ELMSFORD, NY (Decembet 8, 2025) — A 32-year-old man was charged with second-degree murder after a woman was found dead in an Elmsford motel room Sunday afternoon, police said.
Elmsford Police Department officers responded to the Days Inn Motel at 25 Valley Ave. around 4:30 p.m. for a report of a deceased female inside one of the rooms. Police secured the scene and opened a homicide investigation.
The victim was identified as Rose Philippe, 32.
Surveillance video showed a male fleeing the motel in a vehicle with a young child shortly before officers arrived.
With help from the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Westchester County Police Department and its Real Time Crime Center, investigators quickly identified the suspect as Justin Bartley, also 32.
At approximately 6:15 p.m., authorities located the vehicle in the Bronx. The FBI Safe Streets Task Force recovered the child safely and took Bartley into custody.
Bartley and the child were transported back to Elmsford Police Headquarters without further incident.
Detective Sgt. Paul Rescigno and Detective Jonathan Castillo processed Bartley, who was charged with PL 125.25(1) Murder 2nd.
Bartley was arraigned Nov. 3, 2025, and remanded to the Westchester County Department of Corrections.
The Elmsford Police Department thanked all assisting agencies, including the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, and extended its deepest condolences to the family of Rose Philippe.
No further information will be released as the case remains ongoing.
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