Man pleads guilty to murdering and dismembering girlfriend

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Damon Foy, 50, pleaded guilty to murder after dismembering his girlfriend Alberta Dale, 44, in upstate New York.

Damon Foy, 50, from Kerhonkson in upstate New York, pleaded guilty to murder on Wednesday after killing Pennsylvania woman Alberta Dale, 44, between 31 March and 1 April 2024. He dismembered her body and kept her severed head in a suitcase with a flower.

Police first went to Foy's apartment on 1 April after Dale was reported missing and found her car there, despite Foy having an active order of protection to stay away from her. When officers returned the next day after Dale's phone was found discarded on a roadside, they discovered the suitcase containing her remains in a closet. Foy initially refused to let officers touch it.

According to court documents, Foy had a history of domestic violence toward Dale. When police arrived at his home, he told them, 'She's in there, I killed her.' In a subsequent interview on 3 April, Foy said he felt Dale had played him 'like a sucker' and taken advantage of him throughout their relationship.

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Evil New York man admits to beheading ex-girlfriend to get revenge on her for dumping himDamon Foy, 50, pled guilty to second degree murder for killing and dismembering his ex-girlfriend Alberta Dale, 44 shortly after she broke up with him, said she 'played him like a sucker.'Daily Mail · 13 Oct, 19:03
Killer admits to dismembering girlfriend, keeping head in a suitcase with odd trinket — because she played him ‘like a sucker’Damon Foy, 50, pleaded guilty to murder after dismembering girlfriend Alberta Dale, 44, and stashing her head in a suitcase with a flower in Kerhonkson.New York Post · 12 Oct, 22:18

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