The married mother of two, 51, was reportedly stabbed almost 60 times by an unknown assailant in her home and her body dragged half a mile away and thrown near a popular hiking trail on Metropolitan Avenue early Saturday morning. Police followed a trail of blood from the bag that drove them about half a mile into a luxury fenced community in Forest Hills. Leo’s 13-year-old son was found alone at home and questioned before being released by police. Ms. Gaal’s husband, Howard Klein, and Jamie’s eldest son, 17, returned to New York from Portland, Oregon, where they had traveled. Orsolya Gaal killed in Queens basement, police say (Facebook) Detectives combine her last moments as they chase her killer.
How did Orsolya Gaal die?
Ms. Gaal reportedly told her son Leo that she was going to see a show on Friday night. She is believed to have met a man before returning to the $ 2 million family home later that night. A neighbor spotted Ms. Gaal in her backyard hours before her death. Police say he was killed in the basement of the house. Sources familiar with the autopsy report say Ms. Gaal suffered nearly 60 stab wounds to the neck, torso, left arm, fingers and arm. The wounds on her palm and fingers appeared to be defensive wounds. Surveillance footage shows a suspect believed to be the killer dragging a wheeled sports bag containing her body around 4.30pm on Saturday morning. The bag was discovered by a dog walker shortly after 8 a.m. on a popular walkway on Metropolitan Avenue in the Forest Hills, along a section of road that crosses a park. Police say Orsolya Gaal killer sent creepy message to husband Howard Klein (Facebook) He had no ID on her. Police followed the bloody path back to the family home in Juno St, half a mile away. They found Leo only on the top floor of the house. Neighbors said he was handcuffed by police for questioning, before being released later and acquitted of any involvement in the crime. The New York Daily News reported that Leo told investigators he did not know where his mother was. Detectives found no signs of burglary in the home and believe the killer was known to Ms Gaal. Police are reportedly questioning another teenager who lives in the same Forest Hill neighborhood. Neighbor John Blankson told the Post he saw Mrs. Gaal walking in their shared yard with her dog on Friday.
Creepy text messages
Anonymous police sources told PIX11 that the killer used Ms. Gaal’s cell phone to send a series of creepy messages to her husband in the hours after her death. The killer allegedly texted Howard Klein to say, “Your wife sent me to jail a few years ago … I’m back.” Police found Orsolya Gaal’s body in a hockey bag in Queens Park, New York on Saturday, April 16, 2022. (Screenplay for NBC New York) He also issued an ominous warning: “Your whole family is next.” Klein, who was returning to New York from Portland, told the New York Post that he feared his family was still in danger. “There are concerns about our safety,” he told the Post. “Our lives are in danger.” Mr Klein referred to the trip abroad in a tweet that has since been deleted. He also mentioned hedge-funder Bill Browder’s new book about Vladimir Putin. “I just landed in Portland OR before re-evaluating Ann Arbor with my 17-year-old son,” Klein said. “I highly recommend the Freezing Order @Billbrowder, a man I have closely followed and admired since I started on Wall Street in 1997, trading EMEA and Russian shares in hedge funds such as Hermitage.” No suspect has been named in the case and it is unclear what the killer was referring to and police have described the case as a “mystery”.
Who is Orsolya Gaal?
Ms. Gaal is originally from Hungary and studied at the Budapest Business School College of International Management and Business. Surveillance footage shows a man dragging a bag containing Ms. Gaal’s body (Is provided) The friends paid tribute to Ms. Gaal, a mother who lives at home, in Hungarian and English on her Facebook page. “I will always remember how passionate you were about your boys and their upbringing,” a friend wrote. “I’m very sorry for how you left this world, but I hope you find peace in the afterlife.” Another said, “A few years ago, you prayed for my little girl for me, and now I’m here praying for your family to get over this tragedy.” Ms. Gaal’s Facebook page shows that she was a miserable hiker, skier and traveler and enjoyed watching live music. According to a social media account, Ms. Gaal had recently helped Leo’s youngest son raise money for his mitzvah bar. Neighbors told the Post that the mitzva bar was canceled after Mr Klein was attacked by Covid. In a statement to The Independent, the NYPD said police received a 911 call at 8:11 a.m. Saturday after a suspicious bag of blood was found on the corner of Metropolitan Avenue and Jackie Robinson Parkway. Police found Ms Gaal “unconscious and indifferent” in her bag, and was pronounced dead at the scene. A trail of blood followed several blocks to her home in Juno St. “There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.” Police sources told the Post that police responded to a 911 call to the family home in May 2020, after Mr Klein reported that his wife had disappeared. He later told police he was found. The family had lived in the Tudor type house for about nine years, according to a neighbor. Husband Howard Klein founded a boutique financial consulting firm RK Equities in 2002 and spent five years working as an investment banker in Hungary. He holds a degree in economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA in economics from Columbia University. Mr Klein specializes in natural resources, including gold, iron ore and lithium, and speaks regularly at investment conferences, according to an online profile.
A horrible discovery
Glenn Van Nostrand was out walking on his two Rhodesian backs on Saturday morning when he fell on Ms Gaal’s body in a bag. At first he thought the Bauer bag might have been thrown away. His suspicions arose when the dogs got upset as they approached the bag, and he opened it and looked inside. Mr Van Nostrand told the Post he thought he might be a mannequin. “It did not look very meaty. It looked more like a crash test dummy. I thought maybe some equipment was used for something. “I did not think of anything,” he told The Post. He then noticed Ms. Gaal’s black jeans and waist and realized he was looking at a body and called 911. He said Ms. Gaal appeared to be in the fetal position. After the police appeared, he intended to throw his dogs at home before going to the area to make a full report. However, his two dogs got a scent of blood patches about 100 meters away from the body. “Some of the cops followed me and the dogs in it,” he said.
The investigation continues
On Monday afternoon, police removed items from the family’s home in boxes and black plastic bags. The family has not been home since Saturday afternoon.
