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NEW YORK (NewsNation) — Police are searching for a antheral accused of torturing and sidesplitting an aged mates earlier setting their New York City location connected fire Monday, according to the New York Police Department.
NYC constabulary Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified the fishy arsenic 42-year-old Jamel McGriff, who is considered to beryllium equipped and unsafe and has a criminal history spanning 30 years.
Police are searching for Jamel McGriff, 42, who they accidental has a lengthy transgression history, including 2 caller robberies successful Manhattan successful July and August. (New York Police Department)McGriff antecedently spent much than 16 years successful situation for 2 convulsive equipped robberies successful 2005. He was subsequently charged with failing to registry arsenic a enactment offender, which was a parole violation, and with robberies astatine a GameStop and Verizon store this summer.
He was past seen successful the city's Bronx borough attempting to pawn disconnected cellphones, constabulary said.
Victims did not appear to know suspect: NYPD
The victims, identified arsenic 76-year-old Frank Olton and 77-year-old Maureen Olton, were killed aft allowing the fishy into their location erstwhile helium asked to complaint his phone, constabulary said.
Surveillance footage shows the fishy going door-to-door successful the Queens neighborhood. Authorities said McGriff was denied introduction into the archetypal location helium attempted to enter, and footage aboriginal shows the Oltons letting him into their home.
Nearly 5 hours later, McGriff was seen leaving the house, constabulary said, and astir 15 minutes aft that, flames engulfed the home.
"Mr. Olton was recovered successful the basement, tied to a rod with aggregate stab wounds. Mrs. Olton was recovered connected the archetypal floor, severely burned," Tisch said Tuesday. "At this time, determination is nary known transportation betwixt Mr. McGriff, our fishy and our victims, beyond this accidental encounter."
What we cognize astir the victims
The Oltons were some retired. Maureen Olton was a schoolhouse teacher, and Frank Olton was a societal worker.
The couple's son, a paramedic for the New York City Fire Department, was among the first responders astatine the scene.
