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Murder and Homicide

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Pennsylvania Murderer James Martin Nabbed in 1998 Rape/Murder Of 14-Year-Old Bronx Girl

    The Bronx District Attorney's Office will unseal an indictment this morning charging a convicted Pennsylvania killer with the 1998 rape and murder of a 14-year-old Bronx girl.James Martin, 40, already is in prison in Pennsylvania for a collection of crimes, including two strangulation murders -- whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    MS-13 Gangster Carlos "Silencio" Ortega Indicted For Attempted Murder Of Voice Source, Murder Of Two Others

    The MS-13 gangster who admitted to shooting one of our sources in the head -- and fatally shooting one of his friends -- was formally indicted today by a federal grand jury. Additionally, Carlos "Silencio" Ortega, 22, was indicted in the machete-to-the-face murder of a fellow MS-13 gangster who refu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    MS-13 Gangster "Silencio" Earns High Marks For Gang-Name Mystique, Low Marks For Getting Away With Murder

    ​We're not going to venture to guess what an alleged MS-13 gang member has to do to earn the name "Silencio," but we'll give credit where credit is due: it's a badass friggin' gang name.Unfortunately for "Silencio," a.k.a. Carlos Ortega, 22, his badass gang name probably isn't going to get him off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Francisco Acevedo, Revealed as Serial Strangler by Voluntary DNA Test, Has Been Found Guilty

    ​Note to criminals: If you voluntarily give up your DNA so that you can apply for parole and you have previously killed people, leaving DNA evidence, the cops will deny your parole application. Also, you'll be tried for murder. Francisco Acevedo, a 43-year-old man in prison for drunk driving ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Video of the Crown Heights Gun Battle Between Cops and Leroy Webster

    This surveillance video was taken from the scene of a homicide at 637 Park Place in Crown Heights that happened on Monday. In the video, you can see Eusi Johnson, the 29-year-old victim, running out of the building after being shot in the neck. He's followed by the suspect, Leroy Webster, 32, who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Equan Southall Arrested in the Murder of Camila Guzman

    ​DNA Info is reporting that Equan Southall, reportedly the boyfriend of Camila Guzman, has been arrested and charged with her murder. Guzman, a transgender woman from Chile, was stabbed to death on August 1st. She was memorialized by friends and LGBT activists outside of her home in East Har ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Hate Violence Up for LGBT People, in New York Area and the Nation, Says Report

    A flyer from a 2010 vigil for gay teens who committed suicide​Violence against gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender people was up last year, both in New York City and the nation at large, according to the 2010 National Report on Hate Violence. The report was released today by the National C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Darell Smith, 17, Stabbed to Death in Crown Heights; Teen Suspect ID'ed

    Orpheus Nelson, wanted in connection with death​Cops are looking for Crown Heights teen Orpheus Nelson in connection with the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Darell Smith in Crown Heights late Tuesday night. Smith, who lived in Bed-Stuy, was found shortly before 11 p.m. at 1785 Pacific Avenue, with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Today in El Diario: Murder-Suicides More Common Among Men Than Women

    ​Women who kill the entire family much rarer than men Murder-suicides and multiple murders are common among victims of domestic violence and their abusers, according to experts interviewed by Spanish-language daily. The news comes shortly after Lashonda Armstrong, 25, drove her car into the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Would a South Dakota Bill Legalize the Murder of Abortion Doctors?

    ​There's a law being put forth in South Dakota by Rep. Phil Jensen that's getting a lot of attention as it seems as if it would effectively allow for -- perhaps even promote -- the murder of abortion doctors. The law seeks to make killings intended to prevent harm to a fetus part of the defini ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Aleksandr Kuznetsov, 54, Stabbed Dead in Sheepshead Bay; Cops Hunt Lexus-Driving Suspect Maksim Gelman

    Homicide suspect Maksim Gelman​A 54-year-old Sheepshead Boy man was found stabbed to death shortly after 5 a.m. today in his home at 2830 East 27th Street. Aleksandr Kuznetsov was discovered with multiple stab wounds and was DOA at the scene. Brooklyn cops already have a suspect: Maksim Gelman, 23 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Renato Seabra, Portuguese Model, Pleads Not Guilty to Brutal Murder of Carlos Castro

    ​The Portuguese underwear model Renato Seabra, suspected in the brutal murder of popular gossip journalist Carlos Castro at the InterContinental hotel in early January, pleaded not guilty at his Tuesday arraignment. The 21-year-old Seabra has already admitted to fighting with Castro, 65, alleg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Zaire Paige Goes from Movie Killer to Actual Killer, Gets 107 Years in Prison

    Paige at his sentencing Monday​"With all due respect, and from the bottom of my heart, suck my dick!" That was the message convicted killer Zaire Paige had for Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Vincent Del Giudice yesterday afternoon as he was sentenced to four consecutive 25-to-life sentences ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    'White Chocolate' Rivera Alleged Henchman Nabbed in Astoria Murder

    ​NYPD cops have arrested yet another suspect in the murder seven months ago in Astoria of Stefan Middleton, 34, of Queens. Monday, they arrested Kyle "White Chocolate" Rivera, 24, (right) believed to be the actual gunman. Yesterday, cops say, they arrested Shawn Williams, 23, of Queens. He's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Murder Stats Say Drugs Really Will Kill You

    ​If you had any doubt that drugs are dangerous, the Daily News wants you to think again: The paper crunched some crime statistic numbers and found that drugs were a factor in more than half of the city's slayings, and the exclusive motive in 12 percent of New York homicides. More fun murder s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    People in This City Are Still Getting Killed. A Lot.

