The attorneys for Levi Aron, the man who confessed to killing and dismembering 8-year-old Hasidic boy Leiby Kletzky, have already defended themselves from criticisms once—but it seems they had to do it again yesterday, as a Brooklyn judge laced into the two for how they've handled the case so far. "What I am questioning is whether counsel has enough experience for a trial of this type of case," said Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Neil Firetog.
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Judge Chews Out Lawyers For Child Murder Suspect Levi Aron
Family Of Dismembered Boy Leaves Note Thanking Community
The family of Leiby Kletzky, the 8-year-old Brooklyn Hasidic boy who was killed and dismembered this week, have largely been staying away from the public since news of the son's death was revealed earlier this week. But the family pinned a note to the front door of their Borough Park building this morning, asking for privacy, saying they wouldn't be giving any other statements, and most of all, thanking the community for their support during the horrific ordeal. Below, you can read the rest of the statement:
Parents Of Murdered Brooklyn Boy In The Dark About Dismemberment
Levi Aron, the man who previously confessed to killing and dismembering an 8-year-old Hasidic boy this week, pled not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and kidnapping yesterday in court. As inmates screamed "F----- killer!" and onlookers yelled "murderer," his lawyer planted the seeds for an insanity defense ("He hears voices and suffers from hallucinations"), and Aron was held for a psychiatric exam and put on suicide watch. On his weekly radio show this morning, Mayor Bloomberg revealed that he had spoken to Leiby Kletzky's parents, and lamented that he "couldn't explain" to them how such a horrible crime could occur: "How could anybody be this sick?"
Update: Brooklyn Boy Struggled Before Death, His Confessed Killer "Hears Voices," Pleads Not Guilty
Levi Aron, the man who confessed to killing an 8-year-old Hasidic boy this week, was formally charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping today in court. His lawyer, Pierre Bazile, entered a plea of not guilty to the charges that Aron killed Leiby Kletzky, and told the Judge, "He hears voices and suffers from hallucinations." Aron, who some have described as "slow," was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. According to the Post, prisoners sharing a holding cell with Aron could be heard screaming, "You f--king killer!" before he was brought into the court.
Accused Killer Of Brooklyn Boy Confesses: "I Panicked... I'm Sorry For Hurt I Have Caused"
The accused killer of the 8-year-old Hasidic boy whose body was found dismembered in two separate areas of Brooklyn this week has given cops a written confession of the murder. Levi Aron, who turned 35 yesterday, was officially charged by police last night with murdering Leiby Kletzky. Read the chilling confession (which has been edited only to remove "parts of an extremely graphic nature") below the jump:
Vampire Mask Found Near Dismembered Body Of Brooklyn Man
Normally finding a vampire mask near a dead body would be pretty creepy, but that happens to be the least disturbing thing about the case of Dmitriy Yakovlev, who is on trial for stealing the identity of New York jewelry importer Viktor Alekseyev and two other people and murdering two of the victims. Alekseyev's body was found disarticulated and separated between three garbage bags in the woods in New Jersey in 2006, and prosecutors gave more gruesome details at his trial yesterday.
"Obsessed" Livery Cab Driver Killed, Dismembered Woman
Police arrested Saleh Al Muwallad after discovering a woman's dismembered body in his Coney Island apartment on Sunday night. According to the Daily News, livery cab driver Al Muwallad had called 911 and told police when they arrived, "I killed her. Go inside." The victim, Jessica Guidici, was a home health care worker who lived in the neighborhood and just turned 27; apparently she was a frequent customer of Al Muwallad's. Newsday says she was stabbed in the neck and then her body was cut up and placed into four garbage bags. The NYPD said, "He made statements implicating himself, including the fact he was angry at her for seeing another man," but her friends say she was dating the same man for 9 years and was never involved with Al Mawallad. Her mother told Newsday, "He was a cab driver we called and we knew happened to be obsessed with her," while a friend said, "He had a little crush on her. We thought it was a joke.... We couldn't understand what he was saying half of the time. We would brush him off.
Cops Find Dismembered Body In Brooklyn Apt.
Police, responding to a 911 call from a suicidal man, arrived at a Coney Island apartment and found the man—who showed them a woman's dismembered body. According to the Post, "a deranged livery driver inexplicably attacked a Brooklyn health care worker." The victim, Jessica Guiducci, was killed in the Coney Island apartment she shared with her boyfriend. One friend said she had just turned 27, "We had a party all weekend for her... I can't believe this is happening." Giuducci's friends also recognized the 53-year-old man taken into custody as a livery driver from the neighborhood. The man is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation.
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