Current:Home > MyProsecutors: Brooklyn man's head, torso kept in fridge for 2 years; couple arrested-InfoLens
Prosecutors: Brooklyn man's head, torso kept in fridge for 2 years; couple arrested
View Date:2024-12-23 12:05:40
Officials have charged a man with murder in the stabbing death of another man whose head was found in a refrigerator in Brooklyn, New York.
Nicholas McGee, 45, was also charged with robbery, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney. He is being held without bail and faces up to life in prison if convicted of first-degree murder.
His case is not yet listed in court records and USA TODAY couldn't find whether he has an attorney.
"This was a gruesome and horrific murder that we allege began with an attack on the victim as he slept," District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a Friday news release. "We will now seek to hold the defendant accountable for this senseless crime."
The head and torso of Kawsheen Gelzer, 39, were found at McGee's apartment in January, Gonzalez said.
Victim allegedly stabbed on McGee's sofa
Investigators said they believe that McGee stabbed Gelzer in the back while he was sleeping on the sofa at his Brooklyn home after a drug dispute in March 2022.
Gelzer was stabbed multiple times, hit with a hammer and succumbed to his wounds.
The district attorney's office says police believe McGee used a small saw and hammer to dismember the body, placed most of it into plastic bags and then into a suitcase. Gelzer's head and torso were stored in the refrigerator while his arms and legs were put in the freezer.
Body found after anonymous tip on wife
Police discovered the body nearly two years later on Jan. 22 during a welfare check after an anonymous tip said that McGee's wife Heather Stines, 45, kept a body in her refrigerator.
Officers then arrested her while McGee was arrested in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Stines has been charged with first-degree hindering prosecution, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence. It's also unclear whether she has an attorney.
McGee is scheduled to return to court on Monday.
Contributing: Natalie Neysa Alund
veryGood! (7)
Related
- PSA: Coach Outlet Has Stocking Stuffers, Gifts Under $100 & More for the Holidays RN (up to 60% Off)
- Which grocery stores are open Thanksgiving 2023? What to know about Kroger, Publix, Aldi, more
- JoJo Siwa Breaks Down in Tears Over Insecurities and Hair Loss Comments
- Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each
- Secret Service Agent Allegedly Took Ex to Barack Obama’s Beach House
- Free Krispy Kreme: How to get a dozen donuts Monday in honor of World Kindness Day
- Pumpkin pie or apple? A state-by-state guide to people's favorite Thanksgiving pies
- Horoscopes Today, November 13, 2023
- Duke basketball vs Kentucky live updates: Highlights, scores, updates from Champions Classic
- Stephen A. Smith says Aggies should hire Deion Sanders, bring Prime Time to Texas A&M
Ranking
- Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had a stroke earlier this month, is expected to make full recovery
- Parents of Michigan school shooter will have separate trials, judge says
- At least four people stabbed at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston; suspect in custody
- New 'NCIS: Sydney' takes classic show down under: Creator teases release date, cast, more
- Gun groups sue to overturn Maine’s new three-day waiting period to buy firearms
- As fighting empties north Gaza, humanitarian crisis worsens in south
- Tourists find the Las Vegas Strip remade for its turn hosting Formula One
- Mother of Florida dentist convicted in murder-for-hire killing is arrested at Miami airport
Recommendation
-
'Unfortunate error': 'Wicked' dolls with porn site on packaging pulled from Target, Amazon
-
RHOSLC's Monica Garcia Fiercely Confronts Mom Linda For Kidnapping Her Car
-
Arby's debuts new meal inspired by 'Good Burger 2' ahead of movie's release on Paramount+
-
Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women’s health
-
Watch as massive amount of crabs scamper across Australian island: 'It's quite weird'
-
Mexico’s ruling party appears to have dodged possible desertions in the run-up to 2024 elections
-
Escaped murderer charged with burglary and theft while on the run for 2 weeks
-
Biden's limit on drug industry middlemen backfires, pharmacists say