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A handyman who ran errands for elderly tenants in a Brooklyn housing project was arrested Wednesday for a string of murders, the New York Police Department (NYPD) announced Thursday.
Kevin Gavin, 66, murdered three senior residents at the Carter G. Woodson Houses over the span of six years, with his most recent murder happening Jan. 15, police said during a press conference.
“Mr. Gavin was familiar with many of the residents in the building and ran errands for some of the elderly tenants who resided at that location,” said NYPD Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison.
“NYPD detectives were able to link Gavin to the murders through witnesses and forensic evidence,” Harrison said.