The death of a woman at the Hudson Harbour Apartments is now a murder case.
Town of Poughkeepsie Police arresting 58 year old Charles D’Amico of the City of Poughkeepsie and charging him with Second Degree Murder in the death of 49 year old Jill Meltzer. Police believe D’Amico strangled Meltzer last week in an apartment at Hudson Harbour.
Police were asked to check on the welfare of Meltzer at that location on Thursday. When officers arrived, they found Meltzer dead and a man in the apartment, who was detained. The two were acquaintances.
D’Amico was sent to the Dutchess County jail pending a Town of Poughkeepsie Court appearance on Tuesday.
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