Police: Man admits killing ex-girlfriend at NYU

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<p>“NEW YORK - The former boyfriend of a woman whose decomposed body was found in a New York University apartment confessed to killing her after he tried to commit suicide Tuesday night, police said.”</p>

<p>“Police were searching for Michael Cordero, 23, to question him about the death of a professor’s daughter when he went to the roof of a Manhattan housing project and slit his wrists, police said. His relatives found him and tried to help him, but he ran to a nearby supermarket, where police held him around 8:40 p.m.”</p>

<p>“The body of Boitumelo McCallum, 20, was found wrapped in a sheet in a locked bedroom of a faculty apartment on Sunday after tenants complained of a foul smell.”</p>

<p>“McCallum was a daughter of NYU professor Teboho Moja, who has specialized in globalization and its effect on higher education. The woman’s mother also has served as a policy analyst for the South African government, according to an NYU Web site.”</p>

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<p>This girl didn’t go to NYU, although both her parents are profs. Pretty crazy that this happened in Wash Sq. Village.</p>