Tracy McCarter was charged with killing her estranged husband. District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg said he was not convinced of her guilt. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Domestic Violence”
They Wear Leather, Ride Motorcycles. And Protect Children From Abusers.
By Gotham Rex on October 6, 2022
A nonprofit on Staten Island offers a nontraditional, “ride-or-die” sphere of protection for vulnerable youth. Source: New York Times
Drownings at Coney Island Mark the End of a Mother’s Descent
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2022
Erin Merdy, who is charged with killing her three children, had struggled with money, men and mental health. Now, she is accused of one of New York’s worst crimes against children in recent memory. Source: New York Times
Why Rape Survivors Asked Feds to Probe N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2022
Letters from victims and activists drew the Justice Department’s attention after city and state officials failed to act on the same complaints. Source: New York Times
Baby’s Father Arrested in Shooting of Woman Who Was Walking Stroller
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
Azsia Johnson, 20, was shot to death on a quiet section of 95th Street on Wednesday evening. The father of their child was arrested on Friday evening and charged with murder. Source: New York Times
Police Eye Domestic Violence in Upper East Side Killing of Mother
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2022
Azsia Johnson, 20, hoped to be a pediatric nurse and was a doting mother to her two children, her mother said. She was shot at point blank range while walking her 3-month-old daughter. Source: New York Times
Mom, Boyfriend Charged in Death of 8-Year-Old Autistic Boy in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on March 22, 2022
Joseph Barney’s mother and her boyfriend were arrested after the medical examiner’s office said the boy died from battered child syndrome. Source: New York Times
Frigid Waters: A Fleeting Balm for a Mother’s Unspeakable Grief
By Gotham Rex on April 24, 2021
To shake up the tedium of quarantine, I started doing polar plunges with Stephanie Reece, who was driven by something else entirely. Source: New York Times
Brooklyn Man Kills Woman and Her Two Daughters, Then Himself
By Gotham Rex on April 6, 2021
A 9-year-old girl returning home from a birthday celebration found her mother and two sisters had been murdered, the police said. Source: New York Times
Her Father Had a Theory About Her Killing. Then Came the Arrest.
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2020
Ola Salem’s body was found in a Staten Island park last year. Her father said she had talked about being followed on the highway. Source: New York Times
2 Officers Are Wounded and Man Is Killed in Queens Shootout, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2020
The officers were investigating a domestic violence allegation when the victim’s husband opened fire, wounding both of them, the police said. Neither injury was life threatening. Source: New York Times
Pregnant Woman Is Strangled as N.Y.C. Has 3 Domestic Violence Killings in Days
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2020
The body of Vanessa Pierre, 29, was found on the side of a Queens highway. Her boyfriend has been charged with murder. Source: New York Times
Judge Who Asked Woman if She Closed Her Legs to Prevent Assault Is Removed
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2020
“No witness, alleged victim or litigant should be treated that way in a court of law,” the chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court wrote in the unanimous decision. Source: New York Times