#ChinatownHomelessMurders
#RandySantos, the 2019 #ChinatownHomelessMurders perpetrator, was convicted of murder today. His #InsanityDefense was rejected. @legalaidnyc.bsky.social promises to appeal.
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Man who killed 4 homeless people in Manhattan convicted of murder
Defense attorneys argued at trial that Randy Santos shouldn’t be held responsible because of severe mental illness.
gothamist.com
February 20, 2026 at 2:02 AM
In closing statements today, defense lawyer for #ChinatownHomelessMurders suspect #RandySantos urged the jury to find his client not guilty by reason of insanity (and send him for years of #InvoluntaryTreatment), rather than guilty (and jail him for life).
www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/18/n...
NY jury urged to acquit suspect in Chinatown slayings by reason of insanity
Marnie Zien from the Legal Aid Society said there would be no justice in holding the 31-year-old Santos criminally liable for actions he took in a state of psychosis.
www.nydailynews.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:24 AM