NY- Rosario Prestigiacomo, 64, brutally stabbed to death @ home, Queens, 2009, DNA on discarded fork led to arrest of nephew, Anthony Scalici, 41, '24

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After 15 years, Rosario Prestigiacomo's Killer is Identified

Queens District Attorney’s Office & NYPD Team with Othram to Identify a 2009 Homicide Suspect

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"In 2022, the Queen’s District Attorney’s Office in collaboration with the NYPD Cold Case Squad and the United States Department of Homeland Security, submitted forensic evidence to Othram in The Woodlands, Texas to determine if advanced DNA testing could help to identify the unknown male suspect in the case. Othram scientists developed a comprehensive DNA profile for the man using Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing®. After successfully completing the process, the profile was delivered to the NYPD's Forensic Investigations Division, where the necessary genealogical research was completed to generate new investigative leads in the case.''

Nephew arrested after discarded fork helps solve 2009 cold case murder of Queens landlord

It marks the first time a homicide suspect was identified and arrested in New York City, making use of public genealogy databases.

abc7ny.com

''Rosario Prestigiacomo, 64, was killed in February 10, 2009 inside his home on Green Avenue in Ridgewood.
The 15-year-old case had gone cold until the suspect was identified through forensic genetic genealogy.''

Anthony Scalici, 41, the victim's nephew, was arrested on May 14 and was arraigned Thursday on a charge of second-degree murder.

''DNA from a discarded fork used by the defendant and retrieved in Florida in February was matched to DNA found at the crime scene, officials said.
It marks the first time a homicide suspect was identified and arrested in New York City, making use of public genealogy databases.''

 

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Fork in Florida cracks unsolved NYC bloodbath

The nephew of a man found murdered in his Queens home 15 years ago has been arrested in Florida thanks to a tossed fork, prosecutors say.

www.nbcnewyork.com

''According to the investigation, cops were called to Prestigiacomo's Ridgewood home on Greene Avenue around 2:15 p.m. that February day and encountered a bloodbath on the walls and floor. Prestigiacomo had been stabbed 16 times in the face, neck, torso and extremities -- and suffered puncture wounds to his lung, esophagus, chest and abdomen.
He also endured blunt force injuries to his head, torso and extremities, according to investigators' report.''
''Anthony Scalici was indicted by a grand jury in the death of his 64-year-old uncle, Rosario Prestigiacomo, who was discovered face down in a pool of blood in his own hallway on Feb. 10, 2009. Scalici, 41, of Boynton Beach, is accused of second-degree murder in the case. It wasn't immediately clear if he entered a plea at his arraignment Thursday.''

 

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