Shortly after Daphne Abdela was born, her parents both tragically died and she was placed up for adoption. She was soon adopted by an extremely wealthy couple: Angelo, a food company executive, and Catherine, a French-born model. The young family lived in a lavish apartment adjacent to Central Park in New York City. They went on extravagant vacations and Daphne was enrolled in the most affluent school. She had everything she could have possibly wanted in life. Nevertheless, it wasn’t enough.
At the age of 15, Daphne started dating 15-year-old alter boy, Christopher Vasquez. For several years, Daphne had gone off the rails. She was a rebellious teenager that spent most her time in a drunken stupor. Despite the fact they gave her everything she desired, Daphne developed a hatred of her parents. In fact, her parents were terrified of her. It was an odd pairing, initially, but Christopher soon followed suit in the downward spiral. Soon, the couple took to hanging out in Central Park at night, drunk.
“I’m going to kill someone tonight,” Daphne bragged to her friends on the 22nd of May, 1997. That evening, she and Cristopher made their way to their usual haunt, Central Park. Also in the park that evening was 44-year-old real estate agent Michael McMorrow. He could often be found enjoying the beauty of Central Park. The couple convinced Michael to go to the lake with them. Once there, they produced knifes and started stabbing and slashing the unsuspecting man. “Slice him from ear to ear,” Daphne told Christopher to which he complied, almost severing his head. The couple then almost partially severed his hands and nose before disembowelling him and throwing him in the lake that he often admired. “He’s a fatty, he’ll sink,” Daphne quipped.
Clearly wanting to revel in her crime, Daphne called the police to tell them there was a body in the lake in Central Park. Police were quickly able to trace this call and brought Daphne in for questioning. She immediately placed all of the blame on Christopher, saying he had killed him on an LSD trip. Both were found guilty of manslaughter and were sentenced to ten years.
Both Daphne and Christopher were paroled in January of 2004.















