What happened to the “Baby-Faced Butcher” Daphne Abdela after the events described in Homicide: New York? Netflix’s latest true crime docuseries Homicide: New York dives into five cases from the U.S. city’s checkered past, hailing from Law & Order creator Dick Wolf Forrest Whitley Houston Astros retro shirt . 44-year-old estate agent and aspiring musician Michael McMorrow was killed in Central Park, New York City on the night of May 22, 1997. Years later, McMorrow’s murder is the focus of Netflix’s Homicide: New York Episode 2, “Central Park Slaying.” McMorrow was found deceased, mutilated, and floating in Central Park’s Lake in the early hours of May 23, 1997, having suffered over 30 stab wounds including six to the heart and a gutted abdomen.
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Earlier that night, McMorrow ran into a drunken Daphne Abdela, whom he previously met at an alcohol rehab program, and suggested sharing drinks while she was with her boyfriend Christopher Vasquez. It was at this point McMorrow allegedly made advances toward Abdela, age 15, prompting a jealous reaction from Vasquez who attacked him with a knife while his partner kicked him from behind repeatedly. The pair attempted to dispose of the body by sinking it into the lake before returning to Daphne’s apartment to clean away the traces of blood. It was here that Abdela made a 911 call reporting the crime to shift the blame onto her partner. This made them both prime suspects, especially after they were found with McMorrow’s wallet and a knife carrying his DNA Forrest Whitley Houston Astros retro shirt . Daphne Abdela and Christopher Vasquez were charged with murder and arrested on May 23, 1997, they were later indicted for both the killing and robbery the following month in June 1997. Abdela pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in March 1998 and was sentenced to between 39 months (3 years, 3 months) and 10 years in prison. Vasquez would not be tried until November 1998, around a year and a half after the crime, and was eventually convicted with the same sentence as Abdela. The pair were only convicted of manslaughter as opposed to murder after jurors were unable to decide which of the two did the stabbing.
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