3rd Teenager Pleads Guilty in Murder of Tessa Majors
The New York Times
Ms. Majors, a Barnard College freshman, was fatally stabbed in Morningside Park two years ago.
Two years after Tessa Majors, an 18-year old freshman at Barnard College, was fatally stabbed during an evening walk in Morningside Park, a third teenager pleaded guilty to his role in the murder.
The plea in a Manhattan courtroom brings the case, which deeply rattled Morningside Heights and sent waves of grief across a college campus, close to a conclusion. The story of three Black teenagers accused of attacking a white student in a secluded park triggered waves of debate over race, class and safety in the Upper Manhattan neighborhood where Ms. Majors spent her last moments.
The three teenagers charged in the crime were middle school classmates who were between the ages of 13 and 14 at the time.
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