Third arrested in murder, dismembering of 2 men

A third person was arrested in the murders and dismemberment of two men who were found buried in Coram. The suspect, James Wall, of Coram, has been charged with two counts of murder for his alleged involvement

News 12 Staff

Aug 5, 2008, 10:45 PM

Updated 5,972 days ago

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A third person was arrested in the murders and dismemberment of two men who were found buried in Coram.
The suspect, James Wall, of Coram, has been charged with two counts of murder for his alleged involvement in the murders of Joseph Odierno, 35, and Jairo Santos, 22, who were last seen alive on the campus of C.W. Post on July 16.
Police say the victims were murdered after they sold $20,000 worth of fake cocaine to Darren Lynch, 28, of Queens, who was arrested last week.
The victims? body parts were discovered in a sump and behind a house belonging to Lynch's mother at 33 Summercress Lane in Coram. Lynch pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
According to investigators, however, Lynch had previously confessed to shooting the victims in the head, dismembering them in a bathtub and burying their body parts.
Lynch?s girlfriend, Leah Reynolds, has been charged with hindering prosecution for allegedly hiding the handguns that were used in the murders.
Police have not disclosed the connection between Lynch and Wall.