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Updated · liherald.com · Jul 1
Teacher Joseph Horner, 27, Charged in 25-Year-Old Woman's Strangulation Death
Updated
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.

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