbed to death.

Homicide Squad detectives located Bekatoros’ daughter, Diana

FOX 5 New York
By Michael Stallone
11/15/24

23-year-old Who Allegedly Stabbed Dad to Death Still Missing 1 Week After Long Island Murder

Police on Long Island are continuing their search for a 23-year-old man accused of murdering his father this past weekend.

According to Suffolk County Police, 61-year-old Joseph Zoll was found stabbed on Saturday just before 1:30 a.m. at a home in Rocky Point.

He was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Police are searching for his son, Matthew, who’s described as 6’1″, 150 pounds with brown hair

New York Daily News
Story by Muri Assunção
10/19/24

L.I. Man Gets 22 Years to Life for Fatally Stabbing Wife in Front of Teen Son 

A Long Island man who admitted stabbing his wife in front of their teenage son earlier this year has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison, officials announced Thursday.

Ryszard Murawski of Lindenhurst is accused of stabbing Wioleta Murawski with a “large, serrated knife” on Jan. 3 and then fleeing the scene.

The brutal attack, which was captured on security camera video, was also witnessed by the couple’s 15-year-old