Man arrested in 3 slayings at NYC senior housing project
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Kathy Willens
Woodson Houses, a New York City housing project for seniors and the site of three murders of three women according to authorities is shown, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. n. A 78-year-old victim was found dead last week with a telephone cord around her neck in her apartment at the housing project. The building was the scene of two other killings of elderly women in 2015 and in 2019 that had sparked complaints about security. Thursday, authorities announced the arrest of a suspect, Kevin Gavin, in the unsolved slayings of the women. Gavin lived in the building and was known to run errands for residents. He was arrested after forensic evidence and witnesses linked him to the murders, the officials said.
Elderly people and others gather in front of the Woodson Houses, a New York City city housing project for seniors, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, after police announced the arrest of a suspect in three unsolved murders there. The arrest came about a week after a 78-year-old victim was found dead in her apartment there with a telephone cord around her neck. The building was the scene of two other killings of elderly women in 2015 and in 2019 that had sparked complaints about security, police said.
People gather on the sidewalk in front of the main entrance to the Woodson Houses, a New York City housing project for seniors, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in New York. Authorities announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of a 78 year-old woman earlier this month who was found dead in her apartment in the building with a telephone cord wrapped around her neck. Authorities have linked the suspect, who also lives in the building, to two previous murders of elderly women in the building.
Peter Caballero, right, embraces a friend on the sidewalk outside of the Woodson Houses, a New York City city housing project for seniors where his murdered mother lived, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in New York, after participating in a news conference with the family's attorney. Caballero's mother, Juanita Caballero, 78, was found dead in her apartment earlier this month with a telephone cord wrapped around her neck according to authorities, who announced the arrest of a suspect in the case today. Authorities believe the suspect, a 66 year-old man who also lived in the building, is responsible for two other previously unsolved killings of elderly women in the building in 2015 and 2019.
Peter Caballero, son of Juanita Caballero, stands in front of the New York City city housing project for senior where his mother was found dead earlier this month with a telephone cord wrapped around her neck, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Authorities announced the arrest of suspect Kevin Gavin Thursday in connection with Caballero's death as well as in two killings of elderly women in 2015 and in 2019 that had sparked complaints about security at teh building. Gavin, 66, lived in the building where he was known to run errands for residents. He was arrested after forensic evidence and witnesses linked him to the murders, officials said.
NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a man in the unsolved slayings of three women in the same building at a New York City housing project for seniors.
Officials announced the arrest of Kevin Gavin on Thursday, about a week after a 78-year-old victim was found dead in her Brooklyn apartment, with a telephone cord around her neck. The building was the scene of two other killings of elderly women in 2015 and in 2019 that had sparked complaints about security.
Gavin, 66, who lived in the building where he was known to run errands for residents, was arrested after forensic evidence and witnesses linked him to the murders, the officials said.
The suspect “took advantage of his relationships with these women, was allowed into their homes and did unspeakable acts of violence against them,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said at a news conference.
Investigators believe the killings might have been related to disputes over money, police said.
It wasn’t immediately clear when Gavin would appear in court and if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
There were four new security cameras installed in the lobby of the building last year, police said. But a plan for 65 additional cameras in the complex was scrapped because of budget constraints, they added.
