NYC educators murder charge: Letters to the Editor Nov. 10, 2026

Once again, a beautiful and good person is apparently murdered by a mentally unstable person (“Killer’s deranged excuse,” Nov.9).The NYPD and the Marines ultimately rejected him due to mental illness, yet the city Department of Education didn’t notice the obvious signs, such as talking to himself? Even the 12-year-olds knew he was a danger.Connie AbateDumont, NJMy heart breaks for the family and friends of Katie Suarez.

Why her? Was she someone he stalked? She was only a few yards from the bank she worked at.How far from the scene did Sayed Mohassib live?All of this will come out eventually.

But in this young lady’s memory, we must do a better job vetting people — especially when the job deals with children.And, if you ever believe you’re a victim of stalking, don’t brush it off; make people aware and do not go out alone.Sharon CesarioBrooklynThe level of incompetence that led to Katie Suarez’s murder is mind-boggling.How do you explain this lunatic passing the psychological test to be accepted into the NYPD the first time? He left it to join the Marines and was almost immediately discharged, deemed psychologically unfit to serve.The final and most disturbing bit of incompetence is this psychopath then being hired by the Department of Education.Tragically, Suarez became an alleged victim of this ticking time bomb, but her murder resulted in him finally being taken off the street, something a clearly inept system was unable to do.Thomas UrbanWantaghThe man accused of killing the jogger on the Belt Parkway said he blacked out and found blood all over himself after getting home.What’s more disturbing is that the NYPD found blood on the walls of his bedroom in the apartment where he lived with his mother.How did she not see this?Joseph ComperchioBrooklynThese days, there are too many stories similar to the violent death of Katie Suarez.

The problem is there is not enough vetting of who the government is letting into the Police Department and educa...