{"id":262728,"date":"2026-06-11T02:17:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T02:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/262728\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T02:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T02:17:10","slug":"88-year-old-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-murdering-dismembering-brooklyn-woman-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/262728\/","title":{"rendered":"88-year-old sentenced to life in prison for murdering, dismembering Brooklyn woman in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for murdering and dismembering a woman in Brooklyn in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s the third time Harvey Marcelin, 88, has been convicted of killing a woman.<\/p>\n

2022 murder<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn District Attorney said Susan Leyden<\/a>, 68, was seen on surveillance video entering Marcelin’s apartment on Feb. 27, 2022, but she was never seen leaving.<\/p>\n

Around the time Leyden disappeared, officials said Marcelin was seen on surveillance video buying a saw and cleaning supplies at a Home Depot.<\/p>\n

Surveillance video taken on March 2, 2022, shows Marcelin rolling a wheeled shopping cart containing a black plastic bag near his apartment, officials said. The next day, Leyden’s torso was found<\/a> inside the same black plastic bag, which had been left on the street.<\/p>\n

Police then searched Marcelin’s apartment, where they said they found more of Leyden’s remains, along with blood, cleaning supplies, a hammer and the box from an electric saw.<\/p>\n

The medical examiner determined Leyden died from blunt force trauma to the head and other physical injuries.<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn DA said Leyden and Marcelin lived in the same Bronx shelter in 2019, but no other details are known about their relationship.<\/p>\n

Marcelin’s previous arrests<\/p>\n

According to state records, Marcelin was convicted of murder in October 1963 for fatally shooting a woman. He was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, and released in 1984.<\/p>\n

Two years later, in 1986, records show Marcelin was convicted of manslaughter for stabbing a woman to death. He was again sentenced to prison, and he was released in 2019.<\/p>\n

Marcelin was out on parole at the time of the 2022 murder.<\/p>\n

In May 2026, Marcelin was convicted of first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse in connection to Leyden’s death. His life sentence does not include the possibility of parole.<\/p>\n

“[Marcelin] must be locked away, and today’s sentence ensures that he will never be able to hurt anyone else again,” DA Eric Gonzalez said in a statement, in part. “I hope this outcome provides Susan’s family and loved ones with a measure of justice and some comfort as they continue to grieve.” \u00a0<\/p>\n

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