Find Your Daily Voice
53°
Parolee Shot, Killed Man Sleeping In Car In Hempstead, Jury Finds
A Long Island man out on parole shot and killed a man who had been sleeping in a car, a jury found.
Kadeem Lewis, age 31, of Hempstead, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges in Nassau County Court on Thursday, Oct. 31, in the killing of Jose Sanchez-Velasquez.
According to investigators, Lewis and a co-defendant, Richard Ford, were walking around Hempstead looking for a house to burglarize when they spotted Velasquez sleeping in the front seat of his car at around 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2019.
Earlier Report: Man On Parole, Co-Conspirator Charged With Murdering …
Man Admits To Double-Fatal Shooting At Long Island 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…
Trail Killing: Couple Gets Decades For Stabbing Man On Long Island 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…
Trail Killing: Couple Confesses To Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Bike Path
A couple formally confessed to their roles in the fatal stabbing of a man on a Long Island walking and biking trail.
Jose Martinez-Vazquez, age 25, of Port Jefferson Station, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 25, in the death of Benjamin Flores-Mendez.
It came months after his girlfriend, Tiffany Diaz-Cabrera, age 21, of Port Jefferson Station, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the same case.
Earlier Report: Duo Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Trail
According to prosecutors, Martinez-Vazquez followed the 39-year-old Flor…
Babysitter Admits Raping, Murdering 3-Year-Old NY Girl Found Covered In Bleach
One year after a 3-year-old New York girl was found murdered inside her home, the man responsible has formally confessed.
Rensselaer County resident Robert Fisher, age 34, of Rensselaer, pleaded guilty to murder and rape on Tuesday, July 9, in the death of Josefina Cunningham.
According to prosecutors, emergency crews were called to the girl's Rensselaer home near Broadway and Tracy Street on July 7, 2023, after relatives found her not breathing.
Earlier Report: Man Rapes, Murders 3-Year-Old Girl At Home In Region, DA Says
Josefina’s mother found her lying lifeless on the floor, fo…
'My Mother Was Everything To Me': Jennifer Dulos' Children Speak Out For First Time
The children of the slain Connecticut mother of five, Jennifer Farber Dulos, spoke for the first time on Friday, May 31, during the sentencing of Michelle Tronconis, who was found guilty of helping to cover up Dulos' murder.
Click here for a new, updated story - Jennifer Dulos Case: Estranged Husband's Girlfriend Sentenced To Prison
Troconis, age 49, the girlfriend of Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of Jennifer Farber Dulos, who is believed to have killed her, was found guilty in Stamford on Friday, March 1, of all counts, including conspiracy to commit murder, hindering prosecution, and…