    ​Did you hear? Crime in New York is up! Burglaries and grand larceny are down slightly, but robberies, felony assaults, and rapes are up! And murder is through the roof! There were three shooting-related deaths within 10 minutes of each other last night, and five others over the weekend. Homic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2010

    'Craigslist Killer' Found Dead in Jail

    ​The tabloid-favorite Boston University medical student, accused of murdering a woman he found through Craigslist, was found dead in his cell on Sunday, NBC News is reporting. Last April, Philip Markoff, 24, pleaded not guilty to shooting Julissa Brisman, who he allegedly met online, and robbi ... More >>

  • Film

    August 11, 2010

    When Mississippi Burned--and What Happened After--in Neshoba

    ​The tabloid-favorite Boston University medical student, accused of murdering a woman he found through Craigslist, was found dead in his cell on Sunday, NBC News is reporting. Last April, Philip Markoff, 24, pleaded not guilty to shooting Julissa Brisman, who he allegedly met online, and robbi ... More >>

  • News

    June 15, 2010

    The Killer of His Daughter's Mother

    A Cunning American Boy Becomes a Mexican Cartel Soldier and East L.A. Executioner

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Requiem: Voice E-mails Remember Slain New Yorkers

    ​Here in the "Somebody got Murdered" newsroom, we often get eloquent, poignant emails from Voice readers about homicide victims. We can't always reproduce those comments in a separate item. Often, they are anonymous, or accompanied only by screen names. So, let's take a moment, and quote a fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Dwayne Spence, 25, Shot by Friend Who Then Kills Himself in Brooklyn (update)

    Date: Monday, Feb. 23, 2010, 12:45 a.m.
 Location: In front of 86 MacDonough St., Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. We heard over the weekend from friends and relatives of Dwayne Spence, a 25-year-old Brooklyn man born in Jamaica who was shot and killed on Feb. 23 in what turns out to be a bizarre c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    Somebody Got Murdered: Looks Like Crime Rate Will Drop Again This Year; Murders, Too

    ​With the year coming to a close, the citywide crime rate as of Dec. 13 looks like it will drop by about 10 percent, with overall drops in every major crime except assault which rose by 2 percent. With 440 murders so far this year, there likely will be fewer than 500 homicides for the year. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2009

    Somebody Got Murdered: Brooklyn Couple Arrested in Beating Death of 4-year-old

    View Larger Map DATE: Friday,, Oct.23, 2009 at approximately 2:26 p.m. LOCATION: 1004 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. The police have arrested a couple in connection with the death of a child Friday afternoon at the above address. Steven Dadaille, 26, and his girlfriend and the mother of the child, Myr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Somebody Got Murdered: Arrest in Bouncer Slaying

    View Larger Map DATE: Sunday, Aug.. 23, 2009. 4:12 a.m. LOCATION: 212 Ave. A, Manhattan. The police say they have made an arrest in the murder of an off-duty bouncer outside a club on the Lower East Side. Louis Rodriguez, 29, of East 117th Street, was charged with murder, assault and illegal weapon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Somebody Got Murdered: Arrest in Brooklyn Marina Shootings

    View Larger Map DATE: Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 at approximately 3:45 p.m. LOCATION: 3939 Emmons Ave, Brooklyn. The police have arrested a Brooklyn man who allegedly shot and killed one man and wounded a second during a quarrel on a Brooklyn pier. Paul Moghab, 33, of Ebony Court in Brooklyn, was ki ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Suspect Held in Murder of Holocaust Survivor, 90

    ​A suspect has been apprehended in the case of the Holocaust survivor who was found bludgeoned to death in his East Side apartment last week. Angela Murray and a male companion were observed entering Guido Felix Brinkmann's apartment Wednesday night, and their path traced from use of the credi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Somebody Got Murdered: Police Looking for Suspect in Gang Stabbing

    View Larger Map DATE: Monday, July 15, 2009, 9:31 a.m. LOCATION: Lobby of 330 East 26 Street, Manhattan. The police have made two arrests in the fatal stabbing of an 20-year-old male and the wounding of a second man, 30 last month. But they are still looking for a third man in connection with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Somebody Got Murdered: Woman Killed, Man Arrested

    View Larger Map DATE: Monday, June 8, 2009, 4:08 p.m. LOCATION: inside of 570 West 204 Street, Apartment 6N The police have busted an upper Manhattan guy named Andre Velez, 23, on murder charges in connection with the death of a woman last Monday. Initially, the police couldn't tell how Glendalyz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Wife, Uncle Guilty in Queens Dentist's Murder

    At the Queens dentist murder trial, the verdict is in: Dr. Mazoltuv Borukhova was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy in the shooting death of her husband, orthodontist Daniel Malakov. Her uncle and triggerman, Mikhail Mallayev, was also found guilty. The trial had captured crime-watc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    DC Party Monsters in Grisly Killing?

