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Slain Designer Sylvie Cachay's Autopsy Sealed

Slain Designer Sylvie Cachay's Autopsy Sealed

The autopsy of Sylvie Cachay, the clothing designer found dead at Soho House last December, is complete but its findings have been sealed while her accused killer Nick Brook's defense has its own experts examine the report. At question is if drugs were in Cachay's system. According to Brooks, Cachay had taken Xanax before he left her alone in her room on her last night alive. more ›

Soho House Murder Suspect Allegedly Crying Behind Bars

Soho House Murder Suspect Allegedly Crying Behind Bars

Nicholas Brooks, who is accused of killing his fashion designer girlfriend at the Soho House, had reportedly expressed concerns about going to jail, telling cops, "I'm Jewish and I'm worried about getting beat up by white supremacists. I watch the show 'Oz.' I've seen what happens in jail." Well, now a person who was visiting a relative at Rikers Island tells the Post that Brooks was "cry[ing] like a baby" and saying "how he wants to get out of here." more ›

Murder Suspect Nick Brooks Has Seen "Oz," Afraid Of Jail

Murder Suspect Nick Brooks Has Seen "Oz," Afraid Of Jail

Yesterday, Nick Brooks was charged with second-degree murder for allegedly strangling his girlfriend at the Soho House. Brooks, who previously pleaded not guilty to attempted murder but faced the second-degree murder charge once it was determined that Sylvie Cachay's death was a homicide, has now pleaded not guilty to the murder charge—and records show that he expressed his fears about jail while cops questioned him. The 24-year-old said, "I'm Jewish and I'm worried about getting beat up by white supremacists. I watch the show 'Oz.' I've seen what happens in jail." more ›

Nick Brooks Charged With Second-Degree Murder

Nick Brooks Charged With Second-Degree Murder

Nick Brooks has been indicted for second-degree murder of his girlfriend, swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay, by a Manhattan grand jury. The body of Cachay, 33, was found December 9th half-clothed and partially submerged in a bathtub at the posh SoHo House, where the couple was staying after a fire at Cachay's apartment—one that was allegedly started by Brooks because Cachay wanted to break up with him. more ›

Fashion Designer's Death Ruled A Homicide

Fashion Designer's Death Ruled A Homicide

The death of fashion designer Sylvie Cachay has officially been classified as a homicide by the medical examiner's office. Cachay's body was found in a bathtub in a hotel room at the Soho House earlier this month. The ME's office says that the 33-year-old was held underwater and strangled. more ›

Boyfriend Pleads Not Guilty In Fashion Designer's Death

Boyfriend Pleads Not Guilty In Fashion Designer's Death

Nicholas Brooks pleaded not guilty to attempted murder of his girlfriend Sylvie Cachay when he faced a judge yesterday morning. But prosecutors say that the 24-year-old killed the fashion designer because she wanted to break up with him but "the defendant did not accept that reality" and that a "letter of apology" from Brooks was found in Cachay's room. more ›

Designer's Boyfriend Charged With Attempted Murder

Designer's Boyfriend Charged With Attempted Murder

The boyfriend of the fashion designer who was found dead in a Meatpacking District hotel bathtub was charged with attempted murder yesterday. Nicholas Brooks, 24, was charged with strangled Sylvie Cachay, 33, but the medical examiner's initial autopsy results were inconclusive. WABC reports, "Police are treating the death as a homicide, but Brooks cannot be charged with murder until the medical examiner's office rules the death was a homicide." A police source told the Daily News, "The District Attorney made the call. They believe she was at least injured by him. But they can't prove, at least not yet, that those injuries caused her death" more ›

Boyfriend Questioned In Fashion Designer's Soho House Death

Boyfriend Questioned In Fashion Designer's Soho House Death
      

Early yesterday morning, a swimsuit designer was found unconscious—and partially clothed—floating in a bathtub at the Soho House after a guest complained about water leaking from the ceiling. Sylvie Cachay, 33, was pronounced dead at the Meatpacking club and boutique hotel at 3:34 a.m. and her boyfriend, Nicholas Brooks, who left her room at 2 a.m. and returned at 3:30 a.m., was taken into questioning at the 8th Precinct. The medical examiner's office is investigating the cause of death, but the Post reports that there were "wounds on her neck that suggested strangulation, bleeding in her eyes and a bite mark on her hand." And a neighbor of Cachay's claims the couple had a blowout fight hours earlier. more ›

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