Guatemalan migrant arrested for setting sleeping NYC subway rider on fire, watching her burn to death: cops
The savage killing happened at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday on an idling F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue station.
Woman fatally set on fire while sleeping on NYC subway, police say
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.
Man Accused In The Burning Death Of A Woman On A New York Subway Appears In Court
A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway train and then watching her die has been arraigned.
Fiend accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway is illegal migrant from Guatemala who sneaked into US after he was deported
The Guatemalan migrant accused of setting a sleeping F train passenger on fire and then watching as she burned to death sneaked into the country illegally after being deported -- and then stayed in the New York City shelter system,
Man accused in the burning death of a woman on N.Y. subway awaits arraignment
Federal immigration officials said the accused, Sebastian Zapeta, a Guatemalan citizen, entered the U.S. illegally after he was previously deported in 2018.
Suspect charged in NYC subway burning death appears in court
The suspect charged in the death of a woman who was set on fire Sunday inside a Brooklyn subway train made an initial court appearance Tuesday and will remain in custody.
Man faces murder charges in death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subway
The suspect, identified by police as Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after the woman died on Sunday morning.
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
New York City police have arrested a man on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train.
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New Allegations In Migrant’s Subway Fire Murder Case Somehow Even More Depraved
Authorities revealed new disturbing details Thursday about the illegal migrant accused of burning a woman alive on a New York ...
Vigil held for woman set on fire in NYC subway as identity remains a mystery
A vigil is planned Thursday for the woman set on fire on a Brooklyn subway last weekend, a public memorial for the still ...
Man charged with murder after setting a woman on fire on NYC subway, authorities say
Calil, 33, of Guatemala was charged Monday afternoon with murder after authorities say he approached a woman on a train in Brooklyn and ignited her clothes.
Who Was the Woman Set on Fire in NYC Subway Train?
SUSPECT IN CUSTODY - HE IS AN ILLEGAL MIGRANT: The suspect accused of setting a woman on fire in the NYC subway is Sebastian ...
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Man accused of lighting NYC subway rider on fire told cops he 'drinks a lot,' prosecutor says
The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on the F train and killing her told police that he drinks heavily and "doesn't ...
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Could bystanders have prevented NYC subway fire death? | Vargas Reports
Sebastian Zapeta, an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, is accused of setting the woman on fire early Sunday morning ...
Sebastian Zapeta Charged With Murder of Woman Set on Fire on NYC Subway
A man was charged Monday with first and second degree murder and arson for allegedly setting a woman on fire on a subway ...
Woman set on fire in NYC subway train dies, authorities say; suspect in custody
The "person of interest" was taken into custody hours after the attack while riding another train, according to NYPD Transit ...