David Tarloff, a paranoid schizophrenic who killed an Upper East Side psychiatrist in February 2008, was found fit to stand trial. According to the Post, "Tarloff, 41 -- a Messianic madman who believes he is the younger brother of Jesus Christ -- will argue he is not guilty by reason of insanity when he is tried this Fall for the gruesome slashing murder of Dr. Kathryn Faughey, 56, in her East 79th Street offices."
"Cleaver Killer" To Stand Trial
Shrink Killer Not Getting Meds on Rikers?
David Tarloff, who is accused of slaying an Upper East Side therapist with a meat cleaver, is apparently getting some bad treatment himself on Rikers Island. Reportedly he isn't receiving his medication properly, or at all.
Accused Shrink Killer Found Fit to Stand Trial
Despite some bizarre behavior during his arraignment earlier this week, David Tarloff has been found fit to stand trial for the cleaver-hacking murder of psychologist Kathryn Faughey. The initial target of Tarloff's wrath was Dr. Kent Shinbach, whose office was next door to Faughey's. Shinbach apparently had Tarloff institutionalized some years ago and the schizophrenic man had undergone electro-shock treatments.
11 Days Earlier, Doctor Said Shrink Killer "Did Not Require Further Psychiatric Treatment"
Fingers are being pointed at a Queens psychiatrist who allowed David Tarloff to be released 10 days before he killed an Upper East Side psychologist and attacked another. Tarloff had been arrested after assaulting a security guard at St. John's Episcopal Hospital, and police say Dr. Reddy Bezwada's evaluation read, "The individual does not require further psychiatric treatment at this time."
At Arraignment, Cleaver Killer Says He's "Not Stupid"
The man accused of slashing Upper East Side psychologist Kathryn Faughey to death and attacking another doctor was arraigned in court yesterday. And 39-year-old David Tarloff, a schizophrenic with a history of violence, made it quite an arraignment.
Shrink's Killer Nabbed; Intended Target Was Other Doctor
The police arrested a Queens resident for the murder of a therapist on the Upper East Side. David Tarloff, 39, apparently made "statement implicating himself" in the brutal death of Dr. Kathryn Faughey as well as the attack on Dr. Kent Shinbach, who Tarloff claimed institutionalized him in 1991. Tarloff, who is schizophrenic, has a history of violent crime.
Suspect Arrested in Upper East Side Therapist Murder
Update: Police have arrested David Tarloff, a Queens resident and former patient of Shinbach's, for Faughey's murder. The Post reports Tarloff, described as overweight with a bald spot by neighbors, has a history of violent crime. Apparently fingerprints found on suitcases left at the crime scene led the police to Tarloff.
Police Hunt for Man Who Hacked Therapist to Death
Update: The police questioned and released a man in Pennsylvania about the murders. The police apparently found the man, who had met Dr. Faughey and her husband at a guitar camp, by looking at Faughey's email.

