A man believed to have participated in a campaign of drugging and robbing properties across New York City has been charged with the murder of the fashion designer. Katie Gallagherthe Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.
Gallagher, 35 years old, is famous for the way stars dress like Lady Gaga, was discovered by a neighbor last July, motionless in bed with no obvious signs of trauma. The front door of her apartment was frequently left with the key still in the lock, making her death a mystery until a medical examiner discovered that “acute intoxication” ” from a fatal cocktail that killed her.
Wednesday’s indictment charges Kenwood Allen, 33, with three murders, including Gallagher, in addition to two other murders for which he was prosecuted last year. Sometimes working alone or with a group, Allen is alleged to have carried out a series of robberies between March and December 2022 in which he drugged his victims with fentanyl or other opioids to light them. their credit cards, watches, phones and personal items. He then allegedly would withdraw their accounts at ATMs and charge them to their credit cards, according to the indictment.
District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement: “These dangerous drugging and looting schemes have left too many families grieving the loss of their loved ones.
Allen also faces felony counts of attempted robbery, robbery, assault, grand theft, controlled substance possession crimes, and conspiracy.
The specifics surrounding Gallagher’s death remain unclear. New York Post Office. To pay tribute to the designer, fashion magazine described Gallagher as “a practicing craftsman” who was “frustratingly independent and sure of his vision.” A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, she caught the eye of Lady Gaga’s stylist Nicola Formichetti while in school.
Gallagher items have been famously worn by Chrissy Teigen, Kourtney Kardashian, Rita Ora and many others. Gallagher’s work has been highly regarded in publications such as fashion magazineCut, Elle, The glamorand Refinery 29, she obituary mentioned. With her own fashion line, she launched 26 collections during New York and Paris Fashion Week during her lifetime.
Before she was murdered, she had planned to show off her 27th collection in the fall, according to her obituary.
“She is unique, beautiful, intelligent, unwavering and always hungry. She is hardworking and talented, with lots of ideas and plans for future projects,” Gallagher’s obituary reads. “We are so proud of who she is and all she has achieved in her short but full and beautiful life.”
