The arrested man is Jamel McGriff, 42. Investigators believe he killed a couple in their 70s, one of whom was found tied to a pole. Source: New York Times
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Police Seek Man After Firefighters Find Dead Couple, One in Chains
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2025
Rescuers who came to a burning house in Queens found a man, 76, bound in the basement and a woman, 77, dead on the first floor. Source: New York Times
Man Charged in Connection With Fatal Shooting of Woman, 69, in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2025
Faisil McCants, 18, was charged with armed robbery and the use of a machine gun in last week’s incident, which left Robin Wright, a bystander, dead. Source: New York Times
15-Year-Old Boy Shot and Killed in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2023
The police said the teenager, the son of immigrants from Uzbekistan, had not been the intended target in the shooting. Source: New York Times
Steven Kraft’s Ex-Wife and Her Husband Accused in His Grisly Killing
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2023
Three years ago, Steven Kraft disappeared. This week, Jamie and Nicholas Orsini were arrested and accused of carrying out an elaborate plot to kill him and dispose of his body. Source: New York Times
Conservative Support Surges for Daniel Penny After Killing of Jordan Neely
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2023
Mr. Penny, who has been charged with killing Jordan Neely, has been called a “hero” and a good Samaritan by conservative political figures. Source: New York Times
Man Who Fatally Bludgeoned GuiYing Ma Faces 20-Year Sentence
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2022
GuiYing Ma and her husband immigrated to New York seeking work and adventure. She died after a vicious sidewalk attack. Source: New York Times
Death of 2-Year-Old in Shelter Last Year Is Ruled a Homicide
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2022
Mariya Huebler’s death in Harlem was a methadone overdose, the medical examiner said. No one has been arrested in connection with the case. Source: New York Times
Police Seek 18-Year-Old Man After Teen Girl Is Fatally Stabbed in Harlem
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
Saniyah Lawrence, 16, was found in an apartment, mortally wounded after an argument. She was one of a series of teenage homicide victims this year. Source: New York Times
Man Accused in 2015 Terror Attacks in Mali Is Extradited to the U.S.
By Gotham Rex on December 10, 2022
Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid was brought to the United States on Friday and appeared on Saturday before a federal magistrate judge in Brooklyn, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
NY Man Is Accused of 3 Shootings, 2 Fatal, in 24-Hour Crime Spree
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
A 17-year-old girl and a 21-year-old man were killed, and a 96-year-old bystander was wounded, in three separate attacks in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Source: New York Times
‘Torso Killer’ Admits to ’68 Strangling and 4 More Cold-Case Murders
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
The serial killings of five women had gone unsolved for decades until a breakthrough in one case tied Richard Cottingham to all five. Source: New York Times
Judge Criticizes D.A. for Halting Prosecution of Woman in Husband’s Death
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
Alvin L. Bragg, Manhattan’s district attorney, abandoned the murder case against Tracy McCarter. Justice Diane Kiesel cast a critical eye on the politics surrounding the case. Source: New York Times
Boy, 14, Is Fatally Shot in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
The police said the boy, whose name has not yet been released, was found Wednesday night outside a building in Fordham/University Heights with a gunshot wound to his torso. Source: New York Times
Mother Held After Toddler and Baby Are Fatally Stabbed in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2022
Police officials described her as a person of interest. Officers had come to investigate a report of erratic behavior before finding the children. Source: New York Times