Murdered NY jogger Karina Vetrano’s mother sobs in court, hearing how her daughter was thrown to the ground, violently raped and strangled in a NY marsh by Chanel Lewis
Opening statements got under way Monday in trial of Chanel Lewis accused in the murder of jogger Karina Vetrano who was killed while out jogging in a park in Queens NY, on Aug 2, 2016
Karina’s mother, Cathie, sobbed and clutched a cross as prosecutor described her daughter’s killing – how the 30-year-old was thrown to the ground, violently raped and strangled in a marsh during her final moments
The alleged killer’s mother, Veta Lewis, was also in court, wearing a red dress
Lewis, 21, is on trial for allegedly grabbing Vetrano on a jog in a Park in Queens, NY, sexually assaulting and strangling her
Then 20-year-old Chanel lewis became a suspect in the murder after cops linked him to DNA found on victim’s body and phone
NYPD arrested Lewis in slaying of Karina Vetrano after cops tracked him with familial DNA found on victim
Police had been using CCTV footage of the victim’s last moments to hunt down her killer
Lewis who lives with his mother in Brooklyn, NY was flagged three times for summonses around the park before the murder
Arraigned on murder and sexual assault charges, Sunday after DNA recovered from her body and phone linked him to the crime
Authorities believed they had a ‘solid case’ against Lewis who allegedly, offered “detailed incriminating statements and admissions”
“This defendant admitted to attacking the victim, admitted to beating her, to strangling her and dragging her body into the weeds” – Queens ADA, Michael Curtis said
Lewis has has recanted his confession and his defense lost a motion to exclude that confession and DNA evidence from the trial
Karina mom Cathie Vetrano, at the time lashed out at the alleged killer – ‘The demon [Lewis] must get his Justice’
Suspect Chanel Lewis was tracked by investigators with the aid of familial DNA testing, leading to a confession has now recanted. His trial murder of Karina Vetrano began Monday Nov., 5. He has recanted his confession and his defense lost a motion to exclude the confession and DNA evidence
Opening statements got under way Monday morning in the trial of a man accused of killing Queens jogger Karina Vetrano two years ago.
A jury made up of eight women and four men is hearing the case of murder suspect Chanel Lewis.
Lewis, 21, is charged with sexually assaulting and strangling Karina Vetrano as she ran on a secluded park trail in Howard Beach, Queens, New york in August 2016.
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A tale of two mothers in court: Cathie Vetrano (left), the mother of the victim Karina Vetrano, seen [left], arriving in Queens Supreme Court on the first day of the trial against her daughter’s alleged killer Chanel Lewis, whose mother, Veta Lewis [right], was also in attendance
Karina Vetrano, 30, was raped and strangled as she ran through Spring Creek Park in Howard Beach, Queens, NY on Aug 2, 2016
Karina’s mother, Cathie Vetrano, was seen sobbing and clutching a cross as Queens Assistant District Attorney Brad Leventhal described in graphic detail her daughter’s final violent moments, reported NBC New York.
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Vetrano was punched in the face, thrown to the ground, violently raped and then strangled in a marsh, about a block away from her house, where her father, Philip Vetrano, would later find her body.
Authorities previously said that the victim desperately fought for her life until the very end.
Final shot: When she was last seen alive, this screenshot captured Karina Vetrano jogging along Spring Creek Park on August 2, 2016, a short time before her rape and strangulation
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Lewis was arrested and charged in connection to Vetrano’s murder six months later.
Despite making a videotaped confession, in which he allegedly admitted to killing Vetrano, saying he was mad at his neighbor when he spotted her at random and snapped, Lewis has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and aggravated sex abuse.
In February, a judge decided to let DNA evidence and a videotaped confession be used at trial.
Authorities said Karina [photo], put up a fight before her assailant choked her to death
Investigators search the marshes in Howard Beach, Queens, NY where Vetrano’s body was found.
Despite making a videotaped confession, in which he allegedly admitted to killing Vetrano, saying he was mad at his neighbor when he spotted her at random and snapped, Lewis has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and aggravated sex abuse.
In February, a judge ruled that DNA evidence and a videotaped confession were admissible in court for the trial.
Lewis’ attorneys previously questioned the validity of his DNA sample from a consensual cheek swab, which was compared to DNA evidence recovered from under the victim’s fingernails, and the manner in which his confession was gained.
Cathie Vetrano, the victim’s grief-stricken mother was seen sobbing and clutching a cross during opening statements in court on Monday, Nov 5, 2018
The suspect’s mother Veta Lewis [center], arrived in court accompanied by Rev Kevin McCall [left] and State Assemblyman Charles Barron [right]
‘He fell to his knees, wept and did what any parent would do. He cradled her and lifted her back to his chest,’ Leventhal said, according to reporting by the Queens Daily Eagle
Lewis’s mother, Veta, was also in court today. She arrived in the company of State Assemblyman Charles Barron and the Rev Kevin McCall.
At the onset of the investigations in Feb., 2017 Karina’s parents Phillip [left] and Cathie Vetrano [center] led by their attorney held a press conference in Queens, urging NY state lawmakers to allow the use of familial DNA testing, to aid identifying suspects in their daughter’s murder. They were successful in their appeal to the law makers.
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