NYC landlord gets three life sentences for grisly triple slay — after turning down plea deal

Nypost · Jun 09, 2026 · 587 words · By Georgett Roberts; Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

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What happened

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Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleA Queens landlord who “mercilessly slaughtered” his gal pal and two tenants, claiming he was under “a lot of pressure,’’ was hit with three life sentences Tuesday — after balking at a plea deal.

Common ground

David Daniel, 56, was convicted last month of fatallly slashing the throat of live-in girlfriend Coleen Fields and also killing basement tenants Wayne Thomas and Evette Sweeney at his St.

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

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Holder seethed at Daniel as he threw the book at him?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Loaded Language 90% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 80% confidence

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Why it matters: Recognizing name calling / labeling helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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Appeal to Pity 85% confidence

Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.

Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to pity helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Holder seethed at Daniel as he threw the book at him.”

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Web search results confirm that Kenneth Holder is a Queens Supreme Court Justice and has presided over high-profile criminal trials in Queens, supporting the fact that he is the presiding judge in this jurisdiction.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eric Himpton Holder Jr. (born January 21, 1951) is an American lawyer who served as the 82nd United States attorney general from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Holder was the first Af…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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Claim 2: “Just hours after the fatal stabbings, he calmly walked into the 113th Precinct stationhouse and told the desk officer, “I did something bad.””

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Multiple sources confirm that after the stabbings on November 14, 2023, the landlord turned himself in at a nearby NYPD stationhouse.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel (Aramaic and Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל, romanized: Dānīyyēʾl, lit. 'God is my Judge'; Greek: Δανιήλ, romanized: Daniḗl; Arabic: دانيال, romanized: Dāniyāl) is the main character of the Book of Daniel.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_(biblical_figure)

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Claim 3: “He also previously turned down a plea deal that would have sentenced him to 33 years”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated cases (Judge West, Brooks, Raymond Lindsey) and unrelated Wikipedia entries. No evidence in the provided set confirms that David Daniel specifically rejected a 33-year plea deal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel-Ovidiu David (born 23 November 1972) is a Romanian academic and politician who served as Minister of Education and Research from 23 December 2024 to 14 January 2026. He was the head of the Depa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Daniel Ortega Saavedra ( or-TAY-gə; Spanish: [daˈnjel oɾˈteɣa]; born 11 November 1945) is a Nicaraguan politician, revolutionary, and former guerrilla fighter who, under various titles, has been …
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Claim 4: “A Queens landlord... was hit with three life sentences Tuesday”

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Web search results confirm that David Daniel was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for three counts of murder in the first degree. One source explicitly mentions he learned of this on a Tuesday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that David Daniel was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was convicted by a jury of three counts of murder in …
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web search NEUTRAL — Chad DeSoto has been sentenced to three lifetimes behind bars to be served concurrently without the possibility of parole.
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web search NEUTRAL — DRIGGS, Idaho — Jeremy Best was sentenced on Thursday, July 24, to three consecutive life sentences for the triple homicide he committed almost two years ago. On November 30, 2023, Best killed his pre…
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Claim 5: “David Daniel, 56, was convicted last month of fatallly slashing the throat of live-in girlfriend Coleen Fields and also killing basement tenants Wayne Thomas and Evette Sweeney at his St. Albans home Nov. 14, 2023.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm David Daniel killed his girlfriend Coleen Fields and tenants Wayne Thomas and Evette Sweeney at his St. Albans home on November 14, 2023.

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