Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of Albany Man Accused In Ex-GF's Long Island Slaying

RIVERSIDE, NY — Jury selection has begun in the case of an Albany man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death in 2021, Suffolk District Attorney Ray Tierney's office said.

Kason Parker is charged with second-degree murder for fatally stabbing Meghan Kiefer, 27, outside of her Coram home, Suffolk police previously said.

A 911 caller reported that there was an “injured woman” at a home on Harford Drive at about 4:45 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2021. When officers arrived at the scene, they found her with stab wounds on the front lawn, police said.

Suffolk prosecutors told a judge at Parker's arraignment that he dragged Kiefer from her car and stabbed her multiple times after she returned home with a friend on Saturday, News 4 reported.

Prosecutors said Parker has convictions for strangulation and second-degree assault in Albany, News 4 reported. Parker, who served two-to-four years in 2007 for the crimes, was also involved in an attempted assault in Brooklyn in 2010, according to News 4.

Parker's attorney, John Hansche of Sayville, could not be immediately reached for comment.

Kiefer was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she died, according to police.

She was remembered by colleagues as a loving, caring, and valuable person on the team at JDC’s Tailgaters Sports Bar in Holbrook, according to a Facebook post.

"We are sad-hearted to say Meghan Kiefer passed away," the post read. "She will always be loved, and a part of our hearts, and be one of the team."

Kiefer went to Sachem High School North, according to her Facebook page.