The man’s son was arrested after the police found his father with fatal chest wounds and the family members with faint pulses. Source: New York Times
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Violence Surged in N.Y.C. in 2020 Amid Pandemic and Protests
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2020
A time without precedent saw huge increases in homicides and shootings in the city as some other types of crime plummeted. Source: New York Times
Michael Alig, Club Kid Who Served Prison Time for Manslaughter, Is Dead
By Gotham Rex on December 26, 2020
Mr. Alig, who gained fame in the 1980s as a party promoter, was a tabloid celebrity who served 17 years in prison for manslaughter. 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
Missing Fort Drum Soldier Is Found Dead in New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2020
Cpl. Hayden Allen Harris’s body was found in a remote part of Sussex County, N.J. A fellow soldier was in custody and was expected to be charged in connection with his death, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Crime Wave Hits Bodegas, Threatening a Lifeline in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2020
Bodegas have seen a 63 percent rise in shootings and a threefold increase in burglaries. Six people have been killed in or just outside the stores. Source: New York Times
William Aronwald, Target of a Botched Mob Hit, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2020
He was a prominent prosecutor in the 1970s. A blunder by hit men left his father dead. 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
1 Woman Is Killed and 6 Others Are Wounded in Brooklyn Mass Shooting
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2020
Two people opened fire at a party in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, the police said. The incident reflected a stark rise in shootings in the city. Source: New York Times
A Woman Is Stabbed, and Two 15-Year-Olds Are Charged With Murder
By Gotham Rex on November 14, 2020
Nyla Bond, 20, became friendly with one of the teenagers last year. Now she is dead, and questions swirl around the motive for the killing. Source: New York Times
She Was Found Dead and Dismembered. Prosecutors Say They Now Know Why.
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2020
Brandy Odom’s body was found in Brooklyn in 2018. The killing was central to a $200,000 insurance scheme, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
How Michael Skakel's Murder Case Unfolded
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2020
Prosecutors in Connecticut said they did not have enough evidence to pursue a second trial against Michael C. Skakel, who was convicted of killing Martha Moxley in 1975 when they were both 15. Source: New York Times
Michael Skakel, Kennedy Cousin, Will Not Face 2nd Murder Trial
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2020
The announcement came exactly 45 years to the day Martha Moxley was killed in Greenwich, her body discovered under a pine tree on her family’s estate. Source: New York Times
A Man in a Black Ski Mask Cuts Short a 17-Year-Old’s Life
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2020
Derek Trucios, 17, was the third teenager to die in Brooklyn this week, as a wave of gun violence takes a high toll among young New Yorkers. 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