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    • Suspected Killer Of Boy Member Of Jewish Community


    by on Jul 13th, 2011

    The dumpster where police found Leiby Kletzky's body (Todd Maise for Daily News)

    At about 9:30 am this morning, the Daily News updated their story, quoting Dov

    Suspected killer Levi Aron (Facebook via Daily News)

    Hikind that the suspected Borough Park child killer is Jewish. Authorities still have yet to release his name. The suspect, whose name is Levi Aron, lives with his parents in the nearby neighborhood of Kensington, in a third floor attic apartment. He has yet to be charged.

    Shomrim patrol coordinator Jacob Daskel told the Daily News that he knows the suspect from around the neighborhood.

    As we previously reported, the missing boy’s body was found in a Park Slope dumpster and apparent body parts, including the boy’s feet, were found in the suspect’s refrigerator.

    The main suspect, who at the time of publishing remains unidentified Levi Aron, moved to Brooklyn from Memphis, Tennessee after divorcing his wife Debbie Kivel who, according to the Daily News, had also filed an order of protection against him. He works at Empire Hardware (639 McDonald Avenue). A co-worker quoted by the News said the Aron arrived to work ill seeming normal yesterday. He said the suspect was known to have a temper.

    “He’s a funny guy,” the colleague said. “We knew something was wrong with him but he worked very well. He would flip out sometimes. If you really got him good he would flip out and you’d be asking ‘What happened? We were just joking around.”

    A neighbor saw the suspect taken into custody with two others from the home on East 2nd Street near Avenue C, around 3:30 am this morning. Leiby, the missing boy, was caught on a surveillance camera about 5:30 pm Monday at the intersection of 18th Avenue, Dahill Road and 45th Street. He can be seen walking behind a bearded man believed to be Levi Aron. He had gotten lost on his way to meet his parents. It was the first time he walked the neighborhood’s streets alone- only after begging his parents to be allowed to do so.

    The suspect Levi Aron was also caught on another surveillance camera outside his dentist’s office, where he went to pay a bill with his credit card. Police tracked Aron down with the help of another dentist and a receptionist who were able to find the alleged killer’s name in office records.

    The massive search for Leiby Kletzky on Tuesday included over one hundred volunteers organized by the Shomrim community patrol. Local politicians Peter Abbate, Dov Hikind, the Shomrim and others had posted a $100,000 reward for information.

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    • Anonymous

      This is just so sad. Knowing the Orthodox Jewish community and how protective they are of each other and untrusting of those who aren’t like them, I’m sure he was taught that he could trust anyone who looks like him. I’m sure he never would have accepted a ride from anyone who did not look like an Orthodox Jew. So the kid does everything he is taught and has the misfortune of trusting a mentally ill individual. There are really no words one can say other than giving heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

      • Wanderinglioness

        This is so true – I used to work for hassidic jews and this is exactly how they were. If you don’t look like them, if you are not one of them, they don’t trust you – and this is what they teach their children. So, in the long run, they treat those who are not orthodox jewish like servants and lower class citizens. It’s just hatred on their part, pure and simple. They are way too overprotective, and this is why their children have problems. They should let them be “of the world” (a little bit), let them become a little bit street smart.

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