15 Facts About Heriberto Seda

Heriberto Seda fatally shot three people and wounded six others before being caught on June 18,1996.

Heriberto Seda was formally charged in the case on June 21,1996, convicted on June 24,1998, and sentenced to 232 years imprisonment.

Heriberto Seda attacked people throughout New York City, sending taunting messages to the police and media after each crime.

Heriberto Seda used an improvised firearm, explaining in his messages that the lack of rifling marks on the bullets would prevent his capture.

Heriberto Seda sent taunting letters and coded messages to local media and was never identified.

In March 1994, Heriberto Seda was arrested for possession of a deadly weapon after police noticed a suspicious bulge in his jacket pocket that concealed one of his zip guns.

Heriberto Seda interpreted this turn of events as an omen proving that he was beyond consequences.

At 26 years of age, Heriberto Seda was an unemployed high school dropout living with his mother and half-sister.

Heriberto Seda had been a good high school student but was expelled after bringing a starting pistol to school.

Heriberto Seda had dropped out rather than attend mandatory counseling sessions to be readmitted to school.

Heriberto Seda was unemployed and supported by his mother but obtained money by stealing coins from pay phones and vending machines.

Heriberto Seda was mentally and physically abusive to his teenage half-sister, Gladys "Chachi" Reyes.

Heriberto Seda caused repeated disruptions in court, making outbursts and shouting at the judge.

On June 24,1998, Seda was convicted by a jury after a six-week trial presided over by the Honorable Robert J Hanophy, Justice of the State Supreme Court for the County of Queens, New York.

In prison, Heriberto Seda began a relationship with Synthia-China Blast, a transgender woman who was serving a sentence for a gang-related murder.