LI gang queen learns fate for ordering kidnap, murder of motorist for parking in front of her house

Nypost · Apr 28, 2026 · 587 words · By Brandon Cruz

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LI gang queen learns fate for ordering kidnap, murder of motorist for parking in front of her house A heartless Long Island gang leader was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday for ordering the kidnapping and murder of an motorist who fell asleep in front…

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Kayla Alvarenga, 23, was found guilty of ordering her Bay Shore-based gang, “Family Over Everything, Everybody Killed,” to drag sleeping 29-year-old Linver Ortiz Ponce from his car in March 2022 — then directing her goons to shoot him as he tried to crawl…

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Ponce was a complete stranger who had pulled over to rest on a residential South Shore block after a night out, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney.

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Claim 1: “A heartless Long Island gang leader was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday for ordering the kidnapping and murder of an motorist who fell asleep in front of her house.”

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Multiple independent news sources confirm Kayla Alvarenga was sentenced to life without parole for ordering the kidnapping and murder of a motorist who fell asleep in front of her house.

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web search NEUTRAL — A heartless Long Island gang leader was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday for ordering the kidnapping and murder of an motorist who fell asleep in front of her house. Kayla Alvarenga, 23, was f…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/li-gang-queen-learns-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kayla Alvarenga Was Convicted in March After a Jury Found Her Guilty of Ordering the Kidnapping and Murder of Linver Ortiz Ponce.
https://www.suffolkcountyda.org/bay-shore-woman-sentenced-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kayla Alvarenga, 23, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for orchestrating the 2022 kidnapping and murder of Linver Ortiz Ponce in Bay Shore.
https://greaterlongisland.com/kayla-alvarenga-sentencing-lif…

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Claim 2: “Kayla Alvarenga, 23, was found guilty of ordering her Bay Shore-based gang, “Family Over Everything, Everybody Killed,” to drag sleeping 29-year-old Linver Ortiz Ponce from his car in March 2022”

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Multiple sources confirm Alvarenga was found guilty of ordering her gang, 'Family Over Everything, Everybody Killed', to kill Linver Ortiz Ponce in 2022.

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web search NEUTRAL — (SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) - Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Kayla Alvarenga, 23, of Bay Shore, was found guilty after a jury trial of Murder in the First Degree a…
https://www.suffolkcountyda.org/bay-shore-woman-convicted-of…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kayla Alvarenga, 23, was sentenced to life without parole Tuesday for ordering her Bay Shore-based gang, "Family Over Everything, Everybody Killed," to kill Linver Ortiz Ponce, 29.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/li-gang-queen-learns-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — The jury found that Kayla Alvarenga of Bay Shore ordered the killing of Linver Ortiz Ponce, 29, who had pulled over outside her house to sleep.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/kayla-alvarenga-st…

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Claim 3: “Judge Anthony Senft told Alvarenga she had displayed “zero respect for human life””

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Newsday and other reports explicitly quote Judge Anthony Senft stating Alvarenga displayed 'zero respect for human life'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Judge Anthony Senft told Alvarenga she had displayed “zero respect for human life” and showed no remorse, Newsday reported. The gang leader declined to address the court or offer so much as an apology…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/li-gang-queen-learns-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kayla Alvarenga was handed a rare life sentence without parole for ordering the 2022 execution of Linver Ortiz Ponce, who had fallen asleep in his car in front of her Bay Shore home.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/gang-leader-killin…

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Claim 4: “directing her goons to shoot him as he tried to crawl away in a church parking lot.”

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While the murder and kidnapping are corroborated, the specific detail about shooting him as he crawled away in a church parking lot is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though the general crime is confirmed.

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web search NEUTRAL — But Alvarenga ordered the gang to find, abduct and murder Ponce, officials said. Surveillance footage from the gas station captured Alvarenga driving Ponce’s Camaro, waiting in the dark as her crew cl…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/li-gang-queen-learns-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kayla Alvarenga, 23, was found guilty Thursday of Murder in the First Degree and other charges in connection with the 2022 killing of 29-year-old Linver Ortiz Ponce, according to the Suffolk County Di…
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/parking-dispute-escalates-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alleged gang leader Kayla Alvarenga, of Bay Shore, is on trial on murder, kidnapping and robbery charges in the 2022 slaying of Linver Ortiz Ponce, of Central Islip. Suffolk prosecutors said Alvarenga…
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/bay-shore-gang-kil…

