NYC woman released from prison after new evidence contradicts accounts claiming she helped hitman in 1999

A New York pistillate who had been successful situation for 13 years was released Tuesday aft caller grounds contradicted accounts that she helped a hitman transportation retired a execution 25 years agone successful the Bronx.

Kimberly Hanzlik, 59, was convicted successful 2011 alongside gunman Joseph Meldish implicit allegations that she tipped disconnected Meldish that his target, Thomas Brown, was sitting successful Frenchy’s Tavern connected East Tremont Avenue successful the Throggs Neck conception of the Bronx connected March 21, 1999. Meldish past went into the constitution and changeable Joseph Brown, who looked similar his brother, Thomas Brown.

Hanzlik was sentenced to 20 years to beingness successful authorities prison, portion Meldish was sentenced to 25 years to beingness successful prison. But caller grounds revealed by the Bronx District Attorney’s Office formed uncertainty connected whether the victim's woman could place Hanzlik arsenic having been astatine the country of the crime.

In a proceeding astatine the Bronx Hall of Justice connected Tuesday, Administrative Judge Alvin Yearwood granted the question by Hanzlik's lawyer to vacate the conviction, disregard the indictment and seal the lawsuit against Hanzlik, ordering her merchandise from authorities prison.

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A New York pistillate who had been successful situation for 13 years was freed aft caller grounds contradicted accounts that she helped a hitman transportation retired a murder. (iStock)

"Ms. Hanzlik served 13 years successful situation based connected proceedings grounds that would not conscionable today’s threshold of credibility fixed the find of caller information, which casts uncertainty connected the integrity of her conviction, and we cannot basal by it," Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, who joined the petition to vacate the condemnation and disregard the charges, said successful a statement. "I recognize this causes symptom and anguish for the victim's family, but successful the involvement of justice, we are dismissing the indictment against Ms. Hanzlik."

It was alleged that Meldish was upset that Thomas Brown, a erstwhile cause dealer, refused to lend him wealth for a woody and reported Meldish to constabulary erstwhile helium burglarized his location successful retribution.

Hanzlik, a crack-addicted prostitute astatine the time, allegedly went with Meldish and different antheral to the barroom wherever Thomas Brown was known to frequent, popped successful and believed she saw him sitting with his woman and told Meldish helium was inside.

Kimberly Hanzlik, 59, was convicted successful 2011 alongside gunman Joseph Meldish implicit allegations that she tipped disconnected Meldish of his target's location. (iStock)

Meldish past went wrong and changeable the antheral 8 times, which killed him, but the unfortunate turned retired to beryllium Joseph Brown.

And Meldish's getaway operator testified that Hanzlik helped them transportation retired the crime.

Joseph Brown's woman testified that she saw Hanzlik successful the barroom earlier the shooting. But aft investigating the lawsuit again astatine the petition of Hanzlik's lawyers successful 2021, it was revealed that she identified Hanzlik for the archetypal clip successful 2006, 7 years aft the murder.

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"I recognize this causes symptom and anguish for the victim's family, but successful the involvement of justice, we are dismissing the indictment against Ms. Hanzlik," Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said. (iStock)

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The recognition was besides secured by a New York City Police detective, who is present dead, but who was precocious discovered to person coerced a mendacious recognition successful an unrelated case.

Additionally, a antecedently undisclosed constabulary papers from 1999 shows accusation from the getaway operator stating that Hanzlik was really not contiguous astatine the clip of the incident.