Barbara Chiles, 42, was found murdered in her Bronx apartment at 95 West 195th Street on February 24, 1989. Neighbors described her as a respectable bank manager. The killing occurred after three armed men, who had been targeting the son of one of the women over a supposed drug-related dispute, abducted Serray Watson and Rita Faulk, forced them into a car and demanded to know the whereabouts of Kevin Chiles. The assailants then went to Barbara Chiles’s apartment, tricked their way in and handcuffed all three women together. The apartment was ransacked; the intruders covered the women’s heads, turned up the television and shot them. Barbara Chiles and Rita Faulk were killed at the scene. Serray Watson survived a gunshot to the head and called for help, later identifying the attackers.

The investigation led to the arrests of Felipe Concepcion, taken into custody at his mother’s home in Connecticut, and Thomas Cross, arrested three days later. Concepcion was convicted on multiple counts, including murder and kidnapping, and his conviction was upheld on appeal. Does anyone have memories of that neighborhood in 1989 or information about the victims or the case?