Murder and Homicide

Meet the Un-Exonerated in West of Memphis

A new doc achieves the impossible: freeing the West Memphis Three

NYPD Releases Security Video, Photo Shows Brandon Lincoln Woodard Killer Moments Before Midtown "Hit"

Moments before fatally shooting California tourist Brandon Lincoln Woodard in midtown yesterday, the alleged killer exits a grey sedan, flips up the hood on his sweatshirt and calmly walks toward his victim, according to a video released by the NYPD this morning. In a security camera photo still al ... More >>

Times Square Subway Slay Suspect Naeem Davis Charged With Murder

The homeless thug who police say pushed a Queens man in front of a subway train on Monday has officially been charged with murder in the gruesome death, authorities said this afternoon.Naeem Davis, 30, confessed yesterday that he and the victim, 58-year-old Ki Suk Han, had been arguing on their way ... More >>

Suspected Murderer Eugene Palmer Could Really Screw Up Your Weekend

If you plan on escaping the city and visiting Harriman State Park this weekend, you may want to reconsider -- police say a suspected murderer is hiding out in the upstate park's 45,000 acres.The Palisades Interstate Park Commission is advising people to avoid hiking in the park's back country this w ... More >>

Shawn McAleese Is Going To Prison For Roughly 30 Years For Stealing Ribs And Booze (And Thousands Of Dollars)

Since our prior post about Manhattan tunnel thief Shawn McAleese -- who just found out today that he'll likely be a guest of the state for longer than a convicted murderer -- we got our hands on the criminal complaint that details exactly what he stole to earn such a lengthy prison sentence.The thou ... More >>

In Manhattan, Sexual Assault Is (Un)Officially A Worse Crime Than Murder

We hate to say it, but if you're planning on violently sexually assaulting another human being, you'd be better off murdering them first.Not that we condone violently sexually assaulting or murdering anyone, but in Manhattan, the punishment for murder is often less severe than the punishment for pre ... More >>

Long Island Man Who Killed Family/Lived With Corpses Convicted Of Murder; Sub-Par Bedroom Led To Killings

A Long Island man who murdered his family -- and then lived in their home with two of the bodies until his arrest -- was convicted last week of multiple counts of second-degree murder.One of the victims, the brother of convicted killer Dario Ormejuste, was a corrections officer -- who apparently had ... More >>

Etan Patz Murder: A Tip Of The Cap To Manhattan D.A. Cy Vance

More than 30 years after the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, it seems authorities finally have their man -- and props must go out to Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance for his decision to reopen a case that sat cold for more than three decades.Vance didn't crack the case, nor did he lead po ... More >>

Rapper G-Dep Gets 15 Years To Life In Prison For Murder He Probably Would Have Gotten Away With

Puff Daddy-approved rapper Trevell "G-Dep" Coleman's heading to prison for a murder he probably would have gotten away with -- if he hadn't walked into a police station in 2010 and copped to it, that is.Coleman was in court this morning where he was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after he w ... More >>

Bill Dear is Full of It and I Can Prove It

Here's the big difference between 2012 and 2001. Back in 2001, a private eye with a history of inserting himself into high-profile cases put out a self-published book with the really strange title of O.J. Is Guilty But Not of Murder. I read the book, interviewed the author, spent some time observ ... More >>

Texas P.I. William Dear Claims To Have Proof O.J. Didn't Do It...Which Is Adorable. Argues "Juice's" Son is "The Real Killer"

​In the nearly 18 years since the brutal murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, we've all -- as a planet -- collectively come to the general consensus that O.J. Simpson murdered two people, and that's likely because he did of the mountains of evidence pointing in his direction (the bl ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Felicia Cruz, 49, Identified as Stanton Street Murder Victim; Miguel Pena, 58, Arrested

Esther Zuckerman​We have gotten some more information on the Stanton Street murder we reported yesterday. Through the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information, we have learned that the woman is Felicia Cruz, 49. She was found dead in the residency of Miguel Pena, 58, at 101 Stanto ... More >>

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 >>

Anthony Palumbo, Genovese Family Capo, Sentenced to 10 Years For Murder Conspiracy

​A plot to kill a member of a Russian crime family got the man known as Tony D. sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 10 years in prison. Anthony Palumbo, a "soldier and acting capo" in the Genovese family, had been running his organization's petroleum interests with Russians since 199 ... More >>

Murder Down, Rape Up in 2011 New York City

​The latest New York City crime statistics show that while murders are down 17 percent so far this year as compared to the same period in 2010, and burglaries are down 7 percent, rape is up nearly 24 percent from 2010. Felony assaults are up 5 percent as well, though it's mostly comforting new ... More >>

