"Kevin Gavin, a 71-year-old from Brownsville, Brooklyn, would gain the trust of these elderly neighbors to help with repairs and errands and then brutally murder them in their own homes."
"These victims were vulnerable neighbors who deserved safety and dignity, and instead had their lives stolen by someone they believed was there to help."
"Gavin pleaded guilty Friday to one count of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder in exchange for a promised sentence of 30 years to life in prison."
"The first murder Gavin admitted to happened in November 2015, when he fatally stabbed 82-year-old Myrtle McKinney in the neck with a knife."
Kevin Gavin, a 71-year-old handyman, pleaded guilty to the murders of three elderly women in his Brooklyn apartment building. He gained their trust to access their homes, where he committed brutal murders. Prosecutors described his actions as shocking, exploiting vulnerable neighbors who believed he was there to help. Gavin admitted to killing Myrtle McKinney in 2015, Jacolia James in 2019, and Juanita Caballero in 2021. He received a plea deal ensuring a sentence of 30 years to life in prison for his crimes.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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