An 83-year-old transgender woman was indicted on murder charges.
on a Brooklyn street was indicted on murder charges Thursday, prosecutors said.
Harvey Marcelin, a transgender woman, was already jailed on a charge of concealing a human corpse after cops nabbed her getting rid of the remains on surveillance video — and later found the victim’s head in her apartment.“Last week my office charged Harvey Marcelin with allegedly concealing the severed head of a woman in her home and discarding the victim’s torso in a bag on the street,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement.
“Today, the grand jury indicted Harvey Marcelin for murder, and my office is committed to vigorously seeking justice,” Gonzalez said. “The facts of this horrific case are gruesome and unsettling and my heart is with the victim’s family and friends.” Harvey Marcelin was caught disposing of the victim’s body and later the victim’s head was found in her apartment.
The victim, identified by sources as Susan Leyden, 68, had been reported missing by a friend on March 2.
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