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 ...
‘SNL’ takes shot at string of murders, shoving attacks on NYC subways
New York City’s subway-crime epidemic has gotten so ridiculous that it’s officially become fodder for late-night comedians, ...
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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 Tuesday — even as court papers revealed he said ...
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Man accused of setting woman on fire on subway told police he didn’t remember it, court documents show. Then he saw the video
Sebastian Zapeta-Calil repeatedly told detectives he had no memory of an attack that killed a woman who was set ablaze on the New York City subway train he was riding the morning of December 22 ...
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Man accused of burning woman to death on a New York City subway train is set to be arraigned
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, will appear in Brooklyn court in connection with the killing of Debrina Kawam, 57. Prosecutors say Zapeta lit the New Jersey native on fire on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s ...
NYC subway arson suspect Sebastian Zapeta to make court appearance
The suspect is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a platform bench nearby.
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Man accused of burning woman to death on subway says he was drunk, can't recall
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 ...
Teen heroes who turned in alleged subway fire killer are blocked from receiving $10K NYPD reward on technicality, families say: ‘Such B.S.’
The teen heroes who nabbed subway arson killer Sebastian Zapeta-Calil have been denied the $10,000 reward promised by the ...
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Man pleads not guilty to burning woman to death on a New York City subway train
The suspect, Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, who police said is an undocumented migrant from Guatemala, appeared in Brooklyn Criminal Court and pleaded not guilty to one count of first-degree murder and ...
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Subway victim remembered at Brooklyn memorial as advocates push for safer transit system
Community members gathered at the First Baptist Church of Sheepshead Bay on Sunday in memorial of Debrina Kawam, who died ...
3 NYC teens getting $10,000 reward for reporting man accused of setting woman on fire on subway
CBS News New York learned the boys will receive and split the $10,000 cash reward and be gifted a Nintendo Switch each. Click ...
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Alleged NYC subway killer Sebastian Zapeta enters not guilty plea to burning sleeping woman to death
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, appeared in Brooklyn court in an orange jumpsuit and orange jacket, his hands cuffed behind his back as he was arraigned on murder and arson charges in the killing of Debrina ...