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NYPD Circulates New Images as Bronx Torture Suspect Eludes Capture

Authorities renewed their public appeal for tips, circulating updated photos of Robert Strother.

Overview

  • Robert Strother, 27, remains at large after surveillance images were released Friday showing him in a red baseball cap, black-and-red sweater, red sweatpants and white-and-gray sneakers.
  • Naida Jorge, 54, is charged with murder, manslaughter, concealment of a human corpse, evidence tampering and hindering prosecution for allegedly staging the crime scene and is held without bail.
  • Investigators found bloody sheets, clothing and a bungee cord in the Fordham Heights apartment along with a bleach-cleaned area that suggests postmortem scene tampering.
  • Autopsy and NYPD testimony reveal Princesa Encarnacion-Soto was bound, beaten, stabbed and cut over time in an act of prolonged torture rather than a swift attack.
  • Police are urging anyone with information on Strother’s whereabouts to contact Crime Stoppers by phone, through its website or via the NYPD mobile app.