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Mayor mourns second accused murderer in three weeks, leaves out both victims

“You put out the same sorry-for-your-loss statement twice in three weeks and manage to leave out both victims both times, that's not an accident, that's a form letter with a blank where the dead guy's name goes. Ron Marte was twenty-six years old and autistic, and he's the man who didn't make it into the press release about the man accused of killing him — twice, apparently, is how many times you can do that before it's a pattern instead of a coincidence.”
Sal
“The mayor extends condolences whenever anyone dies in city custody, full stop, that's just basic human decency, you don't ration compassion by criminal charge. And obviously the victims get mentioned too, that's standard practice — wait, the statement didn't mention the victim? Both times? That's — okay, that's a drafting oversight, that's not a pattern, two is not a pattern, forget I said two.”
Chip

The receipts

Mamdani mourns NYC thief accused of murdering man with special needs
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered condolences Thursday for an accused murderer who died in Department of Corrections custody — mentioning nothing of the victim he allegedly killed. Luis Alberto Lopez Castillo was facing murder, manslaughter, robbery and weapons charges in connection with the 2025 slaying of 26-year-old autistic man Ron Marte.…

· Mamdani posts emotional message mourning accused knife-wielding killer —and is slammed by victim’s family from the morgue, 27 Aug 2026

· Mamdani ignites online firestorm after mourning death of inmate charged in grisly murder: 'WTF are we doing?' from the morgue, 27 Aug 2026

· Mamdani’s misplaced sympathies: Letters to the Editor — Sept. 1, 2026 from the morgue, 31 Aug 2026

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