Map: The location where Paola Illera was found
Bobby Wagner Walk, East Harlem, NY 10029
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The location where Paola Illera was found
Crime Location in East Harlem, New York
In January 1991, 13-year-old Paola Illera went missing from her apartment building in East Harlem.
Three hours later, her body was found beside this pedestrian ramp under the Wards Island Bridge.
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Paola Illera's apartment
Illera lived on the 30th floor of 420 East 111th Street.
Kee lived with relatives on the 19th floor. However, his apartment was empty at the time.
When Illera stepped into the elevator with him, Kee saw the chance encounter as an opportunity. At that point, he either forced her back to his place or lured her there using a ruse.
In later cases, he held some of his victims at knifepoint and directed them where to go. Therefore, it is possible that he did the same thing with Illera.
Johalis Castro murder
On September 10th, 1997, Kee transported Johalis Castro to the top of this building at 218 East 104th Street and then set her on fire.
The autopsy revealed that the 19-year-old was still alive when he poured gasoline on her body and lit the match.
The apartment building in question is just 0.4 miles northwest of where he dumped Illera's remains.
Castro reportedly knew Kee and had called him shortly before the incident.
The killing stumped investigators. Although she had an abusive ex-boyfriend, the police were certain that he had nothing to do with it. Furthermore, they couldn't think of a reason why Castro would have been in such a building in the first place.
During the early 1990s, 218 East 104th Street had a bad reputation for drugs. However, Castro did not take drugs. Nor were there any illegal substances found in her system.
At the time of her death, she had an infant daughter named Jovana and was studying computer science.
Detectives stated that "she was a good kid" who had no known ties to the building.
Rasheeda Washington murder
On June 2nd, 1998, the body of Rasheeda Washington was discovered in a stairwell at 1345 Fifth Avenue, in a development known as the Taft Houses.
The 18-year-old fashion student had been raped and then strangled to death.
The location is one mile away from the ramp where Illera was found.
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