Convicted Killer Charged with Strangling Another ‘Jane Doe’ to Death Inside NYC Hotel in 1998: DA

Convicted killer charged with strangling another ‘Jane Doe’ to death inside NYC hotel in 1998: DA

Jose Velasquez, 59, formerly of Astoria, now stands accused of fatally strangling a “Jane Doe” victim – believed to be between 25 and 35 years old – inside Room 119 of the since-shuttered Turf Motel on 14th Street near Broadway in 1998, the DA’s office said.

Former Astoria man indicted in 1998 cold case strangulation murder of unidentified victim: DA – QNS

A Queens grand jury indicted a man for murder in a 1998 cold case strangulation of a still unidentified woman at an Astoria motel. Jose Velasquez, 59, formerly of Astoria, was arraigned Jan. 15 on an indictment charging him with murder in the second degree and he was ordered held without bail. According to the charges in the indictment and investigation, the unidentified female victim was between approximately 25 and 35 years old at the time of …