‘Call the cops’ - Final plea before NY tourist killed in Jamaica
Crime
May 10, 2026
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The horrifying news came from the suspected killer’s mother.
On the other end of the line, the woman’s breathy, raspy voice told stunned relatives in New York that Melissa Kerry Samnath had been killed while on vacation in Jamaica.
As the family reeled in disbelief, a cryptic WhatsApp message Samnath sent shortly before 11 p.m. on the night she arrived in the island from Queens Village in New York two Tuesdays ago suddenly became chillingly clear.
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