2 'Squatters' Charged with Murder of N.Y.C. Woman Found in Duffel Bag at Apartment

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On April 18, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg announced two 'squatters' have been charged with the murder of 52-year-old Nadia Vitels, who was found dead in a duffel bag in her Manhattan apartment.

Nadia Vitels was found dead in a duffel bag in her apartment on March 14, resulting in the arrests of Kensly Alston and Halley Tejada after a week-long searchGabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human interest stories. Her previous work can be found in OK! Magazine, MyLondon, GRM Daily, and more.

Alston and Tejada then entered Vitels’ apartment with a pink suitcase the same day and briefly left the building twice. That same evening, Alston and Tejada left the building with several items, including toilet paper, a Target bag, the suitcase they bought at Target and the pink suitcase they had arrived with. The teens then drove Vitels’ car towards Pennsylvania.

After the superintendent of the building granted them access to her apartment, Vitels’ family found her dog was alone and there was a crack in a bedroom wall.

 

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