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Wayne Chambers, age 51, was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Jan. 25 after a jury convicted him of murdering Sandra McIntosh.
The 46-year-old Stony Brook University Hospital nurse and Medford resident was found with multiple stab wounds on the night of July 22, 2021 in a wooded area of Holtsville.
According to prosecutors, Chambers picked McIntosh up in her car at around 7:45 p.m. that evening following her nursing shift at the hospital.
The two had previously dated for six years but were broken up at the time.
Nearly 20 minutes later, someone called 911 reporting that Chambers was driving erratically before stopping on Woodland Avenue in Holtsville.
Witnesses saw him outside the car physically assaulting McIntosh and pulling her hair as the woman screamed.
After noticing the witnesses, Chambers got in the car and sped away.
When emergency crews arrived, they found McIntosh suffering from over 25 stab wounds, including to her neck and back.
She was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital, the same hospital where she spent her days caring for others, and ultimately died from her injuries.
An autopsy showed that the woman’s heart and lungs had been punctured in the attack.
Chambers was arrested over a week later, on July 30, by Suffolk County Police and the US Marshals Service at a hotel in Newburgh in Orange County.
Investigators later located McIntosh’s vehicle in the Bronx. Red staining found inside and on the exterior was confirmed to be blood from both her and Chambers.
During the trial, Suffolk County Police officers testified that a female acquaintance of Chambers told them that he had come to her home on the night of the murder with a cut on his finger. She also reported seeing a bloody spot on his shirt.
Cell phone location data also placed Chambers near the murder scene.
In December 2023, a Suffolk County jury found Chambers guilty of second-degree murder.
“This defendant stabbed his ex-girlfriend in cold blood and without remorse,” said Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney.
“My heart continues to go out to Sandra McIntosh’s loved ones. I hope this lengthy sentence provides them with some measure of justice after she was tragically taken from them by this defendant.”
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