A 54-year-old man has been arrested for murder after a woman was found naked and stabbed to death inside a New York City storefront that had been reported for allegedly operating as an illegal adult business just one day before the killing.
The disturbing discovery was made Friday, November 6, inside a ground-floor business at 36-17 164th Street in Flushing, Queens, where police responded to a 911 call reporting an unconscious woman.
Officers arrived to find the victim lying face down without clothing, suffering from multiple stab wounds, including injuries to her head.
Emergency medical workers pronounced her dead at the scene. The city’s medical examiner later ruled her death a homicide caused by multiple sharp-force injuries.
But the investigation took a significant turn Monday, November 9, when police arrested 54-year-old Zhordrack Blodywon in connection with the killing.
Blodywon, whom authorities described as homeless, was charged with murder, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon.
According to law enforcement sources cited by amNewYork, surveillance footage captured a man entering the business around 4:16 p.m. on the day of the killing. Approximately 20 minutes later, he was allegedly recorded leaving the building after kicking open a door.
A friend of the victim reportedly discovered her body shortly afterward and called for help.
The woman, described in subsequent reporting as 39 years old, had not been publicly identified as of Tuesday. Authorities reportedly were working to notify relatives living outside the United States.
The circumstances surrounding the killing have raised additional questions about the business where the victim was found.
Neighbors said the storefront previously operated as a skincare clinic but had appeared largely closed for years. More recently, signs advertised massage services, although residents said they rarely saw customers entering for skincare treatments.
One neighbor, Tayyab Ubaidi, told NBC New York that residents were unsure what kind of business was operating inside.
“We never saw someone to go in for skincare,” he said.
Records from the New York City Department of Buildings revealed that someone filed a complaint on Thursday, November 5, alleging that the location was operating as an adult establishment in violation of zoning regulations.
The complaint was submitted just one day before the woman’s body was discovered.
However, investigators have not established whether the allegations about the business were connected to her death.
The suspect’s arrest has also brought renewed attention to his reported criminal history. According to NBC New York, Blodywon had previously faced charges in a 2012 rape and robbery case involving a woman at a Queens massage parlor. Authorities have not established whether that earlier case had any connection to the current homicide.
Police have not publicly disclosed a motive or confirmed whether Blodywon knew the victim.
The investigation remains ongoing, and Blodywon is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
