Maksim Gelman Sentenced In Slashing Of Subway Rider During Stabbing Spree
When Gelman was given his chance to speak today he said, "All I have to say is Kim Kardashian, will you marry me? I'll make it last more than 72 days."
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When Gelman was given his chance to speak today he said, "All I have to say is Kim Kardashian, will you marry me? I'll make it last more than 72 days."
The boyfriend of victim Yelena Bulchenko had a near confrontation with Gelman Wednesday before the judge temporarily ordered Gelman out of the courtroom.
A man who had already acknowledged killing four people in a rampage of stabbings, carjackings and other crimes has admitted slashing a subway passenger at the end of his violence spree in New York City.
Maksim Gelman pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in a February 2011 spree that included fatally running down a pedestrian, carjacking and attacking a subway rider.
A man has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in a bloody 28-hour rampage stretching from Brooklyn to Manhattan that left four people dead and four others wounded.
Maksim Gelman was ringed by guards as he appeared Tuesday in Brooklyn court. He is being held without bail.
Maksim Gelman, accused of killing four people and wounding four others in a 28-hour rampage last month, told police he had cancer, lamented his family life and said he wished police had shot him.
Gelman said nothing and did not enter a plea as he was arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges.
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