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Horrific New Details Out In 'Vicious, Senseless' Killing Of Man In Affluent Suffolk Co. Hamlet
A man accused of beating and torturing his longtime friend to death on Long Island was charged with first-degree murder. Jeremy Allen, age 43, of East Quogue, was indicted in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Oct. 10, in the death of 43-year-old Christopher Hahn. According to prosecutors, Allen and Hahn returned to Allen’s Oakville Avenue residence on the evening of Friday, Sept. 27, after spending hours at a bar. The two had been friends since high school. Earlier Report: Man Accused Of Killing Guest At His East Quogue Home Shortly after midnight, surveillance video captured the s…
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Ronkonkoma Man Admits To Double-Fatal Shooting At Selden Residence
A Long Island man is facing decades in prison after admitting to fatally shooting two people inside a home. Brian Cordovano, age 50, of Ronkonkoma and formerly of Bay Shore, was arrested following a traffic stop in Smithtown, on Columbus Avenue, just before noontime on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. On Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at around 10:45 p.m. in Selden at 55 Hollywood Ave., Ian Saalfield, age 45, of Lake Grove, who had been reported missing by his wife nearly two weeks earlier, and the homeowner, Robert Julian, age 58, were found shot to death, Suffolk County Police said. Cordovano w…
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New Details: State Failed 'Committed Mother' Stabbed To Death At Long Island Home, Family Says
A New York man accused of murdering the mother of his child should’ve been locked up years ago, his own relatives insist. Long Island resident Brenda Guadalupe Alfaro-Alcantara, age 29, was found with multiple stab wounds in the basement of her Hempstead home on Botsford Street at around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives arrested a suspect, 43-year-old Jose Funes-Zabala, of Roosevelt, on Monday afternoon, Oct. 7. He is charged with second-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. Earlier Report:&n…
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Trail Killing: Couple Gets Decades For Stabbing Man On Port Jefferson Bike Path
A Long Island couple will spend decades behind bars for their roles in the murder of a man on a popular walking and biking trail. Jose Martinez-Vazquez, age 25, of Port Jefferson Station, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Oct. 7, in the death of Benjamin Flores-Mendez. His girlfriend, Tiffany Diaz-Cabrera, age 21, of Port Jefferson Station, was given 15 years to life. Earlier Report: Trail Killing: Couple Confesses To Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Bike Path According to prosecutors, Martinez-Vazquez followed the 39-year-old Flores-Mende…
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Murder Suspect Nabbed, ID Released Of 29-Year-Old Woman Found Dead At Long Island Home
A suspect is in custody days after a woman was found stabbed to death at a Long Island home. Officers responded to a 911 call for an aided person in Hempstead at a Botsford Street residence on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 8:40 p.m. in Hempstead. Upon arrival, officers located the 29-year-old woman, now identified as Brenda Guadalupe Alfaro-Alcantara, of Hempstead, in the basement of the home with multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Late Monday afternoon, Oct. 7, Nassau County Police announced the arrest of 43-year-old suspect Jose W. Funes-Zabala, of Roosevel…
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6 Members of MS-13 Charged In ‘Brutal’ Slaying Of 21-Year-Old At Long Island Park
A half dozen members of the notorious MS-13 gang were slapped with federal charges in the murder of a 21-year-old man who was found dead at a Long Island park. The group is named in a 17-count superseding indictment that was unsealed in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, Oct. 3. It includes multiple racketeering offenses, including two murders, one attempted murder, and drug trafficking. Prosecutors laid out their case more than two years after Walter Ochoa, age 21, was shot in the chest and then stabbed to death by several MS-13 members at Uniondale Park on July 19, 2022. Ochoa was …
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29-Year-Old Woman Found Dead At Long Island Home
An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead at a Long Island home. Check here for a new, updated story: Murder Suspect Nabbed, ID Released Of 29-Year-Old Woman Found Dead At Hempstead Home Officers responded to a 911 call for an aided person in Hempstead at a Botsford Street residence on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 8:40 p.m. in Hempstead. Upon arrival, officers located a 29-year-old woman in the basement of the home with multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity has not yet been released. The investigation is ongoing. Detectives reques…
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MS-13 Member 'Little Devil' Gets 50 Years For Gruesome Quadruple Murder In Central Islip
An MS-13 gang member who lured four men to a Long Island park where they were brutally murdered will spend decades behind bars. Leniz Escobar, age 24, of Islip Terrace, was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, Oct. 1. It followed her April 2022 conviction for murder and related charges in the deaths of Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre and Jefferson Villalobos. According to prosecutors, Escobar – known by fellow gang members as “Diablita,” or “Little Devil” – helped lure five young men, including the four victims, to Central Islip Community…
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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…
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Gilgo Beach Murders: Reward Offered As New Details Released About 'Asian Doe' Victim
Authorities are hoping new details about a male victim in the Gilgo Beach serial murders case – and a cash reward – will lead to his identification. On Long Island, the Gilgo Beach Task Force released details about clothing that was worn by the so-called “Asian Doe,” whose skeletal remains were found along Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach on April 4, 2011. The man, who investigators revealed was beaten to death sometime prior to 2006, was found wearing all women’s clothing. He was most likely working as a sex worker at the time, according to Suffolk County DA Raymond Tierney. Earlier Report:…
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Man Accused Of Killing Guest At His East Quogue Home
A house guest has been apprehended shortly after an overnight murder at a Long Island residence. Southampton Town Police responded to Oakville Avenue in East Quogue after a man called 911 to report a person was found dead in the rear yard of the residence at around 9:50 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. The victim, Christopher Hahn, age 43, of Hampton Bays, was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death will be determined by an autopsy to be conducted by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office. Following an investigation by Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives,…
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DNA On Hat Leads To Murder Conviction In Shooting Of Wyandanch Partygoer
More than four years after a man was gunned down at a Long Island house party, a jury convicted his killer. Basheer Vinson, age 29, of Brooklyn, was found guilty of murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the death of Mark Birthwright. Prosecutors said Vinson was attending a party on Patton Avenue in Wyandanch in the early hours of Aug. 2, 2020, when he spotted the 26-year-old Birthwright and another man leaving. Earlier Report: Man Indicted For Murder Of Bay Shore Man While Leaving Party As the men walked away from the home, Birthwright dr…
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