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'Killer nanny' had weird habits in weeks before brutal murders: friend
A friend of the Upper West Side nanny on trial for butchering two little kids testified Monday that the woman had been acting oddly — collapsing into crying fits and...
'Killer' nanny finally cries during psychiatrist's testimony
The Upper West Side nanny accused of brutally murdering two children in her care cried for the first time during her trial as she heard testimony from a psychiatrist who...
'Killer nanny' gave statement in hospital while heavily drugged: doctor
Lawyers for the nanny accused of slaughtering two children on the Upper West Side tried to poke holes Thursday in the prosecution’s case by attacking a police interview of her...
Father of kids slain by 'killer nanny' gives heartbreaking testimony
The broken dad of the two little kids allegedly butchered by their Upper West Side nanny fought back tears in court Tuesday as he recalled seeing their tiny bodies at...
'Killer nanny' seemed sane before slaughter: ex-clients
A pair of Upper West Side moms whose kids played with the two tots killed by nanny Yoselyn Ortega testified Tuesday that they hired her to watch their children just...
Jurors endure gruesome blow-by-blow of 'killer nanny' attack
The mettle of a group of Manhattan jurors was put to the ultimate test Monday as they endured a city medical examiner describing in explicit detail how a crazed nanny...
'Killer' nanny laughs maniacally during her murder trial
The Upper West Side nanny accused of slaughtering two young tots laughed maniacally and muttered to herself in Spanish in court Friday as an NYPD detective recounted the bloodbath. Retired...
'Killer' nanny complained about mom right after grisly murders
When the Upper West Side nanny accused of slaughtering two tots opened her eyes after the bloody attack, a breathing tube down her throat and shackled to a hospital bed,...
Killer nanny met with shrink days before double murder
The Upper West Side nanny charged in the slashing deaths of two young tots visited a psychologist three days before the double murder — but wasn’t determined to be mentally...
'Killer' nanny refuses to look at grisly crime scene photos
Jurors in the trial of the Upper West Side nanny accused of murdering two young children endured more grisly crime-scene photos Tuesday — including the blood-spattered bathroom where the bodies...
Killer nanny had 'eyes of the devil' after slaughter: super
The Upper West Side nanny on trial for the slaughter of two young children had the “eyes of the devil” after the 2012 rampage, according to testimony Monday that included...
Jurors in nanny killer trial hear tape of mom's anguished cries
Jurors wiped away tears Friday as they heard an Upper West Side mom’s anguished screams in the background of a 911 call reporting the stabbing deaths of her two tots....
Mom rips into killer nanny before bolting out of courtroom
The mother of two tots allegedly slaughtered by their nanny six years ago lost her cool in court Friday, screaming “You’re evil!” at her former caregiver as she bolted from the...
Jurors likely to endure killer nanny crime scene photos
Jurors in the trial for the nanny who confessed to butchering two children will likely have to endure seeing crime scene photos of the 2012 bloodbath. Valerie Van Leer-Greenberg asked...
Mom confronts nanny accused of butchering her children
The Upper West Side mom whose two tots were butchered by their nanny ripped the alleged killer as a “liar” Thursday — and then relived the horror of discovering their...
Lawyer says nanny suffered from mental illness, didn't plan to kill kids
The nanny charged in the fatal slashings of two young children in an Upper West Side bathtub six years ago “lacked the ability to make any decisions” the day of...
Prosecutor recreates gruesome scene where nanny butchered two kids
A Manhattan prosecutor painted a gruesome scene for jurors Thursday, recalling how an Upper West Side nanny slit the throats of two young children six years ago and left them...
Parents' unspeakable pain revisited as nanny trial begins
The Upper West Side couple whose two young children were allegedly slashed to death by their deranged nanny six years ago is staying "positive" as the case goes to trial Thursday....
Full jury selected for trial of accused 'killer nanny'
A full jury has now been selected to sit in on the trial of a Manhattan nanny accused of hacking to death two small children in her charge. Seven woman...
Juror for trial of 'killer nanny' nearly breaks down
Five jurors have been selected to serve on the trial of the nanny accused of butchering two children in an Upper West Side bathtub -- with one of the women...