Crime & Safety
New Haven Man Charged With 1978 NYC Murder
A New Haven man reportedly confessed his role in a 1978 homicide to a Metro North conductor.
NEW HAVEN, CT — A New Haven man has been charged with a 1978 murder in New York City, according to a statement from U.S. Marshals. Leandro Teissonniere, 64, was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Estaban Vega at 1751 Lexington Ave. on Dec. 11, 1978.
Teissonniere confessed the decades old killing to a Metro-North conductor in May on a train in New Haven en route to Grand Central Terminal, The Daily News reported. It was not clear why he confessed the crime, related to a marijuana deal gone bad.
The conductor then notified MTA police, who contacted the NYPD.
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Teissonniere was arrested at his 210 Davenport Ave. home in New Haven early Wednesday morning, according to the statement from U.S. Marshals.
He was transported to the New Haven Police Department and charged as a fugitive from justice pending extradition to New York City.
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