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New York Subway fire victim's first photo revealed: Debrina Kawam was known for 'million-dollar' smile
Ten days after being set on fire, Debrina Kawam was identified through fingerprints and DNA. The homeless woman, who once had a 'million dollar smile' in high school, couldn't escape the fire that ...
The New York Times28d
Subway Victim’s Brutal End Stuns Friends From Her Happy Past
Debbie Kawam, as she was known in high school, was a cheerleader and a sunny presence. As the decades went on, she fell into an abyss. By Andy Newman and Shayla Colon Before she was Debrina ...
The Boston Globe26d
A woman died in agony as onlookers pressed ‘Record’
Her name was Debrina Kawam, though we didn’t learn that until nine days after she was burned alive in a New York City subway station. On the morning of Dec. 22 she was murdered in public ...
CBS News18d
Vigil held for New York City subway burning victim Debrina Kawam in Brooklyn
NEW YORK-- A vigil was held Sunday in Brooklyn for Debrina Kawam, the woman fatally set on fire on a subway back in December. Faith leaders who've been in touch with her family shared new details ...
Yahoo28d
Opinion | Debrina Kawam's death proves even sleeping can be risky for the homeless
Police investigate at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn after a woman aboard a subway car was set on fire and died in New York on Dec.22, 2024. Police believe the woman had ...
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Sebastian Zapeta says he was drunk, doesn’t remember setting subway victim on fire: prosecutors
Sebastian Zapeta, the migrant accused of fatally setting homeless woman Debrina Kawam on fire on a Coney Island subway train, pleaded not guilty Tuesday — even as court papers revealed he said ...
America’s Laws Make us Bystanders to the Homeless Crisis
A housing policy expert explains how the American legal system penalizes those who help people experiencing homelessness.
New NYPD unit to crack down on quality-of-life offenses: Commissioner Jessica Tisch
Tisch said offenses like aggressive panhandling, unlicensed street vending and public urination give “the impression of an ...
The New York Times26d
The Mystery of a Subway Victim’s Downward Spiral
By Shayla Colon Good morning. It’s Monday. Today we’ll read about the early life and downward spiral of Debrina Kawam, the woman who was burned alive on a train in Brooklyn last month at age 57.
MSNBC27d
Debrina Kawam's death proves even sleeping is risky for homeless Americans
Her name was Debrina Kawam; she was a 57-year-old woman experiencing homelessness in New York City, trying to sleep and keep warm on a cold winter day. The story made the front page of many major ...
NYC subway murder: Expert explains why no one helped as Debrina Kawam burned to death, ‘Each person assumes…’
HindustanTimes.com spoke to Kent Bausman, Ph.D., a professor of sociology in the Online Sociology Program at Maryville University, about the bystander effect.
Man accused of burning woman to death on subway says he was drunk, can't recall
The man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway told detectives, “Oh, damn, that’s me,” when he saw video of the attack but said he couldn’t remember anything, according to a ...