NYC man charged in cold-case killing of WWI vet missing since 1976
''A Queens man was charged Wednesday in the killing of a 81-year-old World War I veteran who had been missing for over four decades, prosecutors said.
Martin Motta, 74, was indicted by a grand jury on a second-degree murder charge over the death of George Clarence Seitz, whose dismembered remains were discovered in 2019 in the backyard of a Richmond Hill home, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.
Clarence Seitz disappeared in December 1976.
Queens District Attorney
''After the gruesome discovery of the pelvis and partial torso, it took some time for authorities to positively identify them as Seitz’s remains.''
''The DA’s office said “crucial evidence” was then uncovered connecting Motta to the slaying''
Man, 74, charged in death of WWI vet missing since 1976
''Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Martin Motta faces 25 years to life in prison if he is convicted in the death of George Seitz, who was 81 when he was last seen in December 1976.
Motta made an appearance in court after being indicted by a Queens grand jury and is due back in court Friday. His attorney, Russell Rothberg, declined to comment.''