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The Brooklyn man who allegedly confessed to cops that he killed a 73-year-old woman by setting her on fire in a Prospect Heights elevator is set to take a plea deal.

Police claim Jerome Isaac boasted he would have gotten away with the murder of Deloris Gillespie if he hadn't turned himself in: “If the video wasn’t there, you would still be looking for me."

“This family has been victimized twice. First by a madman and now by a gentleman who has shown depraved indifference to their plight," said Councilmember Letitia James. [Update Below]

The Brooklyn man who allegedly confessed to cops that he killed a 73-year-old woman by setting her on fire in a Prospect Heights elevator has been formally charged with first-degree murder.

Prosecutors noted how Jerome Isaac's injuries are "consistent with the images."

The suspect allegedly admitted to cops he killed the Prospect Heights senior while "reeking of gasoline."