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NYPD: Man whose body was found in fridge was killed over unpaid rent dispute

Court records say that the victim, Kawsheen Gelzer, was found dismembered inside of a fridge in the apartment of Heather Stines.

Adolfo Carrion

Feb 6, 2024, 10:12 PM

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Police are bringing new details to light over an incident where a man's body was found stuffed inside a refrigerator in Flatbush.

MORE: NYPD arrests woman in connection to body found in Flatbush refrigerator

Court records say that the victim, Kawsheen Gelzer, was found dismembered inside of a fridge in the apartment of Heather Stines.

Stines was arrested and charged with concealment of a human corpse. Her husband, Nicholas McGee, is the man responsible for killing Gelzer over a dispute regarding unpaid rent, according to the NYPD.

McGee has been in prison for several months and is currently serving jail time. He admitted to detectives that he killed Gelzer with a hammer while he was sleeping due to unpaid rent.

Friends of the late Gelzer say that he lived on the block but had disappeared a long time ago.

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