A Queens girl who labored at a home violence shelter and “was obsessed with serving to folks” was fatally shot within the head by her ex-con fiancé — after which left to decay “like roadkill,” in keeping with cops and the sufferer’s sister.
Angelique Apostol, 38, was discovered lifeless contained in the St. Albans dwelling of her accomplice, Mark Washington, on June 24, cops and kin stated.
She was final seen alive precisely two weeks earlier on June 10, the day she and her beau had deliberate to go to Sport 4 of the Knicks’ historic championship run at Madison Sq. Backyard – however by no means made it, in keeping with her sister, Melanie Apostol, 37.
As an alternative, Washington allegedly shot Apostol within the head — however her physique was so badly decomposed by the point she was found that investigators couldn’t see the gunshot wound at first, cops and sources stated.
However Melanie knew the sufferer was her sister when “[cops] confirmed me tattoos on her physique, which had been my youngsters’s names,” she stated.
The day of the alleged homicide, Apostol and Washington attended a charity occasion collectively, Melanie stated.
“They had been seen on the Ring digicam from neighbors returning collectively, after which him leaving the residence, perhaps like a half-an-hour, 45 minutes later with out her and his belongings,” the grieving sister stated.
Practically three months later, Washington — who has 11 prior arrests — remains to be on the lam in connection to the lethal capturing, police stated.
“I do know he discarded her and he shot her within the face, which was intentional as a result of we couldn’t even say goodbye to her,” Melanie stated. “We couldn’t have an open casket, and he left her there like roadkill. So I’m asking… if anyone will help or find this particular person or their whereabouts, any kind of knowledge, please, I’m begging.”
Melanie stated she would have by no means anticipated her sister’s relationship to show violent.
The 2 typically posted on TikTok collectively, and even shared a video of their engagement on the platform.
“That was her fiancé, and that’s all I actually knew about her relationship,” Melanie stated. “We thought all the pieces was, you realize, tremendous as a result of they posted so many TikToks collectively. They had been all the time with one another.
“She trusted him and he or she did love him, and he or she would have by no means suspected that he would have executed something like this. As a result of if she would, she would have left him.”
Angelique cherished caring for her sister’s children — ages 17, 14, 11 and 5 — the 2 youngest of whom are on the autism spectrum, in keeping with Melanie.
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“She [signed up for] dwelling well being aide courses for me…. she didn’t should be a house well being aide, however she signed up for it in order that she may assist me with my two particular wants youngsters,” Melanie stated. “She didn’t have any youngsters on her personal. She took care of everybody’s youngsters.”
Angelique additionally cared deeply in regards to the very trigger that later took her personal life, Melanie added.
“She labored in a home violence shelter — which is the ironic half about it — in upstate New York,” Melanie stated.
Angelique — who divided her time between her sister’s Staten Island dwelling, Washington’s dwelling and upstate — additionally handed out soup to the homeless final winter on the Staten Island Ferry terminal.
The summer season months have been “devastating” for Angelique’s household as they await closure.
“We’ve been sitting patiently, making an attempt to determine what to do. Everyone seems to be in a standstill. Nobody is aware of how one can transfer ahead,” Melanie stated.
Washington’s arrest historical past contains an tried homicide cost for a Feb. 19, 2002 capturing that injured a 41-year-old man in Queens, in keeping with cops.
The disposition of that case was not instantly clear.
He additionally served greater than two years in state jail on a first-degree reckless endangerment conviction – from September of 2019 via February of 2022, in keeping with State Corrections information.
The NYPD launched pictures of the suspected killer so the general public might be looking out.
Anybody with data on his whereabouts is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The general public may also submit their suggestions by logging onto the Crime Stoppers web site at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.
