NYC Designer Dead Due to Homicide
A New York City fashion designer dead due to homicide dressed Lady Gaga and Rita Ora months ago. (Photo: The New York Times)
A New York City fashion designer dead due to homicide dressed Lady Gaga and Rita Ora months ago.
According to NBC4, medical examiners determined Kathryn Marie Gallagher, 35, died due to “drug-facilitated theft.”
The discovery suggests that Gallagher discovered unresponsive inside a Chinatown apartment on July 24, 2022, was drugged to steal something.
As of publication, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner still needed to respond to Patch’s request for comment.
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Gallagher was a painter who launched her fashion line, Katie Gallagher, in 2010, according to an obituary on the website of her alma mater, Rhode Island School of Design.
Her work was featured in numerous publications, including Vogue and Glamour, and she dressed celebrities such as Lady Gaga, Rita Ora, and Laverne Cox.
Gallagher’s life, however, was cut short eight months ago.
Authorities responded to a 911 call from her Eldridge Street apartment around 8:50 p.m., where the designer died due to homicide.
Gallagher was pronounced dead inside the apartment by medics, and investigators found no apparent signs of trauma, according to police.
Authorities ruled Gallagher’s death a homicide months later, according to an NYPD release Friday morning. No arrests have been made, and an investigation is ongoing.
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