Linda Stein was known as the rock n’ roll real estate agent. She had lived the kind of life that would make anybody envious. From managing the Ramones to finding multi-million-dollar homes for the rich-and-famous, nobody ever envisioned that Linda’s life would end in such a gruesome and tragic manner.
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“911 call for slain Linda Stein”
Sources:
The New York Sun, 29 December, 2005 – “Meet the Rock n’ Roll Real Estate Agent”
The Associated Press News Service, 31 October, 2007 – “Ex-manager for Ramones Beaten to Death”
Los Angeles Times, 31 October, 2007 – “Celebrities’ Real Estate Agent Found Slain”
Associated Press, 1 November, 2007 – “Family, Friends, Including Celebrity Friends, Shaken by Slaying of Former Punk Rock Manager”
Los Angeles Times, 1 November, 2007 – “Slain Broker Apparently Let Killer In”
New York Daily News, 2 November, 2007 – “Cops Cast a Wide Net for Killer”
New York Post, 2 November, 2007 – “Brassy Bronx Ex-Teacher a N.Y. Original”
New York Daily News, 3 November, 2007 – “We Won’t Stop Til Justice Served”
New York Post, 4 November, 2007 – “Last Vow of Top Broker”
New York Daily News, 6 November, 2007 – “Daughter’s Alibi Rock Solid”
The Guardian, 6 November, 2007 – “Rock Manager Who Brought the Ramones to Britain”
New York Daily News, 8 November, 2007 – “Stein Never Knew of Aide ID Theft Rap”
Newsday, 9 November, 2007 – “Celeb Realtor’s Assistant Confesses to Murder”
New York Daily News, 10 November, 2007 – “It’s Nice Girl vs Pathological Liar”
New York Daily News, 10 November, 2007 – “Suspect Tells Cops She Snapped After Celeb Realtor Blew Smoke in Face”
The Associated Press News Service, 11 November, 2007 – “Slain Broker’s Medications Caused Mood Swings”
New York Daily News, 11 November, 2007 – “Realtor’s Daughter Says Mood Swings Driven by Meds May Have Lit Fatal Fight”
New York Daily News, 12 November, 2007 – “I Was Forced to Confess, Aide Says”
The New York Sun, 13 November, 2007 – “Questions Arise on Confession by Suspect”
New York Post, 15 November, 2007 – “Family of Stein Slay Suspect Goes Wild”
The New York Sun, 26 November, 2007 – “Yoga Stick Debate Raises Doubts”
The Associated Press News Service, 27 November, 2007 – “Court Papers Detail Confession in Slaying”
New York Daily News, 28 November, 2007 – “Case of Life and Death”
New York Post, 7 December, 2007 – “Cop Lie in Realty Slay”
The Associated Press News Service, 12 December, 2007 – “Judge Hears Bail Arguments in Realtor to the Stars Slaying”
New York Daily News, 13 December, 2007 – “Fists Nearly Fly Between Rivals in Broker Slay”
New York Post, 30 December, 2007 – “Tragic Linda Stein’s Daughters Eye Suit”
New York Post, 8 January, 2008 – “She Made a Killing”
New York Post, 11 February, 2008 – “Slay Excuse Blown”
Associated Press, 25 March, 2008 – “Male DNA Found in Sink”
New York Post, 26 March, 2008 – “DNA Fight Erupts in Stein Slay”
New York Post, 30 July, 2008 – “DNA Mystery Solved”
New York Daily News, 6 January, 2009 – “Realtor, Kids Fought”
New York Post, 6 January, 2009 – “Slain Realtor’s Pot Power”
New York Daily News, 9 January, 2009 – “I Snapped & Whacked Her”
New York Daily News, 5 November, 2009 – “Broker’s Daughters Sue Firm that Hired Slay Suspect”
The Times-News, 25 January, 2010 – “NYC Trial Opens in Punk Pioneer’s Slaying”
New York Daily News, 26 January, 2010 – “Oh My God, Please!”
New York Daily News, 26 January, 2010 – “Say Crook was no Killer”
New York Daily News, 27 January, 2010 – “Realtor’s Kid Grilled”
The New York Observer, 27 January, 2010 – “Linda Stein Murder Trial”
New York Post, 27 January, 2010 – “Video ‘Bags’ Suspect in Star Realtor Slay”
New York Daily News, 30 January, 2010 – “Murdered Realtor’s Suspicion”
New York Post, 2 February, 2010 – “Cell Clue in Realtor Slay”
New York Daily News, 3 February, 2010 – “Talk to you Later, Accused Killer Says in Voicemail to Boss”
New York Post, 3 February, 2010 – “Alibi a Hard Cell”
New York Daily News, 9 February, 2010 – “Legal Bloodbath in Realtor Slay”
New York Post, 12 February, 2010 – “An Inside Out Job”
New York Daily News, 17 February, 2010 – “Killer Whacked Stein 24 Times”
The New York Observer, 17 February, 2010 – “Linda Stein Murder Trial”
The Associated Press News Service, 23 February, 2010 – “Leads Spurned”
New York Daily News, 24 February, 2010 – “She’s Guilty in Violent Murder of Top Realtor”
New York Post, 27 March, 2010 – “Stein Killer’s Mad Mama”
Associated Press Archive, 3 May, 2010 – “Assistant Gets Life in Prison”
New York Daily News, 4 May, 2010 – “27 1/3 to life”
