Posted on 11/10/2006 7:40:00 AM PST by Conservomax
The construction worker accused of killing indie actress .Adrienne Shelly tied a sheet around her neck, dragged the unconscious woman to a bathroom - and strung her up while she was still breathing, sources said yesterday.
Then 19-year-old illegal immigrant Diego Pillco fled the West Village building and calmly went to work at another job site - leaving her to die in what originally appeared to be a suicide, the sources said.
"This woman did not die from a strike to her head," Assistant District Attorney Marit DeLozier said as Pillco was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court.
Pillco "fought with the victim, tied a sheet around her neck and dragged her to the bathroom and hanged her from the curtain rod," DeLozier said.
Calling the case against the suspect "strong," DeLozier said the medical examiner "made it clear, crystal clear, that this victim died from compression to her neck."
"The defendant killed the victim and made it look like a suicide, which is especially egregious," she said.
Pillco told cops he was renovating an apartment directly below the flat Shelly used as an office last Wednesday when she came down to complain about the noise and they got into a screaming match.
The Ecuadoran immigrant confessed he threw a hammer at the 40-year-old married mom and - fearing that he might be deported - followed her upstairs when she threatened to call police, he told cops.
When they reached her door, Pillco said Shelly slapped him and he knocked her out with a punch. Then, unable to detect a heartbeat, Pillco said he dragged her to the bathroom to stage a suicide, sources said.
But in doing so, Pillco stood on the toilet and left behind a sneaker print that cops used to tie him to the cold-blooded crime, sources said.
Pillco said nothing at the hearing and did not enter a plea.
His Legal Aid lawyer, Thomas Klein, asked that the slightly built suspect be placed in protective custody and on suicide watch - standard procedure for high profile prisoners.
Meanwhile, Shelly's heartbroken husband, Andrew Ostroy, who had insisted that his wife would never kill herself, was left to mourn the actress, best known for roles in indie hits like "Trust," "Teresa's Tattoo" and last year's "Factotum."
"He's still in shock," a family friend said. "I don't know if he'll ever get over this."
The 47-year-old marketing executive who runs a liberal blog was holed up in his Tribeca loft with the couple's 2-year-old daughter, Sophie. In Jericho, L.I., where Shelly grew up, her mother, Elaine Langbaum, sat shiva.
Pillco worked for a Brooklyn-based construction firm called the BCG, which issued a statement saying the suspect worked only part time "because of his immigrant status."
Pillco lived with his brother, Wilson, in the basement of a building on the outskirts of Park Slope owned by his employer. And residents said he worked every day of the week except Saturday - and then toiled as the building's unofficial super.
Neighbor Delmi Restituyo, 32, said Pillco told her he paid $12,000 to get smuggled into the U.S. in July. "He worked so hard to support his family and pay off his debt," said Restituyo, 32.
At the Abingdon Square building where Shelly was murdered, some residents remembered Pillco differently. "I was walking down the stairs and I felt his stare," said Sara Moore, 72. "Only a woman would know."
"he worked so hard to support his family" - oh, cry me a river!
Wouldn't "MURDERED" be more appropriate than, "killed"?........
Wonder if this might modify his liberal views toward illegals.
I meant put "admin moderator" in the REPLY TO list.
It would have been more economical for this dirtbag Pillco to have saved his $12,000 and invested it in his future in his home country. He currently sends paychecks back to his family and works six days a week? Shoot, think of how far that initial pile of money could have taken them in their backwoods home. Too bad he won't see Old Sparky or the Hot Needle in the great state of New York.
~ Blue Jays ~
Send the National Guard door to door across America to check IDs. Every single illegal must be taken deep into Mexico and released, just like Eisenhower did, expunging over a million illegals back to Mexico in 1956.
So, are we going after the employer?
Yes, the crime could have been commited by a legal citizen but this is one more POS that should not have been here. I don't see anything in the article about charging the employer for hiring an illegal.
He clearly states in the article that the guy only worked part time "because of his immigrant status." Sounds like he's admitting he knew the employee's status.
Oh, and guys, we women know exactly what the look "Only a woman would know." means. The guy was an obvious POS.
Call Mike Pense (congressman) office to get that information, but I understand Mike Pense is for amnasty.
Intriguing germ of an idea for a new law to control illegal immigration.
Execute him.
Sad, but I wonder if his position on illegal immigration will change now that he is the proverbial liberal whose wife has been mugged, uh, murdered.
Death penalty NOW. No trial. Release him to the public. He should be tortured, burned, cut and beaten for days or weeks before he is killed. Let it all be shown on YouTube as a deterrent. This nation is pathetic. We need to become savage to make it clear to the savages what will happen if they take an innocent life.
Why January in particular?
Amen! Don't forget to give the lib a look back!
Only after he gets his multi-million $$$ lawsuit settlement.
This is the husband's blog. Thanks IMDB and Google.
http://www.ostroyreport.blogspot.com/
Tell us again about your Amnesty Program, Mr. President?
The crime happened in NYC. Do you really think you can get a conservative jury in Manhattan? Can Lynne Stewart defend this piece of crap?
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