{"id":338867,"date":"2026-09-05T16:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T16:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/338867\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T16:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T16:05:17","slug":"fiance-sought-after-womans-rotting-corpse-found-shot-in-head-in-his-queens-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/338867\/","title":{"rendered":"Fianc\u00e9 sought after woman’s rotting corpse found shot in head in his Queens home"},"content":{"rendered":"

On TikTok it looked like a storybook romance, including a recent marriage proposal. But now cops are looking for the on-the-lam fianc\u00e9 of 38-year-old Angelique \u201cSasha\u201d Apostol after she was shot in the head<\/a> and left to rot in his Queens apartment.<\/p>\n

Apostol\u2019s badly decomposed body was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside her 55-year-old fianc\u00e9 Mark Washington\u2019s house on 205th St. near 113th Road in St. Albans around 2 p.m. on June 24, two weeks after her death, according to police and the Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the NYPD named Washington as a suspect, released photos of him and asked the public\u2019s help tracking him down.<\/p>\n

Apostol, who lived in Staten Island, was only found in her fianc\u00e9\u2019s home after neighbors complained of a foul odor, her sister said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t even allowed to have an open casket,\u201d the sister, Melanie Apostol, 37, told The News. \u201cBecause he left her to rot, her hand wasn\u2019t even solid enough for them to show it to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AngeliqueAngelique “Sasha” Apostol with fiance Mark Washington. (TikTok)<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to identify her through the tattoos of my children\u2019s names\u201d that were on her body, she added.<\/p>\n

Angelique and Washington, 55, started talking online late last year, connecting through mutual friends. Both were originally from Staten Island. In February, Angelique posted on TikTok<\/a> that they were engaged, with the song \u201cRight Here Waiting for You\u201d playing in the background.<\/p>\n

But in private, she shied away from discussing her relationship, her sister and friends said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe told me that they were engaged, but not too much, maybe because she didn\u2019t want me to worry,\u201d Melanie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still in shock,\u201d said Angelique\u2019s best friend since second grade, Kendra Smith. \u201cI would never expect this would happen to her. She didn\u2019t tolerate domestic violence. I was always the one in a domestic violence relationship and she would always tell me to end it \u2026 I can\u2019t believe this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AngeliqueAngelique Apostol\u2019s body was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside a single-family home on 205th St. near 113th Road in St. Albans around 2 p.m. on June 24, 2026, about two weeks after her death, according to police and the Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Angelique even worked for a time as a domestic violence counselor at a shelter in Schenectady, N.Y.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think she realized that she was dealing with a dangerous person,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI really think she was blinded. I feel like he manipulated her because she never was properly loved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angelique\u2019s biggest dream was to have a family and children. She doted on her nieces and nephews and was godmother to Smith\u2019s 14-year-old daughter. She even recently graduated from a program to become a home health aide to help care for her sister\u2019s two children with autism.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy sister was loved by so many people, and she tried to be helpful and support as many people as she could, even though she needed just as much support,\u201d Melanie said.<\/p>\n

Before her death, she told Melanie that she and Washington were looking for an apartment together and posted on TikTok that they were trying to have a baby.<\/p>\n

\"MarkMark Washington, 55, is wanted in connection with the death of Angelique Apostol, 38, who was found dead inside a Queens home on June 24. (NYPD)<\/p>\n

\u201cShe said he was good to her,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI didn\u2019t really hear nothing bad.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Washington has seven felony convictions, according to NYPD officials. He was released from prison in 2023 after serving three years for a Queens reckless endangerment conviction after he opened fire on a 21-year-old man on 141st Ave. in Springfield Gardens. His victim wasn\u2019t wounded.<\/p>\n

Friends and family recalled that Apostol and Washington broke up at one point over Washington\u2019s controlling behavior, especially around Angelique\u2019s social media use.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe said he was too overprotective,\u201d Smith recalled.<\/p>\n

\"AngeliqueAngelique Apostol\u2019s body was found with a gunshot wound to the head inside a single-family home on 205th St. near 113th Road in St. Albans around 2 p.m. on June 24, 2026, about two weeks after her death, according to police and the Medical Examiner\u2019s Office. (Google)<\/p>\n

The day police believe Angelique was killed, Washington posted a video<\/a> of himself at an event for the King of Kings Foundation, a Queens-based anti-violence organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo us, it\u2019s still a shock,\u201d Melanie said. \u201cSporadic grief comes here and there, and then the anger comes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to cook Thanksgiving with her every year, and this year I don\u2019t even want to be a part of Thanksgiving,\u201d he added, her voice breaking. \u201cI don\u2019t want to cook anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

One thing would bring her solace.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want this person caught and justice,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t want him to be released again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cops are asking anyone with information regarding Washington\u2019s whereabouts to call NYPD CrimeStoppers<\/a> at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.<\/p>\n

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