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Failed Restaurateur Murdered GF At Long Island Penthouse Before Stealing Her Dog, Jury Finds
A Long Island man angered over an impending breakup shot his girlfriend to death inside her penthouse apartment, a jury found.
Mark Small, age 57, of Elmont, was found guilty of murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Sept. 26, in the death of 39-year-old Marivel Estevez.
Prosecutors said Small entered Estevez’s penthouse apartment at the Allure Mineola apartment complex on Old Country Road sometime overnight on July 28, 2022.
He then went to her bedroom, where he shot her with a handgun once in the arm and once in the head. He fled in Estevez’ car with her dog, Tuf…
Support Pours In For Family Of 39-Year-Old Woman Murdered In Mineola
Friends of a vibrant Long Island woman allegedly shot and killed in her luxury apartment building by her boyfriend have stepped up to help her family cover funeral expenses.
Marivel Estevez, age 39, of Mineola, was killed by her 55-year-old boyfriend Mark E. Small, of Elmont, around 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, in her apartment at the Allure of Mineola, said the Nassau County Police.
In a bizarre twist, Small then stole Estevez's dog and took off on the Long Island Expressway where he got into an accident, police said.
Earlier report: Suspect In Custody After 39-Year-Old Wom…