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Tessa Majors’ parents Inman and Christy Majors released a victim impact statement blasting all sides of the trial for the 13-year-old who agreed to a plea deal, ranging from the defense and prosecution, to the defendant himself

The plea deal, the first admission of guilt in connection to the killing, had the teen charged as a minor — allowing him to avoid facing a murder charge, along with a felony designation going on his record until he is 18

The boy’s lawyer said her client admitted being present and involved in the fatal incident, including picking up the knife used in the stabbing, but was “not the main actor”

A 13-year-old suspect has admitted that he was in the park when Tessa Majors was killed, but was not the one who killed her.

A third teen suspected in the attack of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors turned himself in Wednesday morning, law enforcement officials say. Luciano Lewis, 14, was charged as an adult with murder in the second degree and first and second-degree robbery, according to officials. Prosecutors alleged that Lewis prevented her from escaping as she called out for help. Lewis pleaded…

The 14-year-old pleaded not guilty to murder charges stemming from the alleged murder of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

Authorities say a 14-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a Barnard College student in a Manhattan park in December.

A third teen suspected in the attack of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors has turned himself in Wednesday morning, law enforcement officials say. Tracie Strahan reports.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors, the NYPD and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said at a rare Saturday news conference. Majors was in Morningside Park just before 7 p.m. on Dec. 10 when, according to the NYPD, she was a victim of a “robbery gone…

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors. Myles Miller reports.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors, the NYPD and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said at a rare Saturday news conference.

A grand jury will soon begin hearing evidence in connection with the Manhattan park murder of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors, two sources familiar with the investigation told News 4 Wednesday. A 13-year-old boy has already been charged with second-degree murder in the case. Officials are looking into whether two other teens believed to be connected to the brutal killing…

A 13-year-old boy allegedly involved in the brutal stabbing of 18-year-old Tessa Majors appeared in court Thursday as the defense asked for the teen to be released from juvenile detention. While the boy’s attorneys fought for his release, prosecutors cited a report made by the detention center that mentioned he made an aggressive gesture towards staff at one point....

In the wake of Tessa Majors’ death, Barnard College and Columbia University faculty have reported receiving “abhorrent and viciously racist” robocall messages from a white supremacist organization. In a message on the school’s website, Columbia said it is working with New York City police to block the racist messages that came after the 18-year-old college freshman was stabbed and...

The teen had been on the run and police had been looking for him for some time before finally being brought into custody in the Bronx and taken to the stationhouse. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

The teenager wanted for questioning in the Manhattan park murder of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors has been found, questioned and released, authorities said in a tweet Thursday. A photo tweeted out by police with the announcement matches an image of a 14-year-old boy authorities had released earlier in the investigation in their quest to question him. Calling the apprehension…

The teenager wanted for questioning in the Manhattan park murder of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors has been located, authorities said in a tweet Thursday.

A Connecticut man who threatened to kill a New York City teen accused of fatally stabbing a Barnard College student has been charged with making a racist threat online. Trevor Spring, 31, of Mystic, posted the threat Thursday on a Reddit forum about the death of Tessa Majors, according to police. The 18-year-old student from Charlottesville, Virginia, was repeatedly stabbed…

Police have released photos of one of the teens wanted for questioning in connection with the stabbing death of a Barnard College student. Because of the child’s age, police are not releasing his name, but they have been looking to speak with him since Majors was stabbed to death. As of Friday, investigators are not calling the 14-year-old a...

Police have released photos of one of the teens wanted for questioning in connection with the stabbing death of a Barnard College student. Gaby Acevedo reports.