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I just heard that exonumia dealer Stephen Tanenbaum was killed in New York this morning by a madman who stabbed several people, killing three, and then hit and killed Tanenbaum while driving away.
Geez.......
Geez.......
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Crazed Murder Suspect
Caught After Subway Stabbing Horror
MIDTOWN - A madman suspected of four Brooklyn murders caused chaos on a packed subway Saturday when he stabbed a straphanger in the neck, police said.
Maksim Gelman was being hunted after a vicious killing spree on Friday left his stepfather, an ex-girlfriend and her mother dead in Sheepshead Bay. Another man was killed when he was hit by Gelman's car as the lunatic fled the scene.
Police said officers tracked Gelman, 23, to a No. 3 train at 8.45 a.m. Saturday after a passenger told cops on a platform that he had knocked a newspaper out of her hands, yelling, "Do you believe what they're writing about me?"
Gelman's girlfriend Yulena Bluchenko, one of his alleged victims.(Facebook)
Two police officers found Gelman on a train pasing between Penn Station and Times Square.
"They observed that Gelman, armed with a large kitchen knife, had stabbed a 40-year-old male passenger in the left side of his neck," said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly.
"Officer (Terrance) Howell jumped on Gelman and brought him to the ground, knocking the knife from his hand."
Gelman, who Kelly said was born in the Ukraine but is a US citizen, was arrested and was being questioned Saturday afternoon. Another knife was found on his person.
The injured passenger, who has not been named, is in stable condition at St Luke's Hospital, said Kelly.
Hero police officer Terrance Howell, who tackled the knife wielding Maksim Gelman on-board a subway train.(NYPD)
The incident left the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 train service paralysed for most of the morning, and caused passengers to be traumatised.
Straphanger Hyun Jo, 35, was two cars behind the stabbing.
"The train kept starting and stopping," he told DNAinfo.
"Then people started flooding back through the train, masses of people were coming down from the front.
"Their faces were pale, they were walking through with ashen faces."
Gelman, who Kelly said is a "heavy drug user," started his rampage started early Friday when he allegedly stabbed his stepfater, Aleksandr Kuznetso, multiple times in Sheepshead Bay
The bloodstained knife police said Maksim Gelman used to stab a straphanger.(NYPD)
He then drove to the home of his former girlfriend, Yelena Bulchenko. Police said he stabbed her mother, Anna, and waited for Bulchenko to come home. He chased her into the street, killing her and slashing the jacked sleeve of a neighbor who tried to intervene, police said.
He then jumped into his car, smashing into another vehicle. He stabbed that driver in the chest, leaving him in stable condition. He then sped off, hitting and killing pedestrian Stephen Tanenbaum.
At least another two people were hurt during the rampage, and police fear there could have been more.
"It's so horrendous and bizarre, we have no reason that we can give you why he did it," said Kelly
Madman Maksim Gelman's violent rampage spanned nearly 28 hours and two boroughs.
Friday:
5:09 a.m. - The body of Gelman's stepdad Aleksandr Kuznetsoz, 54, is
discovered at his E. 27th St. home.
8:12 a.m. - Driving his stepdad's Lexus, Gelman allegedly struck a
41-year-old crossing guard at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Avenue S,
breaking his leg.
4:20 p.m. - Yelena Bulchenko, 20, Gelman's ex-girlfriend, and her mother,
Anna, 56, are murdered at their E. 24th St. home.
4:30 p.m. - Fleeing the murders, Gelman stabs Art DiCrescento, 60, and
steals his 1995 Pontiac Bonneville, according to cops.
4:32 p.m - Driving the Bonneville, Gelman is accused of running over
60-year-old Steve Tannenbaum at Avenue R and Ocean Ave, killing him.
:00 p.m. - A man resembling Gelman is spotted near Ave. R and E. 18th St.,
triggering a massive police search.
9:15 p.m - The stolen Bonneville is found abandoned on E. 15th St. in
Flatbush.
Saturday:
12:55 a.m. - Gelman allegedly hails a livery cab driven by Fitz Fullertan, 55,
at Rochester Ave. and St. John's Place in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
1 a.m. - The livery cab crashes on St. Mark's Ave. after Gelman and Fullertan
struggle, cops say.
