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Halley Tejada Sentenced to 20 Years for Manhattan Murder

4/15/2026

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Halley Tejada, 21, was sentenced to 20 years for March 12, 2024 murder of Nadia Vitels in Manhattan.
Vitels, 52, was described by her son Michael Medvedev as caring for her sick parents.
After the murder, Tejada and Kensley Alston fled to Pennsylvania and used Vitels' credit card.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg condemned the act as abhorrent and said it harmed Vitels' family.
Kensley Alston's case is still pending.

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Halley Tejada, 21, was sentenced to 20 years for March 12, 2024 murder of Nadia Vitels in Manhattan.
Vitels, 52, was described by her son Michael Medvedev as caring for her sick parents.
After the murder, Tejada and Kensley Alston fled to Pennsylvania and used Vitels' credit card.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg condemned the act as abhorrent and said it harmed Vitels' family.
Kensley Alston's case is still pending.