Will have to comb through to see if there were any threats, anything said that was inappropriate. This is a girl that wound up unfortunately face down in a pit near her home which should have never happened ever. We know Karina Vetrano was texting a friend of hers as she went running last night. Police say it was routine stuff. But those texts suddenly stopped. Once again, this Investigation Continues vetranos family was too distraught to speak to anyone tonight. Shes a st. Johns university grad. She worked at a nearby bar and restaurant where an evening vigil will take place in her honor. Live in howard beach, stacey sager, channel 7 eyewitness news. Police in new jersey are looking for the driver who crashed in to a home and took off. Surveillance video shows the moment the car slammed in to house. Not only was the house damaged in to the house. The homeowner says about five minutes after the crash the driver backed out of the home and drove off. By the time police arrived, the car w
Verrazano, head to the lower level to avoid this. On the Grand Central parkway, this is eastbound out by clear vie two lanes remain closed. Stick to the expressway. Breaking news in Staten Island, thats where police say a man was found dead near the Ferry Terminal. Today in new yorks Tracie Strahan is in st. George with what we know now. Reporter were watching the investigation officers and detectives with flash flights are going down the ramp between the st. George terminal and the baseball park. Thats where they found the body of a man believed to be in his 30s on a park bench. Well show you some video of this investigation which started just before 2 00 this morning. Thats when officers received a 911 call about someone on the bench. When they arrived, they found the victim stabbed multiple times in the torso. He was pronounced dead added scene. Here, but they also dont know who could have done Something Like this. That is part of the investigation. This is also near a correct shun
Getting his first taste of freedom in more than a decade. Youre watching news 4 new york at 4 00. Im stefan holtz. And im natalie pasquarella. The iteam exposed this case in a bombshell story last month. Prosecutors admitted a man convicted of murder did not receive a fair trial. This is the exact moment that wayne martin waited 11 years for. He had been serving a life sentence for a double murder, but today martin walked Sarah Wallace first exposed problems in the prosecution last month. Shes live for us in downtown brooklyn. Reporter stefan and natalie, talk about an incredible turnaround. This case has virtually unravelled in the past six weeks amid revelations of missing evidence and allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. 44yearold wayne martin didnt know what would happen in court maintained his innocence in the tire store murder of two men in brownsville 11 years ago. He spoke to me an exclusive interview. I wasnt there. I have nothing to do with this crime. I dont know who did
They had to run around. Three of our Staff Members jumped into the pool and brought him out. Reporter but not even cpr could save the young man. Specter says there was nothing more the staff could do, and there were more than the required number on duty when incident occurred. He took them so by surprise and just bolted up so quickly they couldnt pull him down. Reporter a spokesman for autistic isnt unusual. Drowning is a leading cause of death for autistic people. It harkens back to the case after avonte oquendo. He was found dead by the east river after wandering away from school. Officials insist no one failed this victim. Not have been prevented. Reporter now the new York State Agency that oversees group homes like this wouldnt comment on this case specifically, citing confidentiality laws, but a spokesperson told me the Mental Health association of Nassau County is a provider in, quote, good standing. Were in plan dome tonight, greg cergol. News 4 new york. We are getting another
We have fast track maintenance on the l train, no service between Broadway Junction and lorimer street. We have about 13 buses. A man found near the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. Tracie strahan has more information. Reporter weve seen a lot of detectives out here. Theyre blocking off the area where the body was discovered near the st. George terminal. Its an area where construction is happening, but a 911 call alerted them to what was happening. Well show you video of the investigation since that male body was discovered on a bench around 1 45 this morning. The victim. He was declared dead on the scene. Had stab wounds to the torso. They dont know the identity of the person found stabbed to death on the bench. Police tell me theyre trying to nail that down as well as finding out a motive for this as well as any suspect vovred. This is happening near the st. George terminal where theyre doing construction. A lot of people working on that project coming into work. Theyre not allowed down