Yoselyn Ortega
Potential jurors in 'killer nanny' trial warned it could take months
More than 250 potential jurors were warned Monday that they would have to give up four months of their lives to serve on the murder trial of the Upper West...
Upper West Side 'killer nanny' headed to trial
After years of waiting, the nanny charged with brutally murdering two tots in the bathtub of their Upper West Side apartment is finally headed to trial. Jury selection is expected...
This author is cashing in on a real-life NYC tragedy
Leila Slimani’s novel “The Perfect Nanny” has become a global bestseller, winning critical acclaim for its young Moroccan-French author. It’s a well-told tale written in sparse, economical prose — a...
Nanny was delirious when she confessed to fatal stabbings: psychiatrist
The nanny accused of murdering two siblings in her charge was disoriented and delirious the week that she made a series of statements to investigators from her hospital bed, a...
Cop: Nanny confessed, apologized for fatally stabbing kids
The nanny accused of killing two children in her charge confessed to the savage slayings — and even apologized, a cop testified on Thursday. Yoselyn Ortega, 55, had been in...
Statements from deranged nanny who stabbed tots should be tossed: lawyer
The lawyer for a deranged Upper West Side nanny who fatally stabbed two tots insisted Monday that some of her client’s statements to cops should be tossed — because she...
Mom of children killed by nanny: My kids send me messages
Tragic Manhattan mom Marina Krim has revealed how she stays “connected” to her two dead children. In an uplifting essay published on Sheryl Sandberg's new community website optionb.org, she claims...
Nanny who fatally stabbed children rejects generous plea deal
A Manhattan judge Thursday made a surprise plea offer to the nanny who stabbed to death two young children in the bathtub of their Upper West Side apartment — despite...
Parents of kids allegedly killed by nanny expecting baby boy
Nearly three years after two of their children were brutally killed, Kevin and Marina Krim have announced that they are expecting a baby boy. “Marina is pregnant with a baby...
'Killer' nanny says she is 'sorry' for butchering kids
The unhinged nanny charged with butchering two children in the bathtub of their Upper West Side home two years ago said she was sorry for what she had done, new...
Mom haunted by accused killer nanny's lookalike sister
Two of her children were allegedly slaughtered by their nanny, and now Manhattan mom Marina Krim must face another devastating trauma — seeing the suspect’s lookalike sister every day. The...
Parents of children in ‘killer nanny’ attack find solace in art, family
The Upper West Side parents whose nanny allegedly stabbed two of their children to death last year said they are learning to live again with the help of their friends...
Parents who lost two children in 'killer nanny' attack welcome son
A New York City couple who lost two of their children in an attack police blamed on their nanny has welcomed a baby boy. Kevin and Marina Krim announced the...
Trial for ‘killer nanny’
Accused “killer nanny” Yoselyn Ortega is not the catatonic “parakeet” she appears to be — and is mentally fit to stand trial for the slaying of two children in their...
'Killer nanny' Yoselyn Ortega to stand trial, judge rejects claims that 'the defendant is tantamount to a parakeet'
Accused “killer nanny” Yoselyn Ortega is fit to stand trial for murdering two young children in their Manhattan apartment, a judge ruled today in rejecting defense claims that she’s mentally...
Slasher nanny still fit for trial in alleged murder of kids despite brain damage: doctor
A doctor who examined a nanny accused of brutally slashing her two charges to death -- before turning the knife on herself – says she suffered brain damage when she...
West Side ‘tot slay’ nanny unfit for trial, psychiatrist says
The nanny charged with slashing two kids to death on the Upper West Side is too depressed, psychotic and brain damaged to be fit for trial, a defense psychiatrist argued...
Lawyer for 'killer nanny' barred from upcoming sessions between shrinks, prosecutors
The nanny charged in the October bathtub slashing murders of two Upper West Side children lost a small legal battle today, when a judge barred her attorney from sitting in...
Date set to determine if 'slay nanny' fit to stand trail
A June 24 date has been set for an open court hearing to determine if accused killer nanny Yoselyn Ortega is mentally fit for trial. Ortega, 50, is charged with...
Parents of 'nanny slay' tots expecting baby boy one year after home slash horror
The Upper West Side parents whose two children were allegedly butchered by their nanny are expecting a baby boy in the fall - roughly a year after their horrific loss....