Man charged in stepdaughter’s slaying; body was in suitcase
TROY, N.Y. — A New York man has been charged with killing his 21-year-old stepdaughter and dumping her body in a suitcase that was found floating in a river last year.
Forty-year-old Johnny Oquendo pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges during his arraignment Tuesday in Rensselaer (rehn-suh-LEER’) County Court.
He’s charged with killing Noel Alkaramla, of Troy, in November 2015 and placing her body in a suitcase that later was found in the Hudson River near Albany.