May 11, 2011 11:23 AM
A homeless woman who was found dead in a Riverside motel last Thursday morning, May 5, might have died during a bout of rough sex, according to a statement from the man charged with killing her.
Douglas Rico, 44, who is also homeless, was arrested by Suffolk County Police on Saturday and charged with manslaughter in the second degree, a felony. According to a sworn statement he made to Suffolk County Police detectives, Mr. Rico said that he accidentally killed Henrietta Sholl, 53, at the Budget Host East End motel by holding a pillow over her face during sex.
Mr. Rico said in the statement that he had known Ms. Sholl for about three years and that the two had stayed at the motel up until May 4.
“I had sex with Henrietta... more
Douglas Rico, 44, who is also homeless, was arrested by Suffolk County Police on Saturday and charged with manslaughter in the second degree, a felony. According to a sworn statement he made to Suffolk County Police detectives, Mr. Rico said that he accidentally killed Henrietta Sholl, 53, at the Budget Host East End motel by holding a pillow over her face during sex.
Mr. Rico said in the statement that he had known Ms. Sholl for about three years and that the two had stayed at the motel up until May 4.
“I had sex with Henrietta... more
