'KILLER ON CAM'
THE alleged killer of a Queens mom whose body was found in a duffel bag was caught on camera with bandages on his hand after the fatal attack.
David Bonola, 44, has been charged with the murder of , 51, after confessing to the gruesome killing amid claims the pair had an affair for two years on and off.
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, 51, was allegedly murdered in the early hours of Saturday morning in the basement of her $2million home in Queens, , after returning from a night out.
Her killer was then videoed wheeling her body through the neighborhood in a black Bauer hockey bag at 4.30am before discarding it in the middle of a sidewalk around nine blocks away.
Police later revealed that the hockey bag belonged to Orsolya's son.
On Thursday, Bonola, 44, was charged with murder, criminal tampering and criminal possession of a weapon, NYPD told The Sun.
Bonola worked as a handyman for Gaal and lived near her, law enforcement officials told The Sun.
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He showed up at Orsolya's home and the two argued before he allegedly murdered her in her own basement.
NYPD sources told The Sun that Bonola later confessed to the killing during an interrogation.
He allegedly told officers he'd been having an affair with Gaal and admitted to having an argument with her before the brutal stabbing.
Police later discovered a jacket, believed to be worn by Bonola, as well as boots, a T-Shirt and bloody bandages.
Images shown in a press conference saw Bonola walking down the street with a face mask on and bandages on his hand, and also the weapon - a kitchen knife.
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The married mother-of-two, who originally hails from , was stabbed nearly 60 times, suffering dozens of wounds to her neck, torso, and left arm.
Investigators also found possible defensive wounds on her hands and the insides of her fingers, suggesting she attempted to fend off her attacker before she was killed.
Bonola also received treatment for wounds to both hands following the attack, police said.
The nature of Orsolya's injuries, and the fact there was no sign of forced entry inside her home led to believe she was murdered by someone she knew and who was familiar with the property.
Police said on Thursday that they believe Bonola was led into the house voluntarily or used a key.
Orsolya and Bonola were said to have had an intimate affair, on and off for two years, which was considered at an end, police said.
The pair had broken up previously, cops added, but had reunited early in the month of April.
The pair were previously seen interacting on , with an account under the name David Bonola liking a post where Orsolya described "where my heart is at peace."
The same account also commented "Hola" with a love heart emoji on a photograph of Orsolya as a child. She liked the comment.
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Her husband Howard Klein was out of town visiting prospective colleges with their eldest son at the time of her death.
Orsolya's youngest son, 13, was home but believed to be in his room on the top floor. He was questioned by police and later released.
Gaal's body was found around a half-mile away on Saturday morning after police responded to a 911 call about a suspicious bag with blood on it at 8am.
CHILLING FOOTAGE
A surveillance camera from a nearby home captured her hooded killer wheeling the bag down the street at 4.30am, leaving behind a trail of blood that police later followed back to Gaal's home.
While the killer's face isn't visible in the footage, Robert Boyce, a thirty-five-year veteran of the NYPD, told The US Sun the chilling clip may include several key details that could help cops unmask the culprit.
"One thing investigators will be able to do from the video is identify whether the killer has an abnormal or unique gait," Boyce said, referring to the way somebody walks and moves.
"If they have a limp or anything like that, then they may be easily identifiable to police ... these distinctive features become more clear each time you watch it."
Boyce said he was involved in a case a few years ago in which a hooded gunman who shot someone dead during a botched robbery at a pizza shop was identified by his walk in a surveillance clip.
"There was footage of the shooter walking away ... You couldn't see his face but he had a distinctive limp," Boyce recounted.
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"We put the clip out and received a call from a woman who said, 'that's my husband' ... turned out it was her husband. He'd severed a toe in a construction accident a few years earlier."
In the case of Gaal, Boyce said the suspect appears to take "long strides" and "seems panicked."
"That's over 100 pounds he's pulling behind him, yet he does it so quickly," he added.
"He [also] seems to be carrying a bag in front of him."
'UNUSUAL DECISIONS'
Boyce said the killer's decision to remove Gaal's body from the home was "unusual" and signals the culprit may have panicked in the immediate aftermath of the slaying.
The vicious nature of Gaal's injuries, the former Chief of Detectives says, suggests the killer knew Gaal and murdered her in a fit of "rage."
"There are two particularly unusual things in this case," Boyce said, "and the first is that they removed the body from the home.
"That to me suggests they panicked because that's a very risky thing to do."
Boyce said it "doesn't make sense" to him that the killer would opt to place her body in a bag and physically wheel it from the crime scene, instead of putting it into a car and driving away, "particularly when it's leaking huge amounts of blood."
"Also, at that time of night, who is up?" he asked. "Being spotting pulling that bag behind you you're running a high risk of being stopped by police.
"I'd have stopped them, that's for sure.
"The second unusual thing about this case is this murder happened in an affluent, low crime area," the veteran cop added. "With affluent areas, surveillance cameras are common meaning you're more likely to be spotted."
Boyce theorized the killer likely decided to remove the body from the basement of 72-24 Juno Street after learning Gaal's youngest son was upstairs and they didn't want him to find it.
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The place where Gaal's remains were ultimately disposed of - in the middle of a sidewalk in a residential stretch of Forest Hills - suggests the killer may have been "spooked" by someone or something, such as an early morning dog walker or the sound of an approaching car, he said.
On the night of her death, Gaal had been out with friends to see a show in Manhattan before returning to Queens around midnight where she was reportedly spotted sitting alone in a local bar for 40 minutes, appearing to be waiting for someone.
It’s currently unclear if the mom had ever met up with the person she appeared to have been waiting for.
Investigators spent more than two days inside Gaal's family home. The property remains an active crime scene.
Another piece of potentially key evidence came in the form of a text message after Gaal's killer used her phone after the murder to message her husband.
"Your wife sent me to jail some years ago... I'm back," the text read.
The author of the message also threatened to kill the entire family if he contacted the police.
Police said that Bonola confessed to sending these messages.
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When reached by phone, friends of Gaal's said they were unable to speak with the press under instructions from the NYPD.
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Gaal's husband has not yet returned a request for comment from The US Sun.
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