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Nadine Lockwood (September 1991 – August 31, 1996) was an American 4-year-old girl from New York City who was murdered in August 1996. Nadine was starved to death by her parents, Carla Lockwood and Leroy Dickerson, at Lockwood's apartment in Washington Heights, and both were convicted of second degree murder.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Washington Heights was severely affected by the crack cocaine epidemic, as was the rest of New York City. [ 38 ] : 158 Washington Heights had become one of the largest drug distribution centers in the Northeastern United States , [ 84 ] [ 85 ] bringing a negative reputation to Dominican Americans as a group. [ 86 ]
Harvey A. Marcelin was born on May 21, 1938, in Harlem, New York City, the only child of a shipping clerk and a seamstress who later moved to Washington Heights. [1] According to later interviews, Marcelin was spoiled by both of her parents and grew up in a relatively stable environment.
A man wanted for questioning in the death of a woman set ablaze on a subway train is seen in a combination of still images from surveillance video in New York City on Dec. 22, 2024.
A 33-year-old man was charged Monday for allegedly setting on fire and killing a woman on a New York subway train in what authorities called a “brutal murder” and an example of “depraved ...
In a Dec. 3 news release, the New York Police Department (NYPD) reported that crime rates are down in the city: Major crimes were down 1.9% since 2023 and there was a decrease in the overall crime ...
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New York police later identified the suspect as Ramon Rivera, 51. Court records show he pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder classified as a serial killing. He is being held ...