Two suspects in Long Island body parts case charged with murder: officials
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (PIX11) – Two suspects accused of hiding human remains across Long Island earlier this year were charged with murder on Monday, according to officials.
Jeffrey Mackey and Alexis Nieves both pleaded not guilty to the charges in the deaths of Malcolm Brown and Donna Conneely, officials said. Mackey was charged in connection to Malcolm Brown and Conneely’s death, while Nieves was charged in Conneely’s death.
Two additional suspects, Steven Brown and Amanda Wallace, were also arrested in March. They were not charged with murder. Steven Brown and Malcolm Brown are cousins.
Mackey, Nieves and Steven Brown allegedly planned to kill the two victims, prosecutors said. The home where the killings allegedly took place, 25 Railroad Ave. in Amityville, was searched by Suffolk police in March.
Mackey is accused of repeatedly stabbing Malcolm Brown to death before attacking Conneely, who was trying to intervene, prosecutors said. Conneely was then stabbed in the neck and strangled by Mackey before Nieves allegedly beat and stabbed her, according to prosecutors.
Malcolm Brown and Conneely were then dismembered in a bathtub in the Amityville home, prosecutors alleged. Blood was found throughout the home during the investigation, according to the indictment.
The victims’ body parts were later discovered in three locations. Human remains were originally discovered in Southards Pond Park in Babylon on Feb. 29, and more body parts were discovered in a wooded area in West Babylon and Bethpage State Park on March 5.
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The knife used to kill Malcolm Brown and Conneely was also used to rob a gas station prior to the killings, according to prosecutors.
Mackey, Nieves, Steven Brown, and Wallace were also charged with concealment of a human corpse by “hacking,” hindering prosecution, and tampering with physical evidence. Less than an hour after being charged, they were all released without bail.
Their release has sparked outrage among officials who blamed New York’s bail reform laws. After her release, Wallace was arrested again for allegedly shoplifting from a CVS store.
If convicted of the murder charges, Mackey could face up to two terms of 25 years to life in prison, while Nieves could face one term of 25 years to life in prison.
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.
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