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Claim 5: “The gang pulled up shortly after in a luxury BMW that they had carjacked from a young woman in Bay Shore mere hours earlier”

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While the abduction is confirmed, the specific detail about using a carjacked luxury BMW from a woman hours earlier is not present in the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Bay Shore woman who orchestrated the kidnapping and killing of a man simply because he parked in front of her house faces life in prison after a jury on Friday convicted her of first-degree murder…
https://greaterlongisland.com/bay-shore-woman-convicted-murd…

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web search NEUTRAL — More Stories. A Bay Shore woman was convicted of murder for killing a man who parked in front of her home.Evidence at the trial established that just before midnight, Ponce parked his red Chevrolet Ca…
https://longisland.news12.com/bay-shore-woman-convicted-of-m…

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Claim 6: “Five of the adolescent co-defendants have also pleaded guilty”

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Claim 7: “They left the Camaro in a wooded area in Smithtown and abandoned the BMW in Brentwood”

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Claim 8: “Perdomo... shot Ponce four times as he tried to crawl away”

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Claim 9: “The senseless killing took place after Alvarenga spotted Ponce’s red Chevrolet Camaro parked in front of her Bay Shore home on Fifth Avenue.”

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Multiple sources confirm the victim parked a red Chevrolet Camaro in front of Alvarenga's home on Fifth Avenue in Bay Shore.

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web search NEUTRAL — Evidence at the trial established that just before midnight, Ponce parked his red Chevrolet Camaro in front of Alvarenga's home on Fifth Avenue in Bay Shore.
https://longisland.news12.com/bay-shore-woman-convicted-of-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — It was Sept. 17, 2022, when 29-year-old Linver Ortiz Ponce of Central Islip parked his red Chevrolet Camaro in front of Alvarenga's Fifth Avenue home. Prosecutors said Alvarenga confronted him and dem…
https://greaterlongisland.com/bay-shore-woman-convicted-murd…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to evidence presented at trial, 29-year-old Linver Ortiz Ponce, of Central Islip, had parked his red Chevrolet Camaro on the street shortly before midnight.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/li-woman-directed-kidna…

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Claim 10: “Perdomo pistol-whipped Ponce repeatedly during the ride to a nearby church parking lot”

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Claim 11: “Surveillance footage from the gas station captured Alvarenga driving Ponce’s Camaro, waiting in the dark as her crew closed in and dragged him into the stolen car at gunpoint”

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One source explicitly mentions surveillance footage from a gas station capturing Alvarenga driving Ponce's Camaro while her crew dragged him into a car. While only one snippet explicitly mentions the footage, the overall narrative is corroborated across reports.

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Claim 12: “The four gangsters, instructed by Alvarenga, dragged Ponce from his vehicle, mercilessly beat him and stole his Camaro.”

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No specific evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the exact number of 'four gangsters' or the specific sequence of beating and stealing the Camaro in this manner.

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Claim 13: “Alvarenga then called Christopher Perdomo, 28 — who was apprehended in Georgia in May 2024 for his role in the murder — and three teenagers”

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The provided web search results for 'Christopher' were generic name definitions and singers, not the specific individual Christopher Perdomo related to this case.

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web search NEUTRAL — In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes "Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher

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web search NEUTRAL — Christopher has released five albums, the debut Colours (2012), followed by Told You So (2014), Closer (2016), Under the Surface (2019) and My Blood (2021). Christopher's songs include " Against the O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_(singer)

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 1, 2024 · In the Middle Ages, literal interpretations of the name's etymology led to legends about a Saint Christopher who carried the young Jesus across a river. He has come to be regarded as the…
https://www.behindthename.com/name/christopher

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Claim 14: “Ponce was a complete stranger who had pulled over to rest on a residential South Shore block after a night out”

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Multiple sources confirm Linver Ortiz Ponce was a complete stranger who parked his car to rest/sleep on a residential block in Bay Shore.

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web search NEUTRAL — Linver Ortiz Ponce was allegedly murdered in September 2022. National Gun Violence Archive.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3645534540363-li-sicko-and-he…

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web search NEUTRAL — Linver Alexander Ortiz Ponce, a complete stranger to the suspects, innocently parked his red Camaro outside a home on Fifth Ave. in Bay Shore just before midnight Sept.Ortiz Ponce had the misfortune o…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-carjacked-beaten-shot-death-1…

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Claim 15: “Perdomo is due back in court on May 12 for sentencing, where he is expected to be hit with 20 years in prison as part of a plea agreement.”

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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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