John Bittrolff
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John Bittrolff is an American facing charges of murder. In July 2014 he was charged with the murders of Rita Tangredi and Colleen McNamee as well as being a suspect in the murder of a third woman, Sandra Costilla, who was found in similar circumstances as Rita and Colleen, but their lifestyles differed.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Victims
John has been charged with killing two prostitutes and is a suspect in the death of a third.
Rita Tangredi
Rita is the first victim. She was found dead on November 2, 1993 in Suffolk County, New York. Tangredi lived in East Patchogue and was known by police to be a prostitute.[7]
Colleen McNamee
Colleen was the second victim; being found on January 30, 1994 in Suffolk County, New York. Believed by authorities to be a prostitute, she was beaten, strangled to death and left naked in the woods, near the William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, New York.[8][9]
Sandra Costilla
Sandra is rumored to be the third victim; being found on November 20, 1993 in North Sea, New York. She hasn't been listed as a prostitute by investigators yet, however detectives have said that Costilla led a "similar lifestyle".[10]
References
- ^ BENJAMIN MUELLER. "Two Decades After Pair of Killings on Long Island, Authorities Make an Arrest". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ Paul Farrell. "John Bittrolff: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know - Heavy.com". Heavy.com.
- ^ "Man arrested in decades-old murder case". New York Post.
- ^ "Long Island Murder Suspect May Be Linked to Three Deaths, Say Officials". NBC News.
- ^ "Wood chips bolster murder charges against LI man: prosecutors". NY Daily News.
- ^ NICOLE ALLEGREZZA. "DNA nails suspect". longislandadvance.net.
- ^ "Rita Tangredi's sister: 'I prayed every day' for 21 years that her killer would be found". Newsday.
- ^ "Brother's DNA led to arrest of LI 'family man' in 2 cold case murders". New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV.
- ^ "Cops: Manorville man charged in two cold case murders". timesreview.com.
- ^ "Arraignment Thursday for Manorville Man Accused of Murdering Two Prostitutes, Suspected in Third North Sea Case - The Sag Harbor Express". Sagharboronline.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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