Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'strangling'
March 30, 2008
A Red Hook man is hospitalized with serious stab wounds after his wife was found strangled to death in their Brooklyn home. It's a domestic abuse case that reportedly tilts in the opposite direction of most. Patrick Sculley (aged 60) and his wife (aged 50) had what neighbors described as a combative marriage, with frequent public fights. Neighbors told WNBC News that they saw Pamela hit her husband repeatedly with a baseball bat and kick......
Continue Reading "Domestic Abuse in Red Hook Turns Deadly"January 15, 2008
The police are investigating the murder of a 69-year-old woman in her apartment at 2400 Second Avenue. Helen Abbot's body was found by her daughter on Sunday afternoon, after she hadn't been heard from in two days. A medical examiner determined that she was strangled, stabbed and beaten to death. Abbot had lived in her Wagner Houses apartment for 35 years. Police suspect that Abbot knew her killer, as her door was unlocked. Detectives have......
Continue Reading "Woman Found Beaten to Death in East Harlem Apartment"
