NYPD has identified the wanted suspect in the triple stab homicide committed at a Queens home: Travis Blake (22), alleged boyfriend of the older victim, Darlene Barnett, a mother of 55 years.
The police yesterday released the photo of Blake, asking for help in locating him, in connection with the stabbing and beating murders of two women and a man in a single-family home at 155 St. near 116 Rd., in the South Jamaica neighborhood. The three bodies were found on Friday afternoon, but apparently the crimes were committed two days earlier.
According to the New York police, Blake had been dating Barnett and had stopped at his house to “collect your property”. This was stated by the other female victim, Vashawnna Malcolm (), to her brother on the phone last Wednesday.
Barnett, his son Dervon Brightly (55) and his niece Malcolm were found dead in their home two days later and their bodies were already decomposing from the summer heat, according to police.
Malcolm, a native of the island of Jamaica, was visiting New York, according to sources. Her body was the first to be found by the police. She was found bound and gagged with duct tape in a second floor bedroom and had been stabbed multiple times, according to New York Post.
The bodies of his aunt and his cousin were found in the closed basement of the house. Barnett was stabbed several times and her son suffered severe head trauma.
The reason is not clear of the triple crime. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the suspect should call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-CLUE ( 2022). Also through crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.