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Yahoo
7 hours ago
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LI woman slain over $1,500 debt — and then found dead in her car by her horrified mom
A 33-year-old Long Island woman was shot to death over a $1,500 debt — and then found lifeless inside her car by her mom outside their Suffolk County home Saturday, a report said. Rebecca Roth was found by her mother having suffered a gunshot wound in the driver's seat of her Hyundai Elantra that was in the parking lot of Tall Oaks Luxury Apartments in Moriches on Saturday, News12 Long Island reported. 'Boom, boom, boom — he put five shots into my baby,' the victim's mother told the outlet. 'How do you kill a young girl that you hardly know, who has a family?.' James Quininhetta, 40, who hails from Ridge, allegedly killed Roth over a debt of $1,500, according to authorities. He turned himself in to police on Saturday afternoon and was charged with second-degree muderer, according to the report. Quininhetta is being held without bail and is due back in court on June 12.
New York Post
13 hours ago
- New York Post
LI woman slain over $1,500 debt — and then found dead in her car by her horrified mom
A 33-year-old Long Island woman was shot to death over a $1,500 debt — and then found lifeless inside her car by her mom outside their Suffolk County home Saturday, a report said. James Quinninhetta, 40, turned himself in to police on Saturday following the shooting death of Rebecca Roth in Moriches, Saturday. News 12 Rebecca Roth was found by her mother having suffered a gunshot wound in the driver's seat of her Hyundia Elantra that was in the parking lot of Tall Oaks Luxury Apartments in Moriches on Saturday, News12 Long Island reported. 'Boom, boom, boom — he put five shots into my baby,' the victim's mother told the outlet. 'How do you kill a young girl that you hardly know, who has a family?.' Advertisement Ross was discovered in her car by her mother. News 12 James Quininhetta, 40, who hails from Ridge, allegedly killed Roth over a debt of $1,500, according to authorities. Advertisement He turned himself in to police on Saturday afternoon and was charged with second-degree muderer, according to the report. Quininhetta is being held without bail and is due back in court on June 12.
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Yahoo
L.I. man arrested after woman found fatally shot in car outside her home
A Long Island man has been arrested and charged after a woman was found fatally shot in a car outside her apartment building in Moriches on Friday, officials said. James Quininchetta, 40, of Ridge, was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with second-degree murder, a Suffolk County Police spokesperson confirmed to the Daily News. The victim, 33-year-old Rebecca Roth, was found by her mother inside a Hyundai Elantra in the parking lot of the Tall Oaks apartment complex on Long Tree Lane early Friday morning, according to police. Roth's mother, who has not been publicly identified, called 911 shortly before 8:30 a.m. Homicide Squad detectives responded and found Roth with an apparent gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Quininchetta was arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Saturday. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail, online court records show. George H. Duncan, Quininchetta's court-appointed attorney, told the Daily News that his client asserts his innocence and is eager to have his day in court. He's scheduled for another appearance on June 12. If convicted, Quininchetta faces 15 years to life behind bars. It's unclear what, if any, relationship he had with the victim.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Man arrested after Long Island mom found dead in car
MORICHES, Long Island (PIX11) — A man is under arrest and facing murder charges in connection with a woman who was found shot and killed in a car on Long Island, Suffolk County police say. James Quininchetta, 40, was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree murder. It comes after Rebecca Roth, 33, was found in a Hyundai Elantra with a gunshot wound around 8:20 a.m. on Friday, according to authorities. More Crime News Roth's daughter found her in a parking lot outside the 33-year-old's apartment complex in Moriches and called 911, police say. Quininchetta is awaiting arraignment however details of what may have led to the incident were not immediately available. Submit tips to police by calling Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS (8477), visiting or downloading the P3 Tips mobile app. Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
