No one in court speaks on behalf of homeless NYC victims Randy Santos bludgeoned to death
Randy Santos was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for the bludgeoning deaths of four homeless men in New York City. No friends or family of the victims were present in court to speak on their behalf during the sentencing. The case highlighted issues of homelessness, mental illness, and violence in the city.
- ▪Randy Santos was convicted of first-degree murder for killing four homeless men in 2019.
- ▪No victim impact statements were presented in court during the sentencing.
- ▪Santos' defense argued that his schizophrenia contributed to his violent actions.
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Metro No one in court speaks on behalf of homeless NYC victims Randy Santos bludgeoned to death By Associated Press Published May 29, 2026, 7:19 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google There was no one in the courtroom on Thursday to speak on behalf of the four men Randy Santos bludgeoned to death with a metal bar as they slept on the New York City streets. No anguished friends or relatives to tell the judge about Florencio Moran, Nazario Vásquez Villegas, Anthony Manson and Chuen Kok’s abruptly shortened lives. No one to confront Santos face-to-face about his psychosis-fueled rampage through Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood nearly seven years ago, or to hear him apologize.
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