Guatemalan Sebastian Zapeta is accused of setting a sleeping woman's clothes on fire on Dec. 22, using his shirt to fan the flames and then sitting on a platform bench nearby as the woman was ...

Sebastian Zapeta, accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway train, appears in court, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Curtis Means via Pool) ...

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, is charged with murder and arson after allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a Brooklyn subway train. Despite DNA testing, authorities have yet to identify the woman ...

A man is facing murder charges after a woman was set on fire and killed over the weekend inside a Brooklyn subway train. Authorities have identified the suspect as 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta ...

Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, 33, was arraigned on murder and arson charges in a Brooklyn courtroom in connection with the killing of 57-year-old Debrina Kawam.

A grand jury last month indicted Zapeta, 33, on one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and arson in the first degree, according to court records. He waived his right ...

Crime & Safety Alleged NYC subway killer Sebastian Zapeta enters not guilty plea to burning sleeping woman to death Published: Jan. 07, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally, was not required to enter a plea and did not speak at the hearing in Brooklyn ...