But what happened to Orsolya Gaal? The beloved stay-at-home mom in Queens’ affluent Forest Hills neighborhood was found dead in a duffel bag early Saturday morning less than a mile from her family home. It was a dog walker who made the macabre discovery.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the body of Orsolya Gaal, 51, of Hungarian origin, was stabbed sixty times in the cellar of the family home. At the time of the events, only his son, Leo, 13, was present in the house. He was questioned by police on Saturday but was later released. Her husband and eldest son had gone on a weekend scouting for university. They were therefore several tens of kilometers from the house at the time of the assassination.
According to reports from the Daily Mail, someone claiming to be the killer also texted Orsolya’s husband after the murder: “Your wife sent me to jail a few years ago…I’m back.”
Neighbors at the scene paid tribute to Orsolya Gaal, whom they describe as a loving mother and friend. They also shared their horror that no one has been arrested yet.
“Apparently a killer is running around and just slaughtered someone a few yards from our house. We don’t know who it is or what his motive is. Nothing seems to make sense.”Nick Bais told DailyMail.com.
Theodora Grafas, neighbor and friend of Orsolya, said: “She was a lovely woman, always very caring for her family, her children. Just an amazing person and she will be missed by all who knew her.”
Surveillance footage captured a person rolling the sports bag containing the remains away from the house around 4.30am on Saturday morning, but the figure in this image has not yet been identified by police forces.
Orsolya had been out with friends on Friday night and was spotted alone in a bar for 40 minutes. The young woman would have left the premises unaccompanied.
In May 2020, Orsolya Gaal was briefly reported missing to police after her husband called 911 and said she had gone for a walk around midnight and was not home when he left. woke up the next morning.
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