He grabbed her as she was jogging and punched her in the face until she stopped fighting — then he wrapped his hands around her neck, squeezing until her body went limp.
He let her fall face-down in a shallow puddle and watched as she slowly drowned, unconscious.
These were the brutal last moments of Karina Vetrano’s life in August 2016, as recalled by her accused murderer, 21-year-old Chanel Lewis, in a confession to New York City police soon after his arrest earlier this year, according to multiple news reports.
Vetrano’s battered remains were found by her father in a...
He let her fall face-down in a shallow puddle and watched as she slowly drowned, unconscious.
These were the brutal last moments of Karina Vetrano’s life in August 2016, as recalled by her accused murderer, 21-year-old Chanel Lewis, in a confession to New York City police soon after his arrest earlier this year, according to multiple news reports.
Vetrano’s battered remains were found by her father in a...
- 11/21/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
The man accused of fatally beating New York City jogger Karina Vetrano last August allegedly told police he chose her at random and attacked her “to let emotions out,” People confirms.
During his interrogation, portions of which were read aloud at his arraignment in court on Tuesday, Chanel Lewis, 20, allegedly told police that Vetrano, 30, did nothing to provoke him, a court official tells People.
“I was just mad at the time,” Lewis allegedly said.
“I beat her to let my emotions out,” he allegedly told investigators. “I never really meant to hurt her, it just happened.”
Lewis was arraigned following...
During his interrogation, portions of which were read aloud at his arraignment in court on Tuesday, Chanel Lewis, 20, allegedly told police that Vetrano, 30, did nothing to provoke him, a court official tells People.
“I was just mad at the time,” Lewis allegedly said.
“I beat her to let my emotions out,” he allegedly told investigators. “I never really meant to hurt her, it just happened.”
Lewis was arraigned following...
- 4/19/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
5 Things to Know: The Case of Slain New York Jogger Karina Vetrano After Her Alleged Killer’s Arrest
For months, it seemed as though Karina Vetrano’s killing might never be solved.
Detectives investigating her homicide last August chased down hundreds of leads but got nowhere fast. That all changed Saturday when police arrested 20-year-old Chanel Lewis, a Brooklyn man, on murder charges.
The day she was killed, about two hours after she went out for a jog, the 30-year-old was found beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled to death in a park near her neighborhood of Howard Beach, Queens.
Since Lewis was charged with the killing, his family members have insisted he’s not capable of such malice.
Detectives investigating her homicide last August chased down hundreds of leads but got nowhere fast. That all changed Saturday when police arrested 20-year-old Chanel Lewis, a Brooklyn man, on murder charges.
The day she was killed, about two hours after she went out for a jog, the 30-year-old was found beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled to death in a park near her neighborhood of Howard Beach, Queens.
Since Lewis was charged with the killing, his family members have insisted he’s not capable of such malice.
- 2/8/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
DNA led to the arrest of Karina Vetrano’s suspected killer, six months after her battered body was found in a New York City park in a seemingly random killing. But a police source tells People it was a neighborhood investigator’s hunch that really broke the case open earlier this year.
According to the source, who has knowledge of the investigation, N.Y.C. police Lt. John Russo played an instrumental role in capturing 20-year-old Chanel Lewis. He was arrested Saturday and is charged with Vetrano’s murder and sexual assault.
Russo, an observant cop with a sharp memory,...
According to the source, who has knowledge of the investigation, N.Y.C. police Lt. John Russo played an instrumental role in capturing 20-year-old Chanel Lewis. He was arrested Saturday and is charged with Vetrano’s murder and sexual assault.
Russo, an observant cop with a sharp memory,...
- 2/7/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
As the life was being choked from her body six months ago, Karina Vetrano fought fiercely against her killer — clawing at his skin with her nails and biting him with such force that her teeth cracked, authorities say.
Detectives are glad she did.
This weekend, New York City police detained 20-year-old Chanel Lewis and charged him with murder and sexual assault in connection with Vetrano’s brutal killing on Aug. 2, 2016, in a Queens park. But police say the arrest may never have happened if not for Vetrano’s actions in her final moments.
Several tiny shreds of the killer’s...
Detectives are glad she did.
This weekend, New York City police detained 20-year-old Chanel Lewis and charged him with murder and sexual assault in connection with Vetrano’s brutal killing on Aug. 2, 2016, in a Queens park. But police say the arrest may never have happened if not for Vetrano’s actions in her final moments.
Several tiny shreds of the killer’s...
- 2/7/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
The father of Chanel Lewis, the 20-year-old man who was arrested this weekend for the August 2016 murder of Queens, New York, jogger Karina Vetrano, told reporters that he was “extremely surprised” by the charges.
According to the New York Post, Richard Lewis, a 70-year-old former school principal, called his son a good student and “a very humble kid” when he met with reporters on Sunday.
“Chanel would never have gone to do what they say he has done,” the father said. “He’s never had a fight in his 20 years.”
In fact, Richard said his son, who lived with his...
According to the New York Post, Richard Lewis, a 70-year-old former school principal, called his son a good student and “a very humble kid” when he met with reporters on Sunday.
“Chanel would never have gone to do what they say he has done,” the father said. “He’s never had a fight in his 20 years.”
In fact, Richard said his son, who lived with his...
- 2/5/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
A suspect is now in custody for the murder of Queens, New York, jogger Karina Vetrano in August 2016.
The alleged suspect is described as being a man in his 20s, living in East New York, and has been a person of interest in the case for a few months, ABC reported early Sunday. Later in the day, the NYPD held a press conference where they identified the suspect as Chanel Lewis, 20.
At the press conference, police said that they do not believe that Lewis knew Vetrano prior to her disappearance. They said he had no prior criminal history aside from some summonses.
The alleged suspect is described as being a man in his 20s, living in East New York, and has been a person of interest in the case for a few months, ABC reported early Sunday. Later in the day, the NYPD held a press conference where they identified the suspect as Chanel Lewis, 20.
At the press conference, police said that they do not believe that Lewis knew Vetrano prior to her disappearance. They said he had no prior criminal history aside from some summonses.
- 2/5/2017
- by Blake Bakkila
- PEOPLE.com
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