    Picture via Who Murdered Robert Wone? An intrepid reporter named Craig Brownstein just sent me info on "a grizzly, unsolved gay murder case that happened in one of DC's more tony and gay neighborhoods over two years ago." He had me at hello. Said Brownstein, "We're either in the middle of gay DC' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Homicides Up 5%; "Safe" Neighborhoods Share the Pain

    Picture via Who Murdered Robert Wone? An intrepid reporter named Craig Brownstein just sent me info on "a grizzly, unsolved gay murder case that happened in one of DC's more tony and gay neighborhoods over two years ago." He had me at hello. Said Brownstein, "We're either in the middle of gay DC' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2008

    44 Percent of Murdered Women Killed By "Partners," DOH Finds

    Picture via Who Murdered Robert Wone? An intrepid reporter named Craig Brownstein just sent me info on "a grizzly, unsolved gay murder case that happened in one of DC's more tony and gay neighborhoods over two years ago." He had me at hello. Said Brownstein, "We're either in the middle of gay DC' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2008

    Bronx Cop's Perjury Will Lead to Jail Time

    Picture via Who Murdered Robert Wone? An intrepid reporter named Craig Brownstein just sent me info on "a grizzly, unsolved gay murder case that happened in one of DC's more tony and gay neighborhoods over two years ago." He had me at hello. Said Brownstein, "We're either in the middle of gay DC' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Clip Job: A Disappearance on Fifth Avenue

    Picture via Who Murdered Robert Wone? An intrepid reporter named Craig Brownstein just sent me info on "a grizzly, unsolved gay murder case that happened in one of DC's more tony and gay neighborhoods over two years ago." He had me at hello. Said Brownstein, "We're either in the middle of gay DC' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2007

    The Schiro Tapes

    Picture via Who Murdered Robert Wone? An intrepid reporter named Craig Brownstein just sent me info on "a grizzly, unsolved gay murder case that happened in one of DC's more tony and gay neighborhoods over two years ago." He had me at hello. Said Brownstein, "We're either in the middle of gay DC' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    Voice's Robbins Subpoenaed in DeVecchio Trial

    Picture via Who Murdered Robert Wone? An intrepid reporter named Craig Brownstein just sent me info on "a grizzly, unsolved gay murder case that happened in one of DC's more tony and gay neighborhoods over two years ago." He had me at hello. Said Brownstein, "We're either in the middle of gay DC' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2007

    Cops Seek Suspect in Milk-Run Murder

    Picture via Who Murdered Robert Wone? An intrepid reporter named Craig Brownstein just sent me info on "a grizzly, unsolved gay murder case that happened in one of DC's more tony and gay neighborhoods over two years ago." He had me at hello. Said Brownstein, "We're either in the middle of gay DC' ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    August 8, 2006

    Freeze Frame on a Bad Cop

    Still stuck in prison for three decades: the once famous, now forgotten, Bill Phillips

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2005

    FBI Crime Data: Fright Flight

    Still stuck in prison for three decades: the once famous, now forgotten, Bill Phillips

  • News

    March 8, 2005

    A List With Bullets

    NYPD shooting deaths of civilians, starting with Diallo and not ending

  • News

    February 17, 2004

    Grand Jury's Out

    Brooklyn D.A. Accused of Failing to Indict Cops Who Kill

  • News

    December 18, 2001

    Death Sentence Overturned, but Danger Still Clear and Present

    Brooklyn D.A. Accused of Failing to Indict Cops Who Kill

  • News

    March 13, 2001

    Queer on Death Row

    In Murder Cases, Being Gay Can Seal a Defendant’s Fate

  • News

    April 18, 2000

    Africans Are Dying, Too

    The Forgotten Victims of the Livery Cabbie Murders

  • News

    January 25, 2000

    The Scorned Law Professor

    'Freedom to Speak Is Not Freedom to Kill'

  • News

    January 18, 2000

    Can a Book Murder?

    'Freedom to Speak Is Not Freedom to Kill'

  • News

    January 11, 2000

    The Rabbi's Son Is a Murder Suspect

    Family, witnesses tell contradictory stories as cops hunt hasidic man in the killing of a polish cleaning woman two years ago

  • News

    May 4, 1999

    Paper-Thin Reporting

    Family, witnesses tell contradictory stories as cops hunt hasidic man in the killing of a polish cleaning woman two years ago

  • News

    February 2, 1999

    Bring Me The Head

    Bloodsucking, headhunting, and other racial myths about new york's reputed black separatist cults

  • Books

    January 19, 1999

    Murder Ink

    Bloodsucking, headhunting, and other racial myths about new york's reputed black separatist cults

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