Investigation in Hochman Slaying Turns to Computer Hard Drive

Harrison police are hoping to find clues about Glen Hochman’s decision to kill two of his daughters, himself and family pets on a computer hard drive he deliberately hid.

The Journal News reports that police discovered the hard drive, which was removed from one of several smashed computers, in a bin under other electronic equipment.

Whether the hard drive contains information pertinent to the case is not yet known, but Harrison Police Chief Anthony Marraccini says it may not be enough to fully reveal his motivations. He shot his daughters Alissa, 18, and Deanna, 13, and the family pets before turning the gun on himself.

“I don’t believe we’re ever going to find out why he did this,” Marraccini told The Journal News. “There are no valid reasons for the acts he committed. We’ll never be able to comprehend this guy’s line of thinking.”

Separately, the survivors of the killings, Hochman’s wife Anamarie DiPietro-Hochman and eldest daughter Samantha, will receive his death benefit, even though he had moved to cut them out of pension prior to the slayings.

The New York Post, which was the first to report that Hochman had maneuvered to cut them out, writes that the state Comptroller’s office had not processed the new paperwork Hochman had filed, so the old paperwork listing DiPietro-Hochman as the beneficiary was still valid and will now be processed.

“Under the provisions of state retirement and Social Security law, Mrs. Hochman is entitled to a benefit payment that is currently being processed,” Nikki Jones, deputy press secretary for the Comptroller’s Office, told the Post in a statement.

Photo: The Hochman family via Facebook

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