Domestic violence shelter worker allegedly killed by ex-con fianc and left to decay like roadkill

A Queens woman who worked at a domestic violence shelter and “was passionate about helping people” was fatally shot in the head by her ex-con fiancé — and then left to decay “like roadkill,” according to cops and the victim’s sister. Angelique Apostol, 38, was found lifeless inside the St.Albans home of her partner, Mark Washington, on June 24, cops and kin said.She was last seen alive exactly two weeks earlier on June 10, the day she and her beau had planned to head to Game 4 of the Knicks’ historic championship run at Madison Square Garden – but never made it, according to her sister, Melanie Apostol, 37. Instead, Washington allegedly shot Apostol in the head — but her body was so badly decomposed by the time she was discovered that investigators couldn’t see the gunshot wound at first, cops and sources said.But Melanie knew the victim was her sister when “[cops] showed me tattoos on her body, which were my children’s names,” she said.

The day of the alleged murder, Apostol and Washington attended a charity event together, Melanie said. “They were seen on the Ring camera from neighbors returning together, and then him leaving the residence, maybe like a half-an-hour, 45 minutes later without her and his belongings,” the grieving sister said. Nearly three months later, Washington — who has 11 prior arrests — is still on the lam in connection to the deadly shooting, police said. “I know he discarded her and he shot her in the face, which was intentional because we couldn’t even say goodbye to her,” Melanie said.“We couldn’t have an open casket, and he left her there like roadkill.

So I’m asking… if anybody can help or locate this person or their whereabouts, any type of information, please, I’m begging.”Melanie said she would have never expected her sister’s relationship to turn violent.The two often posted on TikTok together, and even shared a video of their engagement on the platform. “That was her f...