Sebastian Zapeta, suspected of burning a woman to death on a train, is taken from the New York Police Department 60th Precinct in Brooklyn on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024.

Sebastian Zapeta has been charged with murder in New York City after allegedly setting a woman on fire aboard a subway train, police said on Monday. Why It Matters.

New York police on Monday (Dec 23) charged a 33-year-old Guatemalan citizen in the horrific subway immolation murder case. The illegal migrant identified as Sebastian Zapeta had allegedly set a ...

Sebastian Zapeta was arrested after a disturbing video showed him setting a sleeping woman on fire aboard the NYC subway. The horrifying act sparked outrage and triggered a Sunday manhunt, which ...