A New York state police officer has debunked online rumors that a husband was implicated in the murder-suicide of his wife and their young daughter – after he was “pulled through the mud”.
dr Krystal Cascetta, 40, entered the baby’s room in the town of Somers, Westchester County, New York, around 7 a.m. Saturday and shot the child before turning the gun on herself.
Cascetta’s husband, Timothy Talty, 37, was not there at the time – but Cascetta’s parents were at the $1million home during the fatal shooting.
Still, rumors circulated that Talty was somehow involved – which officials have now dismissed.
New York State Trooper Steven Nevel told Today.com, “The trolls on social media are dragging the husband through the mud.”
Cascetta was a specialist in hematology and oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City
dr Krystal Cascetta married Talty in 2019 at a ceremony in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Her daughter was her only child. According to neighbors, police and ambulances had already been called to their home
“But I can tell you with 100% certainty and without a doubt that he didn’t.”
“It’s really easy for people to come up with conspiracy theories.”
“He was just cooperative.” “The family was more than cooperative.”
The people who were in the house at the time initially assumed that the shot was from something that fell to the ground in the child’s nursery. They soon realized that wasn’t the case.
Her neighbors revealed that police and ambulances had been called to the “very private” family’s $1 million home at least twice before the fatal ordeal.
Bob Stuart, 71, who lived near the couple’s home, told the New York Post, “Two, maybe three times this summer, ambulances and police officers came to their home.” At least two times.
“I saw the police and ambulances arriving.”
Stuart’s wife Betsy added that the family are “very reserved people” and that she hasn’t heard from them in almost two years.
New York State Trooper Steven Nevel said, “The trolls on social media are dragging the husband through the mud.” I can tell you 100% and without a doubt that he hasn’t.
Cascetta, 40, entered the baby’s room in the town of Somers, Westchester County, New York, around 7 a.m. Saturday and shot the child before turning the gun on herself. Pictured is the family’s $1 million home
The Stuarts said they didn’t even know the doctor was pregnant.
It was not disclosed why the police and ambulance were called to the house beforehand.
Authorities also didn’t reveal the child’s age and sex, but an online register suggests the child was only 4 1/2 months old.
Law enforcement officials also later told the Rockland/Westchester Journal News that the baby was a girl and the only child of Cascetta and an energy bar tycoon.
A motive for the murder-suicide is not yet known, as friends and former patients of the New York oncology doctor are flocking to her.
dr Cascetta, a hematology and oncology specialist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, had lived with Talty in the Granite Springs area of Somers in a $1 million home.
On his Instagram page, Talty shared pictures of the two in Austin, Texas, saying Cascetta visited him when they first started dating.
The two had wed during a celebration in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in 2019 after what Talty described on social media as “so special.”
At the time he said, ‘My wife!’ It took us a year to plan and a lifetime to bring together all the wonderful people to make our wedding so special!’
He now runs his own energy bar company called Talty Bar and has previously shared online how his wife used her medical and scientific knowledge to offer advice on how to make the best product.
When contacted him about his wife’s alleged crime, all he said was, “Can you give us some time?”
Cascetta was a board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist in New York City, specializing in breast cancer.
The couple were acting “very low key” and the neighbors hadn’t heard from them in two years
As an intern in internal medicine at the Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine at North Shore University Hospital, she received the Intern of the Year award.
She also served as Chief Fellow at Mount Sinai Hospital after completing a fellowship program in hematology and medical oncology.
Cascetta was a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.
She had completed her medical degree at Albany Medical College, where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society for excellence in humanistic clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service.
In a bio about Cascetta, the doctor was described as an avid runner and fitness enthusiast.
It is also said that being a doctor was “in her DNA” and that as a child she could often be found wrapping her dolls in gauze.
When she was in eighth grade, her mother’s best friend died of breast cancer, which is said to have prompted her to pursue a career in medicine.
Cascetta had lived with her husband Tim Talty, pictured here, in the Granite Springs area of Somers, New York, in a $1 million home. He was not home at the time of the murder/suicide
She later became an active researcher in breast cancer clinical trials.
Her friends and patients remembered her for her sympathy Saturday night, and Eri Barr posted on Facebook that she was “completely devastated” by the news.
“She was my friend at Albany Med and an intern,” Barr wrote. “I always looked up to her.”
Maureen Daly also recalled that Cascetta “stayed true to her profession.”
“You were caring and very compassionate towards your patients,” she wrote of the doctor, adding, “I will miss our conversations.”
Author Kambri Crews wrote that Cascetta “was a star in her field, dedicated and lovely, smart and capable.”
“Years after my cancer surgery, she and I hosted a lecture on breast cancer, and she involved me in some cutting-edge research and studies,” Crews said. “Because of her, I decided not to do chemotherapy as part of a study.
“I don’t know what happened in her life that made her feel like this was the best ending to her story,” the author continued, “but I do know that a large community of survivors, patients and colleagues is broken .”
“She cared deeply about her patients and I am grateful that I was one of them.”