Mr. Durst, long suspected in three killings, was found guilty in September in one of them, the 2000 death of a friend. Source: New York Times
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Asian Immigrant Attacked in Hate Crime Last Year Dies
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2022
Yao Pan Ma was hospitalized in April after he was pushed to the ground and kicked in the head in East Harlem. He died on Dec. 31, the police said. Source: New York Times
17 Charged as Brooklyn Gang Alliance Is Linked to 4 Deadly Shootings
By Gotham Rex on January 4, 2022
Those charged, ranging in age from 17 to 23, were accused of unleashing a wave of violence that also left 10 other people wounded by gunfire. Source: New York Times
Off-Duty Officer Shot While Sleeping in Car Outside a Harlem Police Station
By Gotham Rex on January 1, 2022
The officer was in stable condition after the shooting, which happened early on Saturday outside the 25th Precinct station house. Source: New York Times
Michelle Lodzinski's Murder Conviction Dismissed in ’91 Death of Son
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2021
Evidence didn’t support Michelle Lodzinski’s 2016 conviction for killing Timothy Wiltsey, who vanished in 1991, New Jersey’s highest court ruled. Source: New York Times
Brooklyn Man Shot by the Police Was Mentally Ill, Family Says
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2021
The killing of Eudes Pierre, 26, underscores the need for alternatives to having the police respond to mental health episodes, activists say. Source: New York Times
Fentanyl in Bottle Kills Toddler, and Father Is Charged
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
The death of 22-month-old Charles Rosa-Velloso was just one of several opioid-related fatalities of young children this year. Source: New York Times
Joseph Gordon Says He's No Murderer. That’s Why He’s Still in Prison.
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2021
Joseph Gordon has been locked up for nearly 30 years. A model inmate, he is eligible for parole — but only if he expresses remorse for a crime he says he did not commit. Source: New York Times
After Murders ‘Doubled Overnight,’ the N.Y.P.D. Is Solving Fewer Cases
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2021
In the Bronx, where the percentage of murders solved by the police has plunged, one family is waiting impatiently for a day that may not come. Source: New York Times
Newark Officer Hit a Pedestrian With His Car and Took Body Home, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2021
Louis Santiago was charged with reckless vehicular homicide after being accused of hitting a man on the Garden State Parkway. Instead of calling 911, the off-duty Newark police officer took the victim to his home. Source: New York Times
A New Search for Jimmy Hoffa
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2021
A deathbed statement by a man who claimed to have buried Hoffa’s body, repeated years later by his son, sent the F.B.I. to Jersey City for a “site survey.” Source: New York Times
Search for Jimmy Hoffa Leads the F.B.I. to Jersey City Landfill
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2021
A deathbed statement by a man who claimed to bury the Teamster boss’ body in a steel drum brought agents to the site for an inspection. Source: New York Times
John Artis, Convicted With Rubin (Hurricane) Carter, Dies at 75
By Gotham Rex on November 12, 2021
He was the “forgotten man” in the triple murder case that was eventually overturned and that exposed flaws in the criminal justice system. Source: New York Times
Robert Durst Charged With Murder in Wife's Disappearance
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2021
Mr. Durst, who was sentenced to life in prison in California two weeks ago, now faces another trial in New York. Source: New York Times
Drug Boss Alpo Martinez Killed in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2021
Mr. Martinez, 55, who was immortalized in the film “Paid in Full,” played a prominent role in New York’s violent cocaine wars of decades past. Source: New York Times