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02-13-2011, 05:37 PM
Brooklyn man goes on killing spree - NYPOST.com (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/brooklyn_son_goes_on_killer_rampage_Y6MLOc4zE0uI3r gagp1RJM/0)
A knife-wielding madman went on a wild killing spree that spilled blood across Brooklyn after he flew into a rage because his stepfather refused to let him drive the family Lexus, authorities said.
Maksim Gelman, a 23-year-old druggie and "street punk," allegedly stabbed his 54-year-old stepdad to death in the early-morning hours yesterday in their Sheepshead Bay apartment and sped off in the luxury car.
He resurfaced 12 hours later to kill his ex-girlfriend and her mom, before stabbing another man in a carjacking and running over a pedestrian as he made his getaway, sources said.
Gelman remained at large as the NYPD waged a massive manhunt.
He stunningly resurfaced in the early morning hours today and committed two more attacks, sources and witnesses said. Shortly before 12:55 a.m. he tried to carjack a livery cab, stabbed the driver but failing to get the car. Moments later he carjacked a Nissan Maxima, stabbing the driver and getting away with the car.
The rampage began at around 5 a.m. at his family's Waterville Village Condo on East 27th Street and Emmons Avenue. He woke up his mother, Svetlana, to demand the keys to the family's 2004 Lexus, police sources said.
His 6-foot-3, 280-pound stepfather, Alexsandr Kuznetsov, 54, refused to hand them over and the two screamed at each other. Gelman's mother told cops he appeared high.
After shouting for two minutes, Gelman allegedly pulled a kitchen knife and stabbed his stepdad, a private-ambulette driver, the sources said. He then took off in his mother's Lexus.
Later in the day, Gelman turned up at the home of his ex-girlfriend, Yelena Bulchenko, 20, just three blocks away on East 24th Street and Avenue Y. He allegedly stormed inside and hacked her mother, Anna, 56, to death, sources said.
Yelena arrived home to find the bloodbath at around 4:20 p.m. She called 911 and ran outside to wait for police.
Expecting help to arrive, she was instead ambushed by Gelman, who allegedly burst from an alley and gutted her with a knife.
With the body count rising, Gelman jumped back into his mom's Lexus and tried to make his getaway down East 24th Street. But as he approached Avenue U, his path was blocked by a double-parked Pontiac Bonneville driven by Arthur DiCrescento, 60.
Gelman ditched his Lexus and carjacked DiCrescento, stabbing him three times in the chest and throwing him to the pavement, sources said.
"He had to cut Arty first. Because Arty is 300 pounds, he couldn't have just dragged him out of the car," said Barbara Parry, a neighbor of the victim, who suffered non-life-threatening wounds.
After the carjacking, Gelman tore up Ocean Avenue, where he struck an elderly man near Avenue R, sources said. The victim, identified as Steve Tanebaum, 60, was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he was in grave condition.
He may have hit struck a school crossing guard as well.
Yelena Bulchenko was recalled last night by friends a "great person" who only dated Gelman for a month in the past year. He would often crash at her house.
"He became obsessed with her," said Dima Laz, 19, a friend.
"That guy's got a bit of a reputation around here, you took one look at him and you thought he was on pills," said another friend of the victim.
"Maksim is a monster," said friend Violet Krivolapova, 18. "I can't believe this happened to such a good girl. She of all people didn't deserve this."
The 20-year-old worked as a dental receptionist, according to her Facebook page, which showed a picture of her in a sliver cocktail dress and notes her love of hip-hop. It also showed she was currently dating another man.
On her page he posted an eerie quote from one of her favorite artists, Bob Marley.
"Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for," she wrote.
While police scoured south Brooklyn near the scene of the attack, calling in helicopters and dogs, a state of fear settled over the area. It was well founded.
Shortly before 1 a.m., cops believe Gelman struck again on Eastern Parkway near Rockaway Avenue. He first tried to grab a livery cab, stabbing the driver, according to sources. The victim's condition was not known. Then he turned his sights on a black Nissan Maxima that was parked outside a church. He jumped in the car and forced the driver out by stabbing at him, but then dragged the man down the street.
"He dragged me from the church to the laundry mat," the victim told The Post. "I had to push myself out of the car. He was stabbing at me. I was trying so hard to hold the knife so he wouldn't stab me."
He sped off.
Gelman has 10 prior arrests, including a drug bust with a pal just last week, law-enforcement sources said. He also was pulled over earlier this week because he appeared to be driving while high, sources said, but he wasn't charged.
Anthony Riggio, a super at the Sheepshead Bay condo where Gelman lived with his stepfather and mom, called the suspect "a street punk." Riggio also said neighbors were well aware of the hatred between the men.
"It's no secret that the two of them didn't get along," he said. "One time I asked him, 'What's your father's name?' And he replied 'A--hole.'
wtf...RIP to all those murdered.
