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Miami’s NBC affiliate reports:
Authorities at a news conference Friday said a man who allegedly confessed to two separate murders in Miami and Miami Beach may have been “targeting the elderly, gay community.” Zsolt Zsolyomi, 25, a Hungarian national, is charged with second-degree murder in both cases, according to jail records. “Both victims were elderly, disabled males,” Miami police said in a news release. Chief Manny Morales said Friday that “it appears now that the connection might be that he was targeting the elderly, gay community.”
On Jan. 19, a man was found dead in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in Little Havana, according to an arrest warrant. The victim was found with both front seatbelts around his neck. Zsolyomi is also accused of a murder back in November when a man was found dead in his Miami Beach apartment. The victim was discovered unresponsive with his head and upper body partially submerged in the bathtub with water, according to the warrant. The medical examiner later ruled he died by strangulation.
CBS News reports:
Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones revealed to reporters on Friday more details on how they managed to track down 25-year-old Zsolt Zsolyomi, saying they believed he had been targeting elderly gay men. Jones said if it wasn’t for the multi-agency collaboration, Zsolyomi wouldn’t have been found and arrested. “Thank goodness we did because there’s no doubt in my mind that if he had not been caught, he would have done this again, and again, and again,” he said.
“He is a Hungarian citizen that had come to the country sometime last year, overstayed and was already in our system ready to be deported,” said City of Miami Police Chief Manuel Morales. Zsolyomi appeared before Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy S. Glazer Thursday afternoon. She denied his bond. Police said the suspect had also traveled to Orlando, so they’re asking anyone with information to come forward.
Zsolyomi was arrested Wednesday after fleeing the scene of a car accident.