Exclusive | Penn Station slasher had ‘rage in his eyes,’ victim says while recalling NYC rampage: ‘Wanted to kill me’

Nypost · Jun 08, 2026 · 754 words · By Kevin Sheehan; Chris Nesi

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Metro exclusive Penn Station slasher had ‘rage in his eyes,’ victim says while recalling NYC rampage: ‘Wanted to kill me’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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What happened

Metro exclusive Penn Station slasher had ‘rage in his eyes,’ victim says while recalling NYC rampage: ‘Wanted to kill me’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleThe knife-wielding maniac who injured five people in a random rampage at Penn Station had “rage in his eyes,” one of the victims recalled Monday — detailing a horrifying encounter that unfolded so quickly, he didn’t even realize…

Common ground

I saw the rage in his eyes,” Henry Obadiah, 60, an accountant who lives in Midtown and was heading home from Long Branch, New Jersey, told The Post of the chilling, Sunday night attack.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 85% confidence

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Appeal to Fear 70% confidence

Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.

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Hasty Generalization 75% confidence

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The knife-wielding maniac who injured five people in a random rampage at Penn Station”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm a knife attack at Penn Station where five people were injured.

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Claim 2: “The apparently unstable con received just two years of probation for that attack”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 3: “Henry Obadiah, 60, an accountant who lives in Midtown and was heading home from Long Branch, New Jersey”

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Only one source (The Daily Signal) mentions Henry Obadiah, 60, as a resident of New York and victim. Other sources do not name the victims.

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web search NEUTRAL — A mass stabbing took place at New York City’s Penn Station less than a day before President Donald Trump was set to make an appearance across the.I saw the rage in his eyes,” New York resident Henry O…
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/08/new-yorks-penn-statio…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mark Bridgeman spent two years working on the book about the killing of 20-year-old Finnish woman Tuula […]Miss Höök first came to Jersey in the summer of 1965, and returned the following year when sh…
https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2026/07/16/author-still-s…

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Claim 4: “A 30-year-old man and a 42-year-old man, a tourist, were also wounded”

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The search results discuss unrelated stabbing incidents (Port Authority, Macy's, etc.) and do not confirm the specific victims of the Penn Station attack.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Monday, April 22, 2024, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Manhattan, NYC; A 66-year-old New Jersey man sitting in the Bus Terminal's North Wing, ...
https://www.facebook.com/WIBWTV/posts/a-man-was-injured-afte…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 12, 2025 ... Woman stabbed inside Macy's Herald Square in suspected random attack, police say MANHATTAN, NEW YORK - A 38-year-old woman was stabbed in the ...
https://www.facebook.com/ABCNews/posts/a-woman-was-arrested-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... According to authorities, the victim, a 42-year-old man, suffered a stab wound to his chest. ... A 21-year-old man died and 30-year-old man ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZIJPtPFR6g/?hl=en

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Claim 5: “The suspected attacker was said to be hospitalized Monday and had yet to be charged.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 6: “Deleon had a long criminal record streaked with violence, including an aggravated assault conviction from an eerily similar 2022 attack in which he stabbed a man in the neck with a 6-inch knife”

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Bushwick Daily mentions Deleon had six prior arrests, but the specific detail about a 2022 aggravated assault with a 6-inch knife is not corroborated by other provided sources.

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Claim 7: “Deleon had a “boot dagger” — or a double-sided blade about six inches in length”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific type of weapon (boot dagger).

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Claim 8: “had been arrested as recently as May in New Jersey on theft and drug paraphernalia possession charges”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 9: “The senseless carnage left at least one victim seriously wounded, two with moderate injuries and two others with minor injuries, FDNY officials said.”

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The provided FDNY search results refer to unrelated fires and explosions in Columbus, Ohio and Staten Island, not the Penn Station attack.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 ... ... serious injuries, according to the FDNY. More here: https://pix11.com/news/local-news/staten -island/fdny-firefighter-injured-in-fire-on ...
https://www.facebook.com/ktve10kard14/posts/a-fire-and-explo…

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Claim 10: “besides Obadiah’s laceration to his cheek, a 52-year-old man and a 60-year-old man suffered cuts to their necks.”

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The search results for this claim discuss unrelated attacks in Bulawayo and other incidents; none confirm the specific ages and injuries of the Penn Station victims.

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Claim 11: “Amtrak police arrested Deleon, who appeared under the influence of still-unidentified drugs, in Penn Station”

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Multiple sources confirm that Amtrak police arrested Hector Deleon at Penn Station.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 29, 2026 ... ... Penn Station,” said District Attorney Bragg. “I am grateful to the good Samaritans who helped end this attack and the Amtrak police who ...
https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-18-count-indictm…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 29, 2026 ... "Hector Deleon is now indicted for this alleged unprovoked stabbing spree in the middle of Penn Station," Bragg said. "I am grateful to the ...
https://abc7ny.com/post/penn-station-nyc-stabbing-suspect-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 30, 2026 ... Héctor Deleon, 51, faces 18 charges after allegedly stabbing seven people at Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan, leaving one with a traumatic ...
https://bushwickdaily.com/news/hctor-deleon-had-six-prior-ar…

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Claim 12: “Obadiah was one of five victims slashed or stabbed during the rampage in the bustling Midtown transit hub around 7 p.m.”

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Multiple sources confirm the attack occurred around 7 p.m. and involved five victims being slashed or stabbed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Penn Station Access (PSA) is a public works project underway by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City. The goal of the project is to allow Metro-North Railroad commuter trains to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_Station_Access

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pennsylvania Station (often abbreviated to Penn Station) was a historic railroad station in New York City that was built for, named after, and originally occupied by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_(1910–196…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pennsylvania Station (also known as New York Penn Station or Penn Station) is the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest transportation facility in the Western Hemisphere, se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Penn_Station

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Claim 13: “alleged homeless attacker — identified by law enforcement sources as Hector Deleon, 51”

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Multiple independent sources identify the suspect as 51-year-old Hector Deleon.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Sources identified the suspect as Hector Deleon, 51, who allegedly carried out the random knife attacks inside the New Jersey Transit boarding ...
https://www.facebook.com/ABCWorldNewsNow/posts/5-stabbed-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Amtrak police arrested 51-year-old Hector Deleon, a New Jersey native with a criminal history on both sides of the river, including arrests for ...
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/penn-station-stabbing-…

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