When Good Chefs Go Bad! Mark Iacono Isn't the Only One

ny.eater.com​The recent stabbing of Mark Iacono of the much-ballyhooed pizzeria Lucali's in what appeared to be a mob-style altercation reminded us that chefs aren't always angels. Iacono was in Joe's Superette -- an old-fashioned store open irregular hours at the bucolic corner of Carroll an ... More >>

Tara Webb, 27, Shot Dead at Her Birthday Party by Her Sister

Tara Webb: No more birthdays​Young Queens mom Tara Webb was shot dead early Saturday morning at her 27th birthday party in the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City. Cops say her younger sister Melanie Webb, 24, did it and that she also shot Tara's boyfriend, Terrell Carmichael, who survived. Me ... More >>

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 >>

Justice For Brisenia Flores, Murdered Arizona Child: Shawna Forde Found Guilty

​Shawna Forde, the vigilante anti-immigration crusader affiliated with the Minutemen group, was found guilty today of two counts of first degree murder in the 2009 killing of Raul Flores and his nine-year-old daughter, Brisenia Flores, the Arizona Daily Star is reporting. Forde was also convic ... More >>

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 >>

'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 >>

MURDER, SHE WROTE

No one knows women better than women

Somebody Got Murdered: Lunchtime Stabbing in the Bronx

View Larger Map DATE: Jan. 5, 2010, at 12:53 p.m. LOCATION: 819 E. 167 St., Morrisania, The Bronx. It's usually the other way around, but the police say a woman fatally stabbed a man Tuesday around lunchtime in the Bronx. The victim was 22, but the police haven't released his name yet. The accuse ... More >>

Fort Drum Soldier Arraigned in Twin Killing

​A soldier stationed at Fort Drum, New York has been charged with stabbing two fellow servicemembers to death at an apartment complex near the Fort. The two men, Waide James (20) and Diego Valbuena (23), from Port St. Lucie and Port St. John in Florida, were found yesterday morning with multip ... More >>

Queens Man Says Alter-Ego Killed Wife, Kid

​A middle-aged woman and her teenage son were found stuffed inside a bedroom closet with their throats slit yesterday, police reported. The woman's husband, Otto Herrarte , of Corona, Queens, allegedly told police at the crime scene that the killer was his alter-ego, Roberto, who lived inside ... More >>

Somebody Got Murdered: Man Fatally Stabs Girlfriend's Ex

View Larger Map DATE: Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 at approximately 11:22 p.m. LOCATION: Inside an apartment at 22 Stone Ave, Brooklyn. A Brooklyn man who went over to see his ex-girlfriend was fatally stabbed by her new boyfriend late Saturday, the police say. Police identified the victim as Michael ... More >>

Inferno

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

GAMBLIN' MEN

Catch The Sting at Bryant Park

Did a Missed Facebook Date Cost Julissa Brisman Her Life?

What looks to be the Facebook page of New York City resident and masseuse Julissa Brisman, who was murdered Tuesday in a Boston hotel room where she was meeting either a massage client or a john (people are still speculating), is still up and running. On the friend list of the profile that bear ... More >>

Annals of Horrendous Press Releases: "STARSAILOR WERE THE LAST BAND TO WORK WITH PHIL SPECTOR"

"like everybody else we do not know exactly what went on inside that house." We are not in the habit or business of replicating press releases, but when you play the murderer card...well, you played the murderer card. To wit: STARSAILOR STATEMENT RE: PHIL SPECTOR UK ROCK BAND STARSAILOR WERE THE ... More >>

Robbins, Yaeger Earn Top Journalism Honors

Bronx Cop's Perjury Will Lead to Jail Time

TABLOIDED: The Gambinos Bust and the (Rear) End of the Week

Blood Brothers

Mob mistress Linda Schiro told one murder tale the same way to everyone. Despite the holes in her story.

Tall Tales of a Mafia Mistress

A witness for the prosecution of an ex-FBI agent once told a different story

Mets Fan Murdered Mom After Loss: Queens DA

Freeze Frame on a Bad Cop

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

A Murder Made for the Front Page

When Nicole duFresne died, man bit dog and ink flowed

Grand Jury's Out

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

Double Dutch in a War Zone

On Ghetto Streets, It's Bloodshed and Tears All Over Again

Strange Fruit

Guatemalan peasants murdered on Del Monte banana plantation

World War of Words

As Battles Turn Complicated, Murder Remains Bigger Than Hip-Hop

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

Murder on a Liquor High

A 17-year-old is dead. his alleged killer is only 15, troubled, and facing life in prison