Vigil held for woman set on fire in NYC subway as identity remains a mystery
A vigil was held Thursday for the woman set on fire on a Brooklyn subway last weekend, a public memorial for the still nameless victim in a case that rocked the nation due to its cruelty. Community leaders planned to hold a late-afternoon prayer vigil at the Stillwell Avenue station in Coney Island,
Man accused of setting woman on fire in NYC subway faces multiple counts of murder
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez says officials are still looking into surveillance footage in order to identify the woman who burned to death.
Woman dies after being set on fire on NYC subway; Person of interest taken into custody, police say
NEW YORK -- A woman died after she was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car Sunday morning in Brooklyn, according to police. A person of interest was taken into custody later in the day, New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an early evening news conference.
Who Was the Woman Set on Fire in NYC Subway Train?
A woman was set on fire while sleeping on a subway train in New York City last weekend, an event that NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called "one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being.
Man accused of lighting woman on fire in NYC subway death fanned flames with shirt: Pros
New York City police arrested and charged a man suspected to have set a woman on fire in the subway early Sunday and then watched from a bench as she became engulfed in flames and died.
NYC police charge man with murder of woman set on fire on subway
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was charged with murder and arson after a woman sleeping on the New York City subway was set on fire and died, police say.
Woman dies after being set on fire in NYC subway train; suspect charged
NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch described the case as "one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being."
A woman is dead after being set on fire in NYC subway; suspect in custody
A woman is dead after being intentionally set on fire in a Brooklyn subway station Sunday, police said. A suspect is in custody.
Man accused of fatally burning woman on NYC subway indicted for murder and arson, Brooklyn DA says
A grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally setting a woman on fire a New York City subway train, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. Investigators said Sebastian Zapeta, 33,
Suspect in deadly New York City subway fire indicted on murder, arson charges
The man accused of killing a woman who was sleeping on a New York City subway car by setting her on fire was indicted by a grand jury on Friday of murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced.
Man indicted in burning death of woman inside a New York City subway train, prosecutors say
The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on state charges
Homeless man injured after catching fire inside NYC’s Penn Station — cops probing cause of blaze
First responders swarmed the major transit hub around 7:50 p.m. after MTA police received a report of a man on fire at the ...
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Suspect arrested in the killing of a woman who was set on fire on a NYC subway car
Around 7:30 a.m., the suspect approached the victim on a train car and intentionally set her on fire before fleeing the scene, according to the NYPD. The suspect and the victim were both riding an ...