Man Walks In Front Of Train After Dismembering Mother

"FARMINGDALE, NY — A psychotic killer lopped off his mother’s head and dumped her bloody corpse on a Long Island street before jumping in front of a LIRR train in a grisly murder/suicide.

"Derek Ward butchered his mother, Patricia, a 66-year-old college professor, for no apparent reason on Tuesday, authorities said. Ward, a 35-year-old who battled psychiatric problems for the past decade, sat for a short period of time with his mother’s headless corpse inside their gore-spattered Farmingdale apartment prior to taking his own life, Nassau County police Detective Lt. John Azzata said.

“`There were multiple signs of trauma, multiple stab wounds, broken ribs,` the detective said at a news conference. `The weapon used was believed to be a knife. That knife was recovered.`

"As 8 p.m. drew near Tuesday night, Derek Ward dragged his mother’s headless corpse out of their second-floor home, down a staircase, through the building lobby and onto the street, Azzata said. He also carried her head outside.

"After leaving his mother’s torso and head on either side of Secatogue Road, he walked three blocks to the vicinity of the Clinton St. crossing for the Long Island Rail Road and took a dive in front of an oncoming eastbound train.

"Patricia Ward was last seen about four hours before her body was abandoned."

Source: New York Daily News...

Man Walks Disabled Wife Onto Railroad Tracks

"VERONA, NY — A Madison County man called his son to say he was sorry for what he was about to do, then later Sunday he and his wife were struck and killed by a freight train on railroad tracks in the Oneida County town of Verona, state police said.

"Earl L. Myatt and his wife, Mary M. Myatt, both 59, were standing in the path of an eastbound CSX freight train at the intersection of Fox Road in Verona about 1:37 p.m. when they were struck and killed, troopers said in a news release.

"Troopers had received a report that the Myatts were missing from the city of Oneida. Bradford Myatt had contacted police after his father contacted him and said he was `sorry for what he was about to do` before ending the call, according to state police reports.

"Troopers described Mary Myatt as having `diminished mental and physical capacity` because she was recovering from a brain aneurysm at the Oneida Healthcare Extended Care Facility. State police found a suicide note in Earl Myatt's vehicle near the scene. CSX Railroad personnel helped with the investigation.

"State police are continuing to investigate."

From syracuse.com...

Killer Steps In Front Of Train

"BOYNTON BEACH, FL — The man that was struck and killed by a Tri-Rail train early Thursday morning was the boyfriend of a 20-year-old woman found dead in her Boynton Beach home, according to Boynton Beach Police Officer Jaclyn E. Smith.

"Marcline Demosthene was found dead in her bedroom Thursday morning at her home on NW 8th Street. She lived there with 35-year-old Steverson Altidor, Smith said.

"Smith said Altidor fled the scene after the homicide and apparently stepped in front of an oncoming train on a southbound track between Glades Road and 900 NW 40th Street in Boca Raton.

"Police have not released the cause of Demosthene's death, but did say `it does not appear that the victim was shot or stabbed.`"

From wflx.com...

Suspected Killer Walks In Front Of Train

"RIVERSIDE, CA — Riverside police are investigating the killing of a woman in her apartment as a potential murder–suicide after her boyfriend was struck and killed by a train shortly after her death Friday morning, June 15.

"A family member discovered the woman’s body at 9:15 a.m. in her apartment in the 8000 block of Indiana Avenue, south of Monroe Street, Riverside police Lt. Guy Toussaint said.

"The victim had a history of domestic violence with an estranged boyfriend, Riverside police Officer Bryan Galbreath said.

"No one reported hearing any screams or cries of distress prior to the slaying. In the morning the woman’s family tried to wake her before realizing she had been killed. Police said the woman suffered obvious injuries to indicate a homicide.

"Riverside County coroner’s officials confirmed the boyfriend was the same man who was killed by a train after 1 a.m., less than three miles away from where the woman was killed. Police are considering the man as a person of interest in the case until all other suspects can be ruled out.

"Homicide detectives are investigating the cause of death, but believe the man may have killed the woman in her apartment, then went to the train tracks.

"The Coroner's office said the man was seen walking onto the tracks and into the path of an oncoming train, about 300 yards west of Mary Street and Indiana Avenue.

"Police have not determined if the case is a suicide or accidental."

From The Press-Enterprise...

Man Steps In Front Of Train After Stabbing Woman

"RAYNE, LA — The man accused of stabbing a woman in Rayne is the same man whose vehicle was wrecked in Scott on Jenkins Rd. Shortly after that wreck, Lafayette deputies say that same man who crashed was hit by a train while at Cameron St. and Jenkins Rd.

"According to Rayne Police Chief Carroll Stelly, 29-year-old Gregory William Redondo Jr., of Duson, allegedly stabbed a woman three times. Police received a call around 11:04 a.m. about a woman stabbed at the corner of Oak and North Polk Streets. The woman was stabbed in her arm, neck and chest and is in stable condition at a hospital.

"That's when Redondo allegedly took off to Lafayette Parish, wrecking the car. Shortly after, a train engineer reported striking a pedestrian on railroad tracks parallel to the Cameron Street in Lafayette Parish."

From AcadiaParishToday.com...

"Straphangers" En-snarled By Murder/Suicide

"BROOKLYN, NY — A deranged Brooklyn man fatally stabbed his mother and repeatedly slashed his father's throat Monday before he threw himself in the path of a subway train, police said.

"Ryan Devaney somehow survived a near-death encounter with an oncoming G-train and was pulled screaming from the tracks before being rushed to Lutheran Medical Center where he was in serious condition.

"His mother, identified as Margaret Devaney, had been stabbed in the eye and abdomen. She died later at Methodist Hospital, police said.

"His dad, Raymond Devaney, who was stabbed twice in the throat, was also hospitalized in critical condition, police said.

"Meanwhile, police were combing through the blood-spattered Windsor Terrace home and trying to piece together what happened.

"Devaney, 31, has had at least one brush with the law. He was arrested two years ago in Palm Beach County, Fla. for possession of drug paraphernelia, records show.

"Police responded to a call for help at 8:15 a.m. after Devaney's blood-spattered parents were seen staggering out of their Howard Place home.

"Seven minutes later, Devaney apparently tried to kill himself by jumping off the tracks at the 15th St. station into the path of a G train, police said.

"He was rushed to Lutheran Medical Center.

"The incident snarled the morning commute for legions of straphangers."

Source: NY Daily News...

Man Walks Into Train After Killing Two

"EAST NORTHPORT, NY - Two dead bodies have been found at the East Northport home of a man who killed himself by jumping in front of a Long Island Rail Road train early Wednesday morning, Suffolk County police said.

"Scott Maxwell, 42, jumped in front of an eastbound train at the intersection of Laurel Road and Lorraine Court [actually, here] at 1:10 a.m., police said.

"MTA police handled the initial investigation, but when they went to the victim’s Laurel Road home to notify next of kin later in the day, two dead bodies were discovered inside the residence.

"The names of the two victims police found in the home were not immediately released. Homicide Squad detectives are handling the investigation regarding the two dead bodies.

"`This seems to be one of the more senseless ones we’ve seen,` says Detective Sgt. Bruce Markgraf.

"The investigation is continuing."

Source: LongIslandPress.com...