NEW YORK -- A handyman was convicted Monday of suffocating a cleaning woman and stuffing her body in an air-conditioning duct in an office tower where they were working at night.
Joseph Pabon was found guilty of kidnapping and murder in the July 2009 death of Eridania Rodriguez, a professional bodybuilder's sister. Rodriguez, 46, disappeared while cleaning a skyscraper in security-conscious lower Manhattan, spurring an intense four-day search before her body was found.
Pabon, 27, denied killing her. His lawyers said authorities had woven a criminal case out of coincidences and innocent conduct. But jurors concluded he had abducted her as she cleaned and smothered her, covering her mouth with industrial tape. He faces the possibility of up to life in prison at a May 11 sentencing. Full Article
