#new-york-homicide

#new-york-homicide

"The victim had a very expensive watch and his identification, his wallet, $1,350, so robbery was ruled out almost immediately," said Brian MacLeod, a now-retired New York City Police Department homicide detective.

Vincent Johnson, a homeless man and drug abuser, confessed to killing five women, all linked to sex work, in Brooklyn between 1999 and 2000 as investigated by the Brooklyn North Homicide Task Force.