According to Daily News and Post, a 16-year-old male confessed to killing former WABC Radio reporter George Weber. Weber's body was found in his Carroll Gardens apartment on Sunday and police believed he knew his killer, because there were no signs of forced entry in the apartment. Now, police say that the teen apparently answered an ad that Weber had posted on craigslist. A police source told the News, "He saw the victim's ad looking for violent sex and said 'I can smother somebody for $60' but it got out of hand."
The police went through Weber's e-mails, web browser history and phone records; per the News's sources, "The two met in Brooklyn early Friday evening and then returned to the newsman's Carroll Gardens brownstone apartment under the premise of engaging in sadomasochistic acts." The teen couldn't remember how many times he stabbed Weber (whose legs and hands were bound with duct tape) because he had been on drugs. The Post says it was grisly—he apparently stabbed Webber so many times "it was difficult to get an accurate count by the time the body was discovered two days ago."
The water had been left running in Weber's bathroom tub, and police think the teen tried cleaning up before leaving (his blood was also found at the scene). The teen was taken into custody upstate. Yesterday, Weber's family had asked for help in finding the murderer, noting that Weber loved New York, its people and his work, "His passion for radio journalism was evident from his early years and only grew the longer he worked."
