Sayfullo Saipov found guilty of murder and terrorism charges for Halloween massacre on NYC bike path
NEW YORK — Sayfullo Saipov dreamed of martyrdom and being greeted by 72 maidens in the afterlife — he’s getting a prison sentence instead. Saipov was found guilty Thursday of all 28 counts in Manhattan Federal Court of massacring eight people on the Hudson River Park bike path in a Halloween horror nearly five years ago. Jurors took less than a day to decide Saipov’s fate after hearing two weeks of testimony about the gruesome attack that also seriously injured 11 people. Prosecutors said Saipov chose a 6,000-pound flatbed truck as his weapon, the busy bike path as his venue, and Halloween as ...