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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
New York City police charge mother in the deaths of newborn twins found behind a building in 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — A 36-year-old woman was charged Friday in the deaths of newborn twins who were found behind a New York City apartment building nearly five years ago, police said. Stephanie Castillo, identified as the boys' mother, was arrested at a homeless shelter in the Bronx, police said. She is charged with murder and manslaughter. The superintendent of a Bronx apartment building discovered the boys' bodies on Nov. 9, 2020, in the building's courtyard. The Medical Examiner determined the babies died from blunt force trauma. It was unknown whether Castillo, who was in custody Friday, had an attorney who could comment on her behalf. The case weighed heavily on New York City police officers, who were still looking for the person responsible for the babies' deaths when they were laid to rest nearly a year later. Police officers organized a funeral service for the infants, whom they named Zeke and Zane. They were placed in a single white casket, with officers serving as pallbearers at the service. 'You look at the way that the DNA technology has progressed over the last couple of years, and we are at the forefront of it,' Assistant Chief Michael Baldassano told 1010 Wins radio after the arrest. 'This case speaks to that.' Details of the investigation that led to Castillo's arrest were not immediately released.
Associated Press
4 days ago
- Associated Press
New York City police charge mother in the deaths of newborn twins found behind a building in 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — A 36-year-old woman was charged Friday in the deaths of newborn twins who were found behind a New York City apartment building nearly five years ago, police said. Stephanie Castillo, identified as the boys' mother, was arrested at a homeless shelter in the Bronx, police said. She is charged with murder and manslaughter. The superintendent of a Bronx apartment building discovered the boys' bodies on Nov. 9, 2020, in the building's courtyard. The Medical Examiner determined the babies died from blunt force trauma. It was unknown whether Castillo, who was in custody Friday, had an attorney who could comment on her behalf. The case weighed heavily on New York City police officers, who were still looking for the person responsible for the babies' deaths when they were laid to rest nearly a year later. Police officers organized a funeral service for the infants, whom they named Zeke and Zane. They were placed in a single white casket, with officers serving as pallbearers at the service. 'You look at the way that the DNA technology has progressed over the last couple of years, and we are at the forefront of it,' Assistant Chief Michael Baldassano told 1010 Wins radio after the arrest. 'This case speaks to that.' Details of the investigation that led to Castillo's arrest were not immediately released.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Police finally make arrest after newborn twins were found dumped in rat-infested alley in New York City
A Bronx mother accused of dumping her newborn twins in a rat-infested alley has been arrested, five years after she committed the heinous crime. Stephanie Castillo, 36, was taken into custody Friday morning and charged with multiple counts of murder and manslaughter in connection with the deaths of her infant sons, law enforcement sources confirmed. The arrest follows a years-long investigation that recently linked Castillo to the crime through DNA evidence. On November 9, 2020, the babies were discovered in a filthy alley behind a College Avenue apartment building, near East 171st Street, in the Claremont section of the Bronx. One of the newborn babies was partially wrapped in a pet training pad with visible head trauma and an umbilical cord tied around his neck. The other was found about 20 feet away, tucked inside a black plastic bag. Both were less than 24 hours old and had been born alive, according to police. Castillo was arrested at a nearby shelter, just blocks from the apartment where she had previously lived - and from which police believe she may have thrown the babies out a fourth-floor window. 'The perpetrator in this case resided on the fourth floor of this apartment building, and we believe that the babies were disposed of out the window,' NYPD Assistant Chief Michael Baldassano told CBS New York. The twins, later named Zeke and Zane by detectives, were buried after officers raised money for their funeral. The case remained unsolved for years despite a $10,000 reward and repeated public pleas, according The New York Times. Castillo is now charged with two counts of murder and manslaughter. She is being held at the 44th Precinct and is expected to be arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court. 'This is exactly why we come to work every day. The NYPD, we don't give up. Our detectives are the best in the world,' Baldassano said.