1:05 a.m. - Gelman is accused of assaulting Shelden Pottinger, 25, in front of
an Eastern Pkwy. church and stealing his Nissan Maxima.
9:00 a.m. - It's unclear how Gelman spends the overnight hours, but Gelman
climbs up from subway tracks and boards an uptown No. 3 train at 34th
St-Penn Station.
9:05 a.m. - The suspect knocks a newspaper bearing his photo out of a
woman's hands and stabs a 40-year-old straphanger. (Photo: Santos/News
9:07 a.m. - Gelman is arrested.
CRAZY!!!! This guy NEEDS A MAJOR JAILHOUSE BEATDOWN for killing 4 innocent people!!! %$@!!@#~!###!!!!
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Shocking, and very sad.
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Sugar magnolia blossoms blooming, heads all empty and I don't care ...
I was just thinking about how we were chuckling because I usually buy something from him, and instead he was buying from me. Life can be cruel sometimes.
His ex partner called me tonight and has promised to pass along shiva and funeral information, which I will post here when I get it.
Rest in peace, Steve, and thanks for everything.
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What a terrible loss! Steve was truly an expert numismatist as Julian mentioned. He was also a nice and honest person. I will be praying for his family as they cope with this.
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My prayers go out to his family.
May he RIP
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Such a senseless loss.
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For many years there was one crazy guy who used to come into the coin shop where I worked screaming about "SATAN!" and threatening to burn the place down. The police said there was nothing they could do about him until he hurt somebody.
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<< <i>I hope the perpetrator winds up like Walter Breen and Jeff Dahmer did while in prison ****seems that there is an honor among thieves (or criminals in general) child molesting and homosexuality is not very popular. >>
Apparently, cannibalism isn't very popular either.
I didn't know this dealer but I hope the killer gets swift justice and I wish the best for his family.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
As a friend, I am heartbroken and shocked.
From The Civil Wat Token Society Hall of Fame page:
Stephen L. Tanenbaum
Steve Tanenbaum is considered by many to be the most knowledgeable active person in the field of Civil War tokens. He has been relied upon for many decades as a consultant, editor, and contributor to numerous CWT works. After beginning his CWT collecting journey in 1972, he became a full-time dealer for tokens in 1981. Steve has handled, purchased, and built some of the greatest modern-day collections, although he always considers himself a collector first. He has discovered hundreds of new varieties, previously unknown die states, and odd mint errors. Steve has been elected to eight terms on the Board of Governors, and also filled two partial terms by appointment. He has served as Vice President of the Society since 2004.
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RIP Stephen Tanenbaum!!
It is ironic. At the last FUN show Steve and I noted that one of the major dealers among the old guard was starting to show his age. He commented that more and more of us, “the old guard,” were gradually passing from the scene. I never would have expected Steve would be one of them this soon. It just goes to show how fragile life is and how we should be thankful for every day.
In reality, he semi-jokingly told me that my wife Lisa had a better eye than I did. It was a semi-joke because it was the truth. I knew the details, and she knew awesome eye appeal.
My wife is beside herself right now, as am I. My condolences go out to his family and all of our numismatic colleagues.
I knew Steve well. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of many, many often obscure areas of numismatics. He was super honest (as others have mentioned) and was the #1 go-to guy in the nation for answering questions on exonumia.
He quietly built world-class collections in about 30 areas (his number, not mine) of numismatics. He devoted his life to collecting and dealing in this area. I believe prior to going full-time as a token & medal dealer decades ago, he was an executive high in the ranks of the Xerox Corporation.
I spoke to him quite often, bought & sold coins on a reqular basis, and had numerous 5 hour phone conversations about coins, medals, colonials, running a coin business, collecting philosophies, inventory management, etc. over the years.
I simply cannot believe it.
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New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
I knew it would happen.
<< <i>Likely he will be coddled in a mental institution.... street justice is the best way to handle these cretins. Cheaper too. Cheers, RickO >>
I'm hoping any drug situation removes that possibility.
He didn't look so "wild eyed" on CNN today.