Man Torches Home Before Killing Wife

"SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY - Police looking for a Long Island man whose home had been gutted by a fire this morning found him unconscious in his truck next to a dead woman wrapped in a blanket.

"He apparently had tried to kill himself with a drug overdose, police said.

"The man, whose name authorities would not release, was found parked at Sore Thumb Beach in Babylon, police said. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and is in serious condition, police said.

"Authorities this afternoon would not detail how the woman was killed nor would they release her name.

"The man’s Lindenhurst home was destroyed by fire around 4 a.m., and authorities found a gas can at the scene and signs of violence in the bedroom, Suffolk County police said.

"A divorced couple lived there, police said.

"Neighbors identified the couple as Muhammet and Gail Karadag. Until recently, they had been regulars at block parties, neighbors said.

"`She was a nice lady. She would always give us our ball back when it went over the fence,` said Alex Nadolnik, 12.

"Alex’s family tried to help put out the early-morning blaze.

"`We heard a huge explosion and my dad ran into their backyard,` he said. `The whole house was on fire.`"

From the New York Post...