Crammed Into a Crawl Space: The Unsolved Murder of John Taylor
Police have appealed for the public’s help in finding out who killed the Staten Island teenager.
The New York Police Department has released a picture of a young man who was murdered more than 20 years ago in the hope of generating new tips to crack the cold case.
John Taylor was just 19 when his girlfriend reported him missing on January 4th 2000, and it seemed as though he had simply disappeared into thin air.
He had last been seen at a building on 70 Broad Street on Staten Island, where he had been provided with housing as part of a project designed to support the homeless.
Police carried out a search at the property and came upon an ominous patch of blood, but there was no further sign of John and no leads generated as a result, the Staten Island Advance reported.
Then, more than ten years later, an extreme weather event finally revealed the missing man’s whereabouts.
Tropical Storm Irene tore through the island in 2011 and caused major flooding to many buildings, including the block located at 70 Broad Street. It was by now owned by a private landlord, and he brought in contractors to make a start on repairing some of the damage.
