Illegal migrant butchered 2 women in savage LI murders, cops say: ‘I’ve killed someone’
Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera, a 22-year-old illegal immigrant, is accused of stabbing two women to death in separate attacks on Long Island. The victims, a 42-year-old coworker and a 32-year-old woman with whom he lived, were both attacked in the early hours of Friday. Rivera reportedly called police afterward and said, 'I’ve killed someone,' leading to his arrest in Lynbrook.
- ▪Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera allegedly stabbed a coworker to death outside a Wendy’s in Island Park.
- ▪Hours later, he allegedly killed his 32-year-old roommate in Valley Stream.
- ▪Both victims suffered multiple stab wounds to the neck and torso.
- ▪Rivera came to the U.S. illegally in 2016 at age 12 and is now facing multiple murder charges.
- ▪He called police and confessed before being arrested outside a 7-Eleven in Lynbrook.
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Long Island Illegal migrant butchered 2 women in savage LI murders, cops say: ‘I’ve killed someone’ By Anthony Blair Published May 3, 2026, 9:13 a.m. ET An illegal immigrant butchered two women — a coworker and his roommate — in separate, savage attacks on Long Island, before calmly telling police, “I’ve killed someone,” cops said. Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera, 22, allegedly stabbed a 42-year-old coworker to death as she took out the garbage at a Wendy’s in Island Park in Nassau County just after midnight on Friday, News 12 reported. The victim was taking out the trash when Rivera allegedly ambushed her, cops said. He allegedly killed his second victim, a 32-year-old woman, on Mineola Avenue in Valley Stream several hours later, according to Nassau County police.
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