He was the “forgotten man” in the triple murder case that was eventually overturned and that exposed flaws in the criminal justice system. Source: New York Times
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Robert Durst Charged With Murder in Wife's Disappearance
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2021
Mr. Durst, who was sentenced to life in prison in California two weeks ago, now faces another trial in New York. Source: New York Times
Drug Boss Alpo Martinez Killed in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2021
Mr. Martinez, 55, who was immortalized in the film “Paid in Full,” played a prominent role in New York’s violent cocaine wars of decades past. Source: New York Times
Ex-Officer Who Hired Hit Man to Kill Her Husband and Young Girl Is Sentenced
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2021
Valerie Cincinelli, who resigned from the New York Police Department, was given four years in prison for seeking to enlist her boyfriend in a murder-for-hire scheme. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Trooper Charged in Death of 11-Year-Old Girl
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2021
The trooper, Christopher Baldner, killed the girl, Monica Goods, by ramming her family’s car after a late-night traffic stop, officials said. Source: New York Times
These Children Were Beaten to Death. Could They Have Been Saved?
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2021
After a series of homicides involving children, New York City said it would make changes to improve coordination between the police and the child welfare agency. Source: New York Times
Robert Durst Charged With Murder in 1982 Disappearance of His Wife
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2021
Mr. Durst was recently convicted of murdering a friend because of what she knew about his wife’s disappearance from their Lewisboro, N.Y., home. Source: New York Times
Robert Durst, Millionaire Convicted of Murder, on Ventilator With Covid
By Gotham Rex on October 16, 2021
The 78-year-old millionaire and former real estate mogul was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for the murder of a friend in 2000. Source: New York Times
Teenager Sentenced to 9 Years to Life in Killing of Tessa Majors
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2021
Luchiano Lewis admitted to taking part in the 2019 attack in which Ms. Majors, an 18-year-old Barnard College student, was stabbed to death in Morningside Park. Source: New York Times
Serial Killer Gets 160 Years After Victim’s Sister and Friends Help Solve Case
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2021
Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 25, a former security guard from Orange, N.J., was sentenced for murdering three women and kidnapping and attempting to murder a fourth. Source: New York Times
A Family, a Dream and a Season of Fear
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
Than Than Htwe and her husband moved to America in hopes of better opportunity for their son. They were greeted with violence instead. Source: New York Times
Teenager Pleads Guilty in the Killing of Tessa Majors
By Gotham Rex on September 21, 2021
Ms. Majors, a Barnard College student, was stabbed to death in 2019 in a killing that rattled New York City. One of her killers pleaded guilty on Tuesday. Source: New York Times
1-Year-Old Is Killed, and Mother’s Boyfriend Is Arrested
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2021
The infant, Legacy Beauford, was one of two young boys in New York who the police believe were recently killed by their mothers’ partners. Source: New York Times
Is NY's Wave of Shootings Receding? Experts See Reason for Hope.
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2021
Shootings are still well above prepandemic levels. But this summer has been considerably less violent than last. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Commutes Sentences of 1981 Brink’s Robbery Participant and 4 Others
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2021
David Gilbert, who was serving a 75-year sentence for felony murder in the notorious Rockland County crime, will now be eligible for parole. Source: New York Times