NYPD will give hero teens $10K reward for nabbing arson suspect —after they were told they were ineligible: ‘They caved’
The NYPD insisted Friday that the teens who helped nab a deadly subway arson suspect are still in line for the $10,000 reward ...
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Man accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway train pleads not guilty
The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a NYC subway has pleaded not guilty. Sebastian Zapeta was arraigned on murder and arson charges in connection with the killing of Debrina ...
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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NYC subway arson suspect did not remember allegedly setting woman on fire
Guatemalan Sebastian Zapeta is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire on Dec. 22, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a platform bench nearby as the woman was ...
Even ‘SNL’ takes shot at string of killings, 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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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 ...
Teens who reported suspect in subway burning death could lose reward money
Update: The three teenagers who helped police find the suspect accused of fatally setting a woman on fire in a New York City ...
Arsonist caught on video setting fire next to sleeping NYC subway rider
The dozing rider was unharmed but the disturbing video brings back memories of the caught-on-video incident in a Coney Island ...
NYC subway murder: Expert explains why no one helped as Debrina Kawam burned to death, ‘Each person assumes…’
HindustanTimes.com spoke to Kent Bausman, Ph.D., a professor of sociology in the Online Sociology Program at Maryville ...
NYC subway burning suspect, Laken Riley’s killer among illegal immigrants accused of preying on Americans
Sebastian Zapeta, who allegedly set a woman on fire in the NYC subway, and Laken Riley's killer, Jose Ibarra, were among violent migrants arrested or convicted in 2024.
Meet the teen heroes who turned sicko suspected of burning woman to death in NYC subway 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 ...
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Man accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway pleads not guilty to murder, arson
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, ignited Debrina Kawam’s clothing, fanned the flames and watched her burn to death early on the morning of Dec. 22, according to prosecutors. Authorities do not believe the two ...