Mr. Prude’s death last year became part of a fraught national conversation around racism and brutality in policing. Source: New York Times
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Martina Batan, New York Art Dealer Consumed by a Cold Case, Dies at 62
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2021
Finding answers to the unsolved murder of her 14-year-old brother became a lifelong quest, ultimately chronicled in a documentary film. 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
Queens Man Is Charged in 1976 Killing of Pregnant Teenager Evelyn Colon
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2021
Luis Sierra, 63, of Ozone Park, was arrested this week in the killing of Evelyn Colon, a Jersey City 15-year-old whose dismembered remains were found along a riverbank in Pennsylvania, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Ronald DeFeo, Whose Murder Spree Inspired ‘The Amityville Horror,’ Dies at 69
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2021
Mr. DeFeo confessed to killing his parents and four siblings in 1974 at their home in Amityville, N.Y. The house became the subject of books and movies. Source: New York Times
Police Responded to a 911 Call and Left. Then a Child Was Killed.
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2021
The police commissioner said there will be a review to determine if correct procedures were followed in the case of 10-year-old Ayden Wolfe. Source: New York Times
They Spent 24 Years Behind Bars. Then the Case Fell Apart.
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2021
A judge threw out the murder convictions of three New York men on Friday and admonished prosecutors for withholding evidence that cast serious doubt on their guilt. Source: New York Times
3 Detectives Obtained a False Murder Confession. Was It One of Dozens?
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2021
Huwe Burton was wrongly convicted because of deceptive interrogation techniques. How many more cases were “solved” the same way? Source: New York Times
Homeless Man Arrested in Subway Stabbings That Left 2 Dead, 2 Wounded
By Gotham Rex on February 14, 2021
Rigoberto Lopez, 21, was arrested on murder and attempted murder charges. The police said he ambushed homeless people who were sleeping in the subway. Source: New York Times
M.I.T. Student Wanted For Questioning in Yale Student Killing
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2021
Kevin Jiang’s killing has attracted attention because of ties to Yale and has put a spotlight on an uptick in shootings in New Haven, Conn. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Officer to Plead Guilty in Plot to Kill Her Estranged Husband
By Gotham Rex on February 5, 2021
Valerie Cincinelli, a 12-year department veteran, is also accused of asking her boyfriend to arrange the murder of his own daughter. Source: New York Times
Police Officer Is Shot While Chasing Armed Man in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on January 27, 2021
The officer, part of a unit that combats gun violence, was hospitalized in stable condition, and a person was in custody, the police said. Source: New York Times
He Was Convicted in a Police Officer’s Murder. Trump Gave Him Clemency.
By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2021
Jaime A. Davidson was in prison for nearly 30 years for one of upstate New York’s most notorious crimes. Political connections appear to have set him free. Source: New York Times
A Killer Preyed on Older Women. Police Say He Was Their Neighbor.
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2021
The police say Kevin Gavin has killed three women since 2015 at the Carter G. Woodson Houses in Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
A Teenager Went 3 Floors Down to Play Video Games. He Never Came Home.
By Gotham Rex on January 21, 2021
Kahlik Grier, 16, was fatally shot in a random encounter in the stairwell of his Bronx apartment building, the police said. Source: New York Times