NYC stabbing spree, tourist slashing, ex-con killed by cop showcase cracks in criminal justice, mental health systems
Three chilling crimes on city streets this week represented every New Yorker’s nightmare and symbolized two major criticisms of the criminal justice system — revolving-door justice and a
NYC fatal stab spree suspect Ramon Rivera never did more than year in jail despite arrests, mental health woes
Despite multiple arrests and a history of mental health problems, Ramon Rivera, accused of killing three strangers in a wild Manhattan stabbing spree, was never sentenced to more than a year in jail.
NYC stabbing spree suspect appears before a judge, prompting Mayor Adams to tout his mental illness removal policy
Ramon Rivera, the suspect in the deadly stabbing of three people in Manhattan on Monday, appeared before a judge Tuesday.
Who Is Ramon Rivera? Knife-Wielding Madman Who Killed Three in NYC Has a Long Rap Sheet and Was Released from Jail Just a Month Ago
His most recent time in custody began on February 19, when NYPD officers arrested him in connection with a series of burglaries in Manhattan, sources reported.
NYC stabbing spree raises concerns over criminal record and systemic failures
Authorities revealed that Rivera has a criminal history spanning three states and suffers from severe mental health issues.
Who is Ramon Rivera? 51-year-old man goes on savage NYC stabbing spree, brutally kills 2 men and 1 woman
The suspected attacker, 51-year-old Ramon Rivera, is a mentally ill homeless man with eight past arrests in New York City alone.
Stabbing spree highlights mental health crisis in NYC
A homeless man with a history of mental health issues and an extensive criminal background is accused of going on a bloody rampage during a deadly stabbing spree in Manhattan on Monday, prosecutors said.
Manhattan triple-murder stab spree suspect Ramon Rivera snuck up on distracted victims: source
Rivera revealed the chilling detail to cops before he was ordered held without bail when he appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court Tuesday afternoon, the source said.
Suspected killer who went on NYC stabbing spree confessed he picked victims because they were ‘alone,’ ‘distracted’: sources
Ramon Rivera, 51, spent hours sleeping in police custody after he was nabbed in Monday’s bloody broad daylight stabbing spree ...
NYC stabbing suspect charged with 3 murders not in court because of mental health evaluation
Ramon Rivera, the man accused of killing three people in a stabbing rampage in New York City, did not appear in court Friday ...
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What did Ramon Rivera do? NYC stabbing spree suspect captured on video before the rampage claimed the lives of 3 victims
Ramon Rivera, a 51-year-old unhoused man was identified as the NYC stabbing suspect who went on a random killing spree across ...
How Legal Aid, DAs flout the law — and keep madmen like NYC stabber on the streets
NYC’s public defenders and prosecutors aren’t regularly asking for mental competence exams at arraignments involving the ...
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Homeless man’s alleged killing spree exposes NYC’s ‘whole rotten system’
Tall and disheveled, with a scraggly salt-and-pepper beard, Ramon Rivera was just one month out of jail when he approached a construction worker early Monday and fatally stabbed ...
Ramon Rivera, suspect in 3 NYC fatal stabbings, charged with murder; cops ID victims Angel Lata Landi, Wilma Agustin
Ramon Rivera was carrying two knives when he was arrested by Robert Garvey, an NYPD officer from LI, officials said.
Mother of construction worker slain by unhinged NYC stabber breaks down at vigil: ‘No words how I feel’
Mercedes Landi said she spoke to her son the night before his senseless killing — and is taking his body back to the ...