Brooklyn jury convicts murder parolee of killing woman, severing her head and limbs ^57.8%

Gothamist - By Samantha Max - 5/8/2026, 6:25 PM

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A Brooklyn jury convicted an 87-year-old of killing and dismembering a woman in an East New York apartment, the district attorney’s office announced Friday. The defendant, Harvey Marcelin, was on parole at the time after being convicted of two other killings. Jurors found Marcelin guilty of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence... more