Meet the teen heroes who turned firebug Sebastian Zapeta-Calil over to cops: ‘Really surreal’
Christos Strieder and his pals, Kingson and Navid, made the fateful 911 call on Dec. 22 that landed sick firebug Sebastian ...
NYPD will give hero teens $10K reward for nabbing arson suspect —after they were told they were ineligible: ‘They caved’
The NYPD insisted Friday that the teens who helped nab a deadly subway arson suspect are still in line for the $10,000 reward ...
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Man charged with torching woman to death told detectives 'that's me' when shown video
The man accused of torching a sleeping woman to death on a New York City subway train identified himself as the man starting ...
'Oh Damn, That's Me': Transcript Reveals When N.Y.C. Burning Suspect Allegedly Realized Man in CCTV Footage Was Him
But in his first interview with detectives at the NYPD's 60th Precinct in Coney Island, Zapeta would repeatedly inform investigators he had no memory of the incident, despite positively identifying ...
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NYC subway arson suspect did not remember allegedly setting woman on fire
Guatemalan Sebastian Zapeta is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire on Dec. 22, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a platform bench nearby as the woman was ...
Sebastian Zapeta says he was drunk, doesn’t remember setting subway victim on fire: prosecutors
Sebastian Zapeta, the migrant accused of fatally setting homeless woman Debrina Kawam on fire on a Coney Island subway train, pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn Supreme Court Tuesday to the horrific ...
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Man Charged in Subway Burning Says He Was Drunk and Remembers Nothing
Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, confronted with video of the immolation of Debrina Kawam, told detectives he was blackout drunk at the time. He pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday. By Liam Stack The man ...
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Suspect in NYC subway burning told police 'that's me' when shown video, transcript says
The interview was made public shortly after Sebastian Zapeta, 33, entered a plea of not guilty on murder and arson charges in a Brooklyn court. Prosecutors say he set fire to Debrina Kawam, 57, aboard ...
Shocking moment illegal migrant watches himself torching woman to death on subway: ‘Oh damn, that’s me!’
The illegal immigrant accused of torching a woman to death on a Brooklyn subway train was so blacked-out drunk that he was shocked when cops showed him video of the appalling attack, newly released ...
Man accused of setting woman on fire on New York subway pleads not guilty
A man accused of setting a sleeping woman on fire and killing her on a New York subway pleaded not guilty to felony murder ...
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Here's the story behind the woman set on fire in the NYC subway
A woman set on fire inside a New York City subway has raised questions about how a world traveler and former Merck employee ended up homeless and burned on a train.
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Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting homeless woman on fire on Brooklyn subway train charged with first degree murder: DA
Sebastian Zapeta, the migrant accused of torching a homeless woman on a Brooklyn subway was indicted on first-degree murder charges Friday, officials said. A grand jury voted for the upgraded ...