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Brooklyn pals Eric Smokes and David Warren cleared of 1987 Times Square tourist murder 
Smokes and Warren have long said that at the time Casse was attacked they were four blocks away, outside the Latin Quarter nightclub. Their friends backed up the alibi, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office said.
D.A. Bragg Announces Indictment Of Man For Three Christmas Day Attacks At Grand Central Terminal 
“As alleged, Esteban Esonoasue viciously attacked three strangers at Grand Central Terminal, one of our city’s most-visited and beloved landmarks,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Two teenage tourists were seriously injured while enjoying their holiday trip to New York with their family, and a woman was attacked in the neck with a fork. We don’t tolerate violence in our transit hubs and I wish the victims a speedy recovery.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentences In 2021 Antisemitic Attack 
“These defendants violently targeted and assaulted another individual simply because he is Jewish,” said District Attorney Bragg. “While this Office will always support the right to peacefully protest and engage in open dialogue, these multi-year prison sentences make clear that physically attacking someone because of their religion is never acceptable. I thank our Hate Crimes Unit for its diligent work in this case.”
D.A. Bragg Moves To Vacate Two Unjust Murder Convictions Tied To 1987 Robbery 
“Eric Smokes and David Warren lost decades of their life to an unjust conviction. I am inspired by the unyielding advocacy of Mr. Smokes and Mr. Warren and hope that today’s decision can finally bring them a measure of comfort and justice. I thank our Post-Conviction Justice Unit for its thorough reinvestigation, and to the Court for its careful consideration of this matter,” said District Attorney Bragg. “It is never too late to reconsider the integrity of old convictions, because everyone in New York deserves equal justice under the law.”
Three men indicted for stabbing fellow asylum seeker to death at Randall’s Island migrant shelter: DA 
“As alleged, Dafren Canizalez was brutally killed in an attack by a group, who trapped and chased him until he collapsed,” Bragg said. “Everyone who comes into our city deserves to be safe, and we will continue to hold those who commit serious acts of violence accountable.”
3 men indicted in fatal stabbing at Randall’s Island migrant shelter 
“As alleged, Dafren Canizalez was brutally killed in an attack by a group, who trapped and chased him until he collapsed,” Bragg said in a statement. “Everyone who comes into our city deserves to be safe, and we will continue to hold those who commit serious acts of violence accountable.”

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