The world is getting darker. New York authorities are searching for a suspect who stabbed and set on fire a 77-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman. NYPD reported that the suspect entered teh victim’s home after asking them if he could charge his phone. After entering the home, the suspect viciously stabbed the man and woman and proceeded to set them on fire. New York City police are searching for the suspect who killed a 77-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman by setting them on fire in their Queens home, sources said. Read more: https://t.co/4Tvs9u3jMb pic.twitter.com/sqE1P2mV3D — ABC News (@ABC) September 9, 2025 ABC News reported more details on the tragic crime: New York City police are searching for the suspect who killed a 77-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman by stabbing them and setting them on fire in their Queens home, likely while searching for property to steal, sources said. Neighbors reported a man knocking on doors on Monday, asking to charge a cell phone, with at least one neighbor turning the man away before he approached the victim’s house, the sources told ABC News. Detectives believe they have identified the suspect, who has an extensive criminal record and was released from prison in 2023, sources said. Surveillance video showed the suspect knocking on the victims’ back door and the 77-year-old victim opening it and letting him in around 10:15 a.m., according to sources. Detectives believe the suspect spent five hours in the victims’ house, according to sources, likely searching for property to steal before setting it ablaze. Here’s a video of the suspect: BREAKING: Urgent manhunt for the killer seen here on video that burglarized a Queens NY home before tying up a 77-year-old man & 78-year-old woman and then setting them on fire. It’s Democrat run New York City so don’t be surprised if it’s a career criminal out on bail. pic.twitter.com/xtLdZGKn9L — Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) September 9, 2025 ABC 7 NY reported the 77-year-old man was tied up with bungee cords: Detectives recovered forensic evidence from the home in Bellerose that they will attempt to match from evidence collected during the suspect’s prior arrests. According to police, both victims were stabbed before the house went up in flames. The woman was found lying on the first floor. Accelerant appeared to have been poured on her body, starting the fire. The man was found in the basement where he was tied with bungee cords to a column supporting the house. He was also set on fire but that fire appears to have extinguished itself.