An alleged prostitute from Queens has been arrested for her alleged role in causing three fatal drug overdoses throughout the borough this summer β including the death of an Elmhurst chef who went missing last week. Angelina Barini, 41, was charged on Aug. She was arraigned on Monday at U. District Court in Brooklyn and remanded to custody. Law enforcement agents had tied Barini β who sources familiar with the investigation say her last known residence is in Rego Park β to three lethal drug overdoses that occurred in Queens hotel rooms between July and August of this year.
During the investigation, they established that Barini allegedly worked with others to distribute narcotics to multiple clients and would occasionally rob the victims after they were incapacitated by the drugs. Barini is allegedly linked to the death of Andrea Zamperoni , 33, who was found inside the Kamway Lodge, located at 77th St.
Zamperoni had been officially reported missing on Aug. When investigators entered the hotel room where he was found, they discovered bedsheets drenched in bleach, a power saw and an empty suitcase. Video surveillance footage allegedly shows a woman, who appeared to be Barini, enter the premises at a.
Regarding the Zamperoni case, police went to the Kamway Lodge at p. According to federal prosecutors, police allegedly heard what sounded like moving around and, when Barini opened the door, smelled the odors of burning incense and human decay.
Once inside the room, law enforcement sources said, officers observed bedsheets stuffed inside a garbage can, and a human foot sticking out of the bed linens. Barini allegedly told police that she did not do it, and blamed her pimp. Medical personnel entered the room and found Zamperoni and declared him dead at the scene.
