Guatemalan migrant accused of torching sleeping woman on NYC subway indicted on murder and arson charges
An undocumented immigrant accused of setting a woman on fire as she slept on a Brooklyn subway train was formally charged in court Friday morning with murder and arson. Sebastián Zapeta Khalil, 33, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was charged with first- and second-degree murder and one count of arson in Sunday's horrific slaying on […]
Illegal migrant indicted on murder charges after woman is burned to death on subway
An illegal immigrant accused of burning a New York City subway passenger to death on Sunday has been charged with murder. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree murder and one count of arson after setting a woman on fire on the subway. Brooklyn, New York. The […]
Woman burned to death on New York subway still unidentified after five days | New York
Five days after a woman who appeared to be homeless was burned to death by a passenger on a New York City subway train, city officials are still unable to confirm her identity. Investigators may have to rely on dental records or DNA analysis to determine the victim's identity. “It just adds another level to […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants death penalty for migrant who allegedly set woman on fire on subway: ‘Finish him’
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is calling for a speedy trial, conviction, and execution for the man charged in connection with the gruesome murder of a woman who was burned alive on the New York City subway. I'm looking for it. The outspoken Republican took to social media Tuesday to address the case […]
NYC maniac slashes 2 people at Grand Central subway station in separate attacks on Christmas Eve
A maniac slashed a man and a woman separately at Grand Central's 42nd Street Station on Christmas Eve, police and law enforcement officials said. According to police and officials, two people got into an argument on the steps of the southbound exit of Midtown Station around 10:15 p.m., and the assailant stabbed the 42-year-old man […]
Suspected Subway Killer Got Benefits the Homeless Aren’t
In an interview with Fox Business Network on Tuesday, incoming border czar Tom Homan said that the illegal immigrant accused of setting a woman on fire and killing her on a New York City subway was receiving government benefits, but that the victim said some homeless people received government benefits. New York isn't like that. […]
Man accused of burning woman to death on NY subway charged with murder
A man accused of setting a woman's clothes on fire on a New York City subway was charged Tuesday in Brooklyn Criminal Court with arson as well as first- and second-degree murder. Associated Press. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was arrested Sunday after three high school students called police and reported seeing him on the subway. The […]
Fatal subway burning exposes NYC’s sad disconnect to humanity
No one helped me. The onlookers were too busy filming. What about the police? Yes, instead of wrapping their jackets around the burning woman on the F train that stopped at the Coney Island Stillwell Avenue Station on Sunday morning, they walked past her. Then along came Sebastian Zapeta-Khalil. The animal was charged with lighting […]
Weekend violence — including a sleeping woman burned to death on Brooklyn train — propels NYC subway murder tally to 25-year high: cops
The number of murders in the city's subways this year has reached 10 as 2024 draws to a close, matching the previous 25-year high set in 2022, authorities said. The tragic milestone came as part of a weekend of violence on the Big Apple's transit system, when an undocumented immigrant allegedly burned a woman to […]
Critics say bystanders stood by while illegal migrant burned woman to death on NYC subway: ‘Daniel Penny effect’
Bystanders did nothing, but New Yorkers protested en masse on Monday, a day after an illegal Guatemalan immigrant was suspected of burning a hanging leather bag while he was sleeping on a Brooklyn subway car. Horrifying video footage of the incident shows at least three lifeguards, one of whom was seen filming the shocking death […]