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May 16, 2008

May 16th -- 1 dead, dry cleaner in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn....

Kyung-Sook Woo, a 63-year-old Asian female, was found murdered in the bathroom of her dry-cleaning business Friday morning at 1623 10th Avenue in the Windsor Terrace section of Brooklyn, according to police and media reports.

The Daily News reported the woman was found by her son who arrived at the store soon after she opened. The cause of death was not immediately reported.

Woo, who lived in Flushing, Queens, was declared dead at the scene and police announced they are looking for a black male, approximately 20 to 25 years old who was seen near the scene. He reportedly was wearing a baseball cap, blue jeans, and was carrying a black knapsack. Police also believe he may have stolen Ms. Woo's car, a 2008 white Honda Accord, New York license plate # EHS7392.

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Meanwhile, police announced they had arrested the husband of Leonida Davila, a 39-year-old Latina female, who was found dead with her throat cut inside an SUV belonging to her husband that was parked in the Essex Street Garage on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, according to stories in the Daily News and NY Times. Davila's handcuffed body was discovered Tuesday night wrapped in a blanket and sitting on the front passenger seat. William Davila, Leonida's estranged husband (photo left), is being sought for questioning. The couple, who had a child together, has a history of domestic violence.

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