Seriously, what the fuck happened?
A knife-wielding madman went on a wild killing spree that spilled blood across Brooklyn after he flew into a rage because his stepfather refused to let him drive the family Lexus, authorities said.
Maksim Gelman, a 23-year-old druggie and "street punk," allegedly stabbed his 54-year-old stepdad to death in the early-morning hours yesterday in their Sheepshead Bay apartment and sped off in the luxury car.
He resurfaced 12 hours later to kill his ex-girlfriend and her mom, before stabbing another man in a carjacking and running over a pedestrian as he made his getaway, sources said.
Gelman remained at large as the NYPD waged a massive manhunt.
He stunningly resurfaced in the early morning hours today and committed two more attacks, sources and witnesses said. Shortly before 12:55 a.m. he tried to carjack a livery cab, stabbed the driver but failing to get the car. Moments later he carjacked a Nissan Maxima, stabbing the driver and getting away with the car.
The rampage began at around 5 a.m. at his family's Waterville Village Condo on East 27th Street and Emmons Avenue. He woke up his mother, Svetlana, to demand the keys to the family's 2004 Lexus, police sources said.
His 6-foot-3, 280-pound stepfather, Alexsandr Kuznetsov, 54, refused to hand them over and the two screamed at each other. Gelman's mother told cops he appeared high.
After shouting for two minutes, Gelman allegedly pulled a kitchen knife and stabbed his stepdad, a private-ambulette driver, the sources said. He then took off in his mother's Lexus.
Later in the day, Gelman turned up at the home of his ex-girlfriend, Yelena Bulchenko, 20, just three blocks away on East 24th Street and Avenue Y. He allegedly stormed inside and hacked her mother, Anna, 56, to death, sources said.
Yelena arrived home to find the bloodbath at around 4:20 p.m. She called 911 and ran outside to wait for police.
Expecting help to arrive, she was instead ambushed by Gelman, who allegedly burst from an alley and gutted her with a knife.
With the body count rising, Gelman jumped back into his mom's Lexus and tried to make his getaway down East 24th Street. But as he approached Avenue U, his path was blocked by a double-parked Pontiac Bonneville driven by Arthur DiCrescento, 60.
Gelman ditched his Lexus and carjacked DiCrescento, stabbing him three times in the chest and throwing him to the pavement, sources said.
"He had to cut Arty first. Because Arty is 300 pounds, he couldn't have just dragged him out of the car," said Barbara Parry, a neighbor of the victim, who suffered non-life-threatening wounds.
After the carjacking, Gelman tore up Ocean Avenue, where he struck an elderly man near Avenue R, sources said. The victim, identified as Steve Tanebaum, 60, was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he was in grave condition.
He may have hit struck a school crossing guard as well.
Yelena Bulchenko was recalled last night by friends a "great person" who only dated Gelman for a month in the past year. He would often crash at her house.
"He became obsessed with her," said Dima Laz, 19, a friend.
"That guy's got a bit of a reputation around here, you took one look at him and you thought he was on pills," said another friend of the victim.
"Maksim is a monster," said friend Violet Krivolapova, 18. "I can't believe this happened to such a good girl. She of all people didn't deserve this."
The 20-year-old worked as a dental receptionist, according to her Facebook page, which showed a picture of her in a sliver cocktail dress and notes her love of hip-hop. It also showed she was currently dating another man.
On her page he posted an eerie quote from one of her favorite artists, Bob Marley.
"Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for," she wrote.
While police scoured south Brooklyn near the scene of the attack, calling in helicopters and dogs, a state of fear settled over the area. It was well founded.
Shortly before 1 a.m., cops believe Gelman struck again on Eastern Parkway near Rockaway Avenue. He first tried to grab a livery cab, stabbing the driver, according to sources. The victim's condition was not known. Then he turned his sights on a black Nissan Maxima that was parked outside a church. He jumped in the car and forced the driver out by stabbing at him, but then dragged the man down the street.
"He dragged me from the church to the laundry mat," the victim told The Post. "I had to push myself out of the car. He was stabbing at me. I was trying so hard to hold the knife so he wouldn't stab me."
He sped off.
Gelman has 10 prior arrests, including a drug bust with a pal just last week, law-enforcement sources said. He also was pulled over earlier this week because he appeared to be driving while high, sources said, but he wasn't charged.
Anthony Riggio, a super at the Sheepshead Bay condo where Gelman lived with his stepfather and mom, called the suspect "a street punk." Riggio also said neighbors were well aware of the hatred between the men.
"It's no secret that the two of them didn't get along," he said. "One time I asked him, 'What's your father's name?' And he replied 'A--hole.'
wtf...RIP to all those murdered.
Seriously, what the fuck happened?