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Cold case homicide: Queens DA seeks public help in solving 2020 murder of correction officer

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Feb. 19, 2025 By Bill Parry Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Wednesday the release of surveillance video of the cold case murder of an off-duty Rikers Island correction officer in Springfield Gardens more than four years ago. During the early morning hours of Aug. 15, 2020, 28-year-old NYC Correction Officer John Jeff was…

How a discarded fork helped Queens detectives crack a 15-year-old murder cold case

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Queens cold case murder suspect bows head while being escorted by detective

May. 30, 2024 By Dean Moses A thrown-out fork helped Queens detectives solve a 15-year-old murder case that led to a suspect’s arrest earlier this month. Anthony Scalici was picked up in Florida on May 14 and brought back to Queens to face murder charges in connection with the 2009 death of Rosario Prestigiacomo,…