David Tarloff, 39, from Queens, was arrested early Saturday morning (February 16, 2008) when investigators matched him with palm prints found at the scene of the gruesome murder of his psychologist, Kathryn Faughey. The murder weapon was a 9-inch knife, which was used to stab Ms. Faughey 15 times in her office on the evening of February 12, 2008.

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• WNBC: Tarloff Released From Jail 10 Days Prior To Therapist Killing (February 19, 2008)
  • "Tarloff was originally charged with misdemeanor assault for attacking a guard at a Far Rockaway hospital during a dispute over visitation rights with Tarloff's ill mother."
• NY1: UES Murder Suspect To Undergo Psychiatric Evaluation (February 18, 2008)
  • "Tarloff is being held without bail and will be evaluated by a psychiatrist before his next court date on Saturday."
• The New York Times: Before Killing, an Obsession to Find Mother (February 18, 2008)
  • In the nine months before he stabbed Kathryn Faughey to death, David Tarloff was taken to hospitals three times for psychiatric evaluations, but was never determined to be a threat.
• New York Times: Queens Man Is Arrested in Killing of Therapist (February 17, 2008)

• The New York Times: Queens Man Arrested in Killing of Therapist (February 16, 2008)
  • "Forensic evidence and Tarloff's own words placed him at the scene of the crime, [Upper East Side police commissioner Raymond W.] Kelly said."

• Newsday.com: Queens man arrested in therapist's death (February 16, 2008)
  • "David Tarloff was believed to also be a former patient of Faughey's collegue, Dr. Kent Shinbach, 70, who was stabbed repeatedly when he tried to intervene in the attack and critically injured."

• The Detroit Free Press: N.Y. police arrest suspect in therapist's killing (February 16, 2008)
  • "Therapist Kathryn Faughey was slashed 15 times with the cleaver and a 9-inch knife in her Manhattan office Tuesday evening."

• CNN.com: Suspect arrested in therapist attack (February 16, 2008)
  • "This is, I think, an extraordinary occurrence," said Sharon Brennan, a psychologist in Manhattan and a spokeswoman for the New York State Psychological Association. "It has had a shocking impact on the whole New York community."

• ABC News: N.Y. Police Believe They Have Cleaver Killer (February 16, 2008)
• FOXNews.com: Cops Arrest Suspect in Grisly Murder of NYC Psychologist (February 16, 2008)
• CBS News: Queens Man's Fingerprints Were Found At The Bloody Crime Scene (February 16, 2008)