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She Was Hanged Alive (Well Known Actress Adrienne Shelly Killed by an Illegal)
NY Daily News ^ | 11/9/2006 | ALISON GENDAR et al

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."


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: New York
KEYWORDS: adrienneshelly; alien; amnesty; bushsopenborder; crimaliens; illegal; outrage; shelly
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To: Conservomax
Pillco lived with his brother, Wilson, in the basement of a building on the outskirts of Park Slope owned by his employer.

Has his brother been deported yet? (I'm assuming he's illegal too!)

His employer should also be run throught he wringer to determined if he can be charged with a crime!

81 posted on 11/10/2006 8:31:26 AM PST by F-117A
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To: 3AngelaD

I am wondering that as well. I guess he can always blame Bush.


82 posted on 11/10/2006 8:31:47 AM PST by garv
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To: Conservomax

i guess he's here doing a job that Americans won't do. Murdering!


83 posted on 11/10/2006 8:32:34 AM PST by sappy
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To: Conservomax
Just a short way down the road from where I live (not a particularly bad area), there are parks where young women can't walk alone at night anymore, because they run the risk of being brutally murdered by one of these MS-13 gangsters.

The more virulent chapters of these gangs will often have new members kill someone at random for no reason as a part of their initiation rites.

84 posted on 11/10/2006 8:32:40 AM PST by jpl (Victorious warriors win first, then go to war; defeated warriors go to war first, then seek to win.)
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To: Conservomax

There is so much wrong with this story, I don't know where to begin.


85 posted on 11/10/2006 8:35:12 AM PST by Former Proud Canadian (How do I change my screen name after Harper's election?)
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To: Disambiguator

He had 12 grand in Ecuador and it wasn't enough to pay off his debts?

I imagine it was more likely a self-fullfillng debt, he went into debt to get here.


86 posted on 11/10/2006 8:42:02 AM PST by kenth (There are three kinds of people in the world. Those who can count, and those who can't.)
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To: Blue Turtle

Pillco told cops he was renovating an apartment

Right - not many Americans will do this kind of work.


87 posted on 11/10/2006 8:42:57 AM PST by Bluebird Singing
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To: Conservomax
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."

Yeah, there ya go, CYA. For a few bucks an hour less, you hired a murderer.
88 posted on 11/10/2006 8:43:36 AM PST by kenth (There are three kinds of people in the world. Those who can count, and those who can't.)
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To: Conservomax
There is a radio ad running here in San Diego. It says that more people died from illegal aliens murdering them and killing them in car crashes in the last year than died in 9/11.

I'd like to see a media campaign that carried each of these deaths on the front pages of the papers day after day,and see how long politicians said that we need to do an amnesty.

89 posted on 11/10/2006 8:43:45 AM PST by Defiant (The shame of Spain has stained the fruited plain.)
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To: Conservomax
Killing the actresses Americans won't kill?
90 posted on 11/10/2006 8:58:00 AM PST by msnimje (You simply cannot be Christian and Pro-Abortion.)
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To: MNlurker

I liked it, too. I've seen it several times but I didn't know all the actors names, except Griffin Dunne. I had to look up the movie on www.imdb.com to see which one she was. At first I thought it was the redheaded older sister but then realized it was Griffin Dunne's love interest.


91 posted on 11/10/2006 9:01:40 AM PST by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: kenth

Sounds to me like BCG has set itself up for a nice, juicy lawsuit, since it admits it was aware of his "immigrant status." I wonder if the lame workplace enforcement law will be upheld by the feds against this company.


92 posted on 11/10/2006 9:07:59 AM PST by 3AngelaD
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To: montag813
This monster should be released in Times Square to be torn to pieces by the public. Animals like this are not worthy of a trial.

The only ones in Times Square who would do that would be tourists. Native New Yorkers would hoist him on their shoulders and make a hero out of him.

Wonder if her husband's liberal blog still supports illegal imigration.

93 posted on 11/10/2006 9:09:07 AM PST by Auntie Dem (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Terrorist lovers gotta go!)
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To: MrRights

At newnation.org you can read about tons of these swine that rape and murder Americans everyday.


94 posted on 11/10/2006 9:18:08 AM PST by Lewite (Praise YAHWEH and Proclaim His Wonderful Name! Islam, the end time Beast-the harlot of Babylon.)
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To: Conservomax

My deepest most heartfelt condolenses to Mr. Ostroy and his children.


95 posted on 11/10/2006 9:25:12 AM PST by Toadman (I voted)
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To: gridlock
The stakes for Diego Pillco were higher, because of his illegal status. That is why he followed her upstairs and the situation escalated. No. The situation escalated because he is an illegal POS criminal. He could have run away just as easily...
96 posted on 11/10/2006 9:34:20 AM PST by WrightWings
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To: From One - Many
yes, make them all legal and crime will go away.....
shakes head and walks away....

I'm sorry. I was being unclear. My bad.

My point was that we cannot and should not accept large numbers of illegal aliens in the United States. They have no connection to our society, do not feel bound by our conventions or laws, and often have incentives that lead them to commit additional crimes based on their illegal status.

I guess there are two ways to handle that problem.

One way would be to wave a wand and make them legal. I was not advocating this approach. It would do nothing to assimilate them or make them feel bound by our societal conventions. Furthermore, by eliminating the law as it applies to them, I think it would drive their respect for American law to an even lower level.

The other way would be to get them out of our country. I am advocating this approach.

People who are here should be here legally. If they are not allowed to be here legally, they should not be here.

If the President wants to create guest worker provisions and restrict these guest workers to intermittent agricultural employment, that might be acceptable to me. As long as it is done under legal control of the government, and the workers are here on a month-to-month basis, having a lot of migrant workers out in the countryside might not be a horrible thing.

But there is no reason to bring illegal workers into the construction trades, and into our cities and towns. Last time I checked, I am still paying top dollar for construction work, and I am getting more and more illiterate, non-English-speaking and poorly skilled workers for my money. I don't know where the money is going, but the savings sure aren't being passed on to the customer.

And I'll rake my own damn leaves and scrub my own damn toilets.

97 posted on 11/10/2006 9:38:20 AM PST by gridlock (My Prognosticator Unit is busted, and stuck on "ROSY". Predictions may be unreliable.)
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To: Conservomax
His Legal Aid lawyer, Thomas Klein, asked that the slightly built suspect be placed in protective custody and on suicide watch...

Make sure he has a nice bedsheet in the cell with him.

98 posted on 11/10/2006 9:39:48 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Made in USA

The killer is from Equador. Do they get added to the list too?


99 posted on 11/10/2006 9:42:24 AM PST by Diplomat
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To: chit*chat
Wonder if this might modify his liberal views toward illegals.

nah, he'll blame Bush's policy....or conservatives oppressing him that made him do it.

100 posted on 11/10/2006 9:49:10 AM PST by Dick Vomer (liberals suck......... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.)
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