Judge Declares Mistrial In Queens Jogger Karina Vetrano's Murder Case
A judge declared a mistrial late Tuesday in the murder trial of Chanel Lewis, the man accused of killing Queens jogger Karina Vetrano in 2016.
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A judge declared a mistrial late Tuesday in the murder trial of Chanel Lewis, the man accused of killing Queens jogger Karina Vetrano in 2016.
Jury members also asked for cell phone tower maps in connection to the death of the Queens jogger in 2016.
Closing arguments got underway Monday in the murder trial of Chanel Lewis, the man accused of killing Queens jogger Karina Vetrano in 2016.
While on the stand, Phil Vetrano was often in tears, so emotional he often struggled to speak.
The 30-year-old from Howard Beach was killed in August 2016 in Spring Creek Park.
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Chanel Lewis is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Karina Vetrano.
Karina Vetrano was strangled when she went for a run alone in Spring Creek Park on Aug. 2 of last year.
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It's been just over a week since Phil Vetrano discovered the body of his daughter, Karina Vetrano, in a marshy area in the Spring Creek federal park land near the Belt Parkway in Howard Beach.
The reward was doubled Tuesday for information leading to an arrest in the slaying of a jogger in Howard Beach, Queens last week.
Karina Vetrano, 30, was strangled and possibly sexually assaulted last Tuesday after she left for a run in the Spring Creek federal park land near the Belt Parkway, police said.
Mourners have gathered for Karina Vetrano's funeral at St. Helen Church Saturday, about a mile from where she was killed in Howard
Investigators were once again back on the scene Friday at 161st Avenue and 79th Street in Howard Beach searching for evidence in the death of Karina Vetrano.
Police said Karina Vetrano was found strangled to death and possibly sexually assaulted on Tuesday. Her body was discovered by her father in a grassy area around 161st Avenue and 78th Street in Howard Beach.
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