A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for information on the murders of a Brooklyn woman and her neighbor, who were found dead in their apartments in 2018 in what investigators believe is a related case they have not yet been able to solve.
The FBI New York field office and the New York City Police Metro Safe Streets Task Force jointly announced the reward Tuesday as they seek the public’s help once again to solve the puzzling murders of Ana Delvalle and Basil Gray on Moore Street in mid-May 2018.
Relatives found Delvalle dead on May 11 of that year. She was 62 years old. Gray, who lived in the apartment next door, was found two days later by her family. He was 54 years old.
Both had been shot and killed. Ballistic tests indicated that the same weapon was used.
Detectives at the time said no 9-1-1 calls had been received at the time the two were believed to have been killed or until they were found by relatives.
A Facebook page of “JJustice for Ana Del Valle” created after her death has not seen any new posts since 2020. One of the most recent appeared on what would have been the birthday of the murdered woman.
“Today, we would have been thinking about what to do with HER for her birthday. Instead, I’m racking my brains over how to express how immensely she is missed and how this world is made worse by her loss,” the person who posted wrote the message. “His senseless murder by underworld cowards who will hopefully have their day soon. In today’s world, we allow horrible acts like this…”
“Investigators have been working on leads and information in the years since Ms. Delvalle and Mr. Gray were found, but have not developed enough evidence to charge a killer or killers,” a statement said. “The FBI and the New York City Police are asking the public for help.”
Anyone with information about the murders, or the suspected shooter(s), is asked to call the New York FBI at 212-384-1000.
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