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."
There is another reason you can expect a high crime rate from illegals. Many have been convicted of crimes in their country; which makes it impossible for them to get documents to come into the US legally.
Actually, no... Entertainment has become so insipid nobody really notices their names anymore...
I have seen her in movies on TV, but the movies mentioned don't ring a bell.
I wonder how long that will last?
Just askin'
I hope you're mistaken, but fear that you're not...
I oppose raising the minimum wage... but the argument can be made to raise it much higher, forcing these cheapskates to hire Americans, who are better workers.
They must have been insipid movies... maybe a little boob shot here and there...
The calculated, cold-blooded manner in which he took this woman's life demonstrates a visceral brutality that is indicative of someone who has killed before.
These aliens have a distorted sense of self-preservation that allows nothing to stand in the way of their own survival.
Guy was probably sucking up numerous US govt benefits, as well.
Authorities ought to check on how many SS no's, visas and identities he has, and the number of UI, Workman's Comp, and welfare programs he was enrolled in.
What is 'indie'?
But the liberals do not want us to remain a free nation. They want us to be another immoral pagan leftist European clone state.
Not only should we ask why he is here, but why is he even alive?
If there were boob shots, her's must not be very impressive. I just remember her fragile and vulnerable looking face.
Independent, as in not a major studio. Less restraints, more creative, lower funding, sometimes odd subject matter.
An indie is an independent movie -- not associated with a studio -- usually low budget, but not always. If they "hit" they are highly profitable, i.e. Blair Witch Project. Mostly they are crap.
My cousin and her husband were killed by a drunk illegal running away from a policeman in a high speed chase in Nashville a few months ago. Her daughter did a commercial for Jim Bryson who was running for governor against the Dem. Phil Bredesen who hadn't felt that illegal immigration was "his responsibility". The guy had been arrested sixteen (16) times for DUI and a bunch of other stuff, but never taken off the street.
what happens to illegals who commit crimes?
do they get the same penalty as a citizen, or are they just deported and make another round trip back into the US?
there seem to be a LOT of illegals who get into drunk driving wrecks
You would win that bet. According to Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa), 25 Americans PER DAY are killed by illegals. Run the math...that is roughly 46,000 Americans KILLED by illegals since September 11, 2001...more than 15 TIMES the number of Americans killed that day. Outrage? I've never heard any.
If you dispute these figures, don't waste my time complaining...the staff at Mr. King's office will set you straight. (Stats come from FBI, MADD, and others...)
On another note that really infuriates me, last night, I ran into a cousin and her 14 yo daughter in our local Walmart. It is a little warm here and so I thought it strange the young girl was wearing an oversized sweatshirt. I commented on it and her reply was that she felt uncomfortable if she wasn't completely covered up when in Walmart due to "those kinds of people" (referring to and pointing to some young hispanic males nearby) staring at her body. My own 13 yo daughter has said the very same thing. These guys go into Walmart in packs and they stare down these young pretty American girls lustfully. Our kids here are uncomfortable in their own town.
It's sickening and something needs to be done about the influx of illegals here and nationwide. If anyone in my family is ever a victim of a crime committed by illegals I'm laying the blame squarely on those who allow this to continue as well as the perpetrator.
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