Suspect Indicted in Fatal New York City Subway Burning
The status of the suspect, Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, as an undocumented immigrant swiftly became the focus of coverage of the horrific attack. Zapeta-Calil, 33, was deported from the U.S. in 2018 but reentered the country on an unknown date.
Man indicted in burning death of woman inside New York City subway train, prosecutors say
The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on state charges.
Suspect in fatal New York subway burning indicted on charges of murder and arson
The man accused of setting fire to a woman who was asleep on a New York City subway has been indicted on charges of murder in the first and second degree and arson, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
Man accused of burning woman alive on New York City subway told police 'he drinks a lot'
Sebastian Zapeta is accused of setting fire to a woman inside the carriage of a New York subway train and then fanning the flames before watching on as the victim died
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
The man arrested on murder and arson charges in the death of a woman who was set on fire inside a subway train has been arraigned, while police said the identity of the victim was still “pending.”
Suspect in fatal New York subway burning ‘fanned the flames’ with his shirt, according to police testimony
Prosecutors on Monday charged 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta-Calil with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree arson in connection with the death of a woman who died after being set on fire in a New York City subway train a day earlier.
New York City police working to ID woman set ablaze in subway
New York City police are working to identify the woman who died after being intentionally set on fire inside a stationary subway train.
Sleeping woman killed when set on fire on New York subway train, police say
Police arrested a man they said set a woman on fire while she appeared to be asleep on a New York City subway train on Sunday morning, killing her. The woman, who has not been identified, sat motionlessly aboard a stationary F train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn at about 7:30 a.
New York City police apprehend suspect in the death of a woman found on fire in a subway car
New York City police are seeking a man they believe is connected to the death of a woman who was sleeping on a stationary subway train before she was intentionally lit on fire
Suspect in NYC subway killing indicted on murder and arson charges
The man accused of lighting a woman on fire in a New York City subway car has been indicted on murder and arson charges.
Court hearing set for man accused of fatally burning woman on New York City subway
A court hearing is scheduled for the man accused of setting a woman on fire on a New York City subway train and fanning the flames with a shirt as she burned to death
Fact Check: New York subway fire victim misidentified online
An artificially-generated image of a young woman as well as images of two real women have been falsely described in viral ...
New York Subway Fire Death: What We Now Know
The NYPD is still working to identify the woman who was set on fire while she slept on the New York City Subway last weekend.