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IC3 · 10-27-2003, 10:19 AM

2 slain over electric bill

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A Brooklyn man enraged over a high electric bill killed his roommate yesterday and then fatally slashed her 11-year-old daughter's throat as the helpless girl slept, police said.
"I did something bad," Albert Clarke, 41, said after he turned himself in to cops in Manhattan around 1:30 p.m., officials said.

"Apparently, the electrical bill was too high," a police source said.

The bloodshed erupted in the kitchen of the East New York apartment Clarke shared with the 43-year-old woman, cops said.

The two met while living in another building and decided to share the Logan St. flat to save money, police said.

"They told the landlord they were husband and wife," the police source said.

The man lived in a locked bedroom in the front of the apartment but shared a kitchen with the woman and her daughter.

Police said they would not identify the victims until relatives in Jamaica were notified.

Clarke, who was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, used a pipe wrapped in electrical tape to bludgeon the woman and then stabbed her several times in the neck, police said.

He then turned his wrath on the girl, who was sleeping in the bedroom that she shared with her mom, police said.

"He slit her throat from ear to ear," a second police source said.

Neighbors said the little girl jumped rope on the block and always offered a cheerful "Hello" to passersby.

"She was a nice child. She was polite and nice to talk to," said a 52-year-old woman who said she walked the girl and her own daughter to school at PS 345.

"I was crying when I heard this," added the woman, who did not want her name used.

Another neighbor in the three-story rowhouse said he was stunned to learn that Clarke, a chatty tenant who worked as a welder, was accused of the double murder.

"He doesn't seem like the type," said the man, who also did not want his named used. "He's very easygoing. He would spend time talking about current affairs."

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I hate bills too...But holy shit...

Nimbletoe · 10-27-2003, 10:21 AM

Things like these make me ashamed to be human sometimes :P

mb99usa · 10-27-2003, 10:25 AM

Temporary insanity plea, few months in a psyche ward and he'll be back out on the street.

Sometimes there is nothing to do but shake your head and be grateful you are not his roommate.

Semi-Normal · 10-27-2003, 04:05 PM

*Turns his fan heater off*

What I can't understand is why he killed the little girl. I mean, killing the roommate was bad enough, but at least there was a motive, however stupid it was. But for love of god, why kill her daughter?

Ashton · 10-27-2003, 04:48 PM

Have a seat Albert

GuttersnipeXL · 10-27-2003, 04:55 PM

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Originally posted by mb99usa
Temporary insanity plea, few months in a psyche ward and he'll be back out on the street.....

The sad thing is that, what you said is not out of the realm of possibility. "I did something bad"...yeah, see ya in hell asshole.

Snakebyt · 10-28-2003, 12:19 AM

people take things too seriously these days, and get too carried away

Litespeed · 10-28-2003, 02:31 PM

How very tragic. Seems like it came out of nowhere considering the neighbors thought they were all good people. I just hope that the families aren't too traumatized by it all.

iktoweya · 10-28-2003, 03:15 PM

wow thats pretty crazy sometimes it makes you wonder who your roommates really are

dnd · 10-29-2003, 03:39 PM

thats really sick, the guy must have had some mental problems, but with people like this, it makes me wish the death penalty was still in force in england.

carpenterm · 10-29-2003, 03:42 PM

what an idioit

Meanee · 10-29-2003, 06:29 PM

Figures.. East New York... Not the greatest place to live in Brooklyn. Most likely the worst.

Aesik · 10-29-2003, 09:10 PM

I'm a big fan of the death penalty, period.

monty121052 · 10-31-2003, 06:34 AM

What an awful event for all concerned

NeverBorn · 10-31-2003, 07:32 AM

I think he needs psycologically evaluated, then fried. No "normal easy going person" kills their roomates because of a bill, especially a little child.

gov135 · 10-31-2003, 08:01 AM

He shoulda signed up for the plan where you pay an average each month, so you don't have to get insane heating bills in the winter.

If he did that over an electric bill, I'd hate to see his reaction over the price of gas nowadays.

Darkeryet · 10-31-2003, 08:29 AM

The world gets darker and darker everyday.

Fry em.

10-27-2003, 10:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nimbletoe Junkie Location: Michigan	Things like these make me ashamed to be human sometimes :P __________________ Go Pistons!

10-27-2003, 10:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
mb99usa Keep on rolling. It only hurts for a little while. Location: wherever I am	Temporary insanity plea, few months in a psyche ward and he'll be back out on the street. Sometimes there is nothing to do but shake your head and be grateful you are not his roommate. __________________ So, what's your point? It's not an attitude, it's a way of life.

10-27-2003, 04:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Semi-Normal Insane Location: Christchurch, New Zealand	Turns his fan heater off What I can't understand is why he killed the little girl. I mean, killing the roommate was bad enough, but at least there was a motive, however stupid it was. But for love of god, why kill her daughter? __________________ I'm not lazy, I'm "motivationally challenged."

10-28-2003, 03:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
iktoweya These pretzels are making me thirsty!! Location: 105B	wow thats pretty crazy sometimes it makes you wonder who your roommates really are __________________ i miss K-Wise

10-29-2003, 03:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
dnd Psycho Location: London...no longer a student	thats really sick, the guy must have had some mental problems, but with people like this, it makes me wish the death penalty was still in force in england. __________________ "Never underestimate a dumb question"-- Brandon Boyd

10-27-2003, 04:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ashton PORNHOUND Location: California	Have a seat Albert

10-28-2003, 12:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	people take things too seriously these days, and get too carried away

10-28-2003, 02:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Litespeed Loser Location: Thousand Oaks, CA	How very tragic. Seems like it came out of nowhere considering the neighbors thought they were all good people. I just hope that the families aren't too traumatized by it all.

10-29-2003, 03:42 PM	#11 (permalink)
carpenterm Upright	what an idioit

10-29-2003, 06:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
Meanee Upright	Figures.. East New York... Not the greatest place to live in Brooklyn. Most likely the worst.

10-29-2003, 09:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
Aesik Tilted	I'm a big fan of the death penalty, period.

10-31-2003, 06:34 AM	#14 (permalink)
monty121052 Insane Location: Newcastle-Australia	What an awful event for all concerned

10-31-2003, 07:32 AM	#15 (permalink)
NeverBorn I'm a pepper bitch..	I think he needs psycologically evaluated, then fried. No "normal easy going person" kills their roomates because of a bill, especially a little child.

10-31-2003, 08:01 AM	#16 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	He shoulda signed up for the plan where you pay an average each month, so you don't have to get insane heating bills in the winter. If he did that over an electric bill, I'd hate to see his reaction over the price of gas nowadays.

10-31-2003, 08:29 AM	#17 (permalink)
Darkeryet Upright	The world gets darker and darker everyday. Fry em. __________________ Darkeryet