DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest in 2020 Bronx Newborn Twins Homicide

Arrest in Bronx Cold Case

• 🎯 Stephanie Castillo, 36, has been arrested and charged with two counts of murder and manslaughter in the 2020 cold case of newborn twins.
• 💡 Investigators used DNA evidence to confirm Castillo as the mother of the infants.
• 📍 Castillo resided in an apartment on College Avenue, overlooking the area where the children were discovered.

Details of the Homicide

• 👶 Police believe the babies were disposed of out the window from the fourth-floor apartment.
• 🩺 Both infants suffered from blunt force trauma, and the medical examiner determined they had been born alive just hours earlier.
• 💔 The case was ruled a homicide.

Proper Burial and Investigation

• 🎗️ Detectives raised money to give the infants a proper burial.
• 🕊️ The twins were named Zeke and Zayn.
• 👏 The NYPD emphasized their commitment to not giving up on cold cases, highlighting the work of their detectives.