December 18, 2011
CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/18/justice/new-york-elevator-attack/index.html?hpt=us_c1
Summary: This article discusses an arrest made concerning the murder of a 73-year-old woman. She was set on fire in the elevator of her Brooklyn apartment. The man who faces charges is Jerome Isaacs. Charges include first and second degree murder along with arson. The victim has been identified as Deloris Gillespie. Both victim and culprit are Brooklynites; however, they were not living at the same address. According to his statement, Isaacs was owed $2,000 for work he did for the victim. He turned himself in on Saturday night/Sunday morning. When the event took place, the victim was returning home from a trip to the grocery store, neighbors said. Isaacs is said to have attacked the woman as she was leaving the elevator. This was captured on surveillance cameras. He is believed to have sprayed her with a flammable liquid, probably gasoline, first spraying her in the face. He then used a long grill lighter to ignite the woman, also using a Molotov cocktail. At this point, Isaacs stepped out of the elevator continuing to spray the woman and threw the cocktail inside, watching the old woman burn. 911 was eventually called and she was pronounced dead on scene. Neighbors spoke to CNN of the woman's kind-hearted nature, saying that she used to give toys to kids.
Why is this newsworthy?: People need to be aware of the fact that they can't trust anyone. People can turn on you at any moment, especially if they are mentally unstable. There is so much violence in the world and a lot of it is surrounded by money.
Alternate Headline: Woman Faces A Fiery Death at the Foot of $2,000
Question: What will happen to Isaacs?
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