Meet the teen heroes who turned firebug Sebastian Zapeta-Calil over to cops: ‘Really surreal’
Christos Strieder and his pals, Kingson and Navid, made the fateful 911 call on Dec. 22 that landed sick firebug Sebastian ...
NYPD will give hero teens $10K reward for nabbing arson suspect —after they were told they were ineligible: ‘They caved’
The NYPD insisted Friday that the teens who helped nab a deadly subway arson suspect are still in line for the $10,000 reward ...
Man charged with torching woman to death told detectives 'that's me' when shown video
The man accused of torching a sleeping woman to death on a New York City subway train identified himself as the man starting ...
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Sebastian Zapeta says he was drunk, doesn’t remember setting subway victim on fire: prosecutors
Sebastian Zapeta, the migrant accused of fatally setting homeless woman Debrina Kawam on fire on a Coney Island subway train, pleaded not guilty Tuesday — even as court papers revealed he said ...
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Who is Sebastian Zapeta? What we know about Guatemalan man accused of setting woman on fire on NYC subway train
Sebastian Zapeta, a 33-year-old Guatemalan migrant was arrested for allegedly setting a sleeping subway passenger on fire, resulting in the victim's death. The incident happened early Sunday ...
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Man accused of burning woman to death on a New York City subway train is set to be arraigned
Sebastian Zapeta, 33, will appear in Brooklyn court in connection with the killing of Debrina Kawam, 57. Prosecutors say Zapeta lit the New Jersey native on fire on a stopped F train at Brooklyn’s ...
NYC subway arson suspect Sebastian Zapeta to make court appearance
The suspect is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a platform bench nearby.
Man accused of fatally burning woman on subway is indicted in 'malicious' case: DA
The Brooklyn district attorney said he's confident in the first-degree murder case against a man accused of setting a woman on fire as she slept on the subway.
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Subway victim remembered at Brooklyn memorial as advocates push for safer transit system
Community members gathered at the First Baptist Church of Sheepshead Bay on Sunday in memorial of Debrina Kawam, who died ...
3 NYC teens getting $10,000 reward for reporting man accused of setting woman on fire on subway
CBS News New York learned the boys will receive and split the $10,000 cash reward and be gifted a Nintendo Switch each. Click ...
New York: Sebastian Zapeta charged with murder and arson after woman set on fire on subway
US officials say Sebastian Zapeta, who is accused of lighting a woman on fire and watching her die, was deported from the country in 2018.