Teacher Joseph Horner, 27, Charged in 25-Year-Old Woman's Strangulation Death
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Updated · liherald.com · Jul 1
Teacher Joseph Horner, 27, Charged in 25-Year-Old Woman's Strangulation Death
3 articles · Updated · liherald.com · Jul 1
Summary
Nassau County police charged Joseph Horner, 27, with second-degree murder after a 25-year-old woman was found dead Monday in a ground-floor apartment on North Oak Street in North Massapequa.
Police said Horner, who lived in an upstairs apartment at the same residence, called 911 at about 8:45 a.m. to report the woman was dead; officers tried lifesaving measures before she was pronounced dead at 9:25 a.m.
Investigators determined the woman died by strangulation and said Horner had known her since 2016, when he met his wife, though authorities did not identify the victim or disclose a motive.
Oceanside School District later confirmed Horner was a music teacher and placed him on immediate administrative leave after police notified officials of the homicide arrest.
Horner was led in handcuffs from Nassau Police Headquarters for arraignment in Hempstead and faces 25 years to life if convicted of second-degree murder.