A killing in the affluent Westchester village of Scarsdale has shaken the community, after a well-known local advocate was found dead and police charged a member of her own family in her death. For more than 24 hours, investigators maintained a presence at the scene, which remained cordoned off with police tape as the case unfolded.
The victim was identified as Marion Green, a 71-year-old woman described by those who knew her as a dedicated advocate in the community. According to police, she was found dead following a disturbance call reported early in the morning, and her death was quickly classified as a homicide.
Green was widely respected for her public service. She served as chair of the Scarsdale Advisory Council on people with disabilities and was remembered as a tireless advocate for residents with special needs, a role that made the circumstances of her death all the more painful for those who worked alongside her.
Colleagues pointed to the causes she had championed. At a meeting with village trustees last December, she had pressed for sufficient handicapped parking and for improved sidewalk access, warning that the sidewalks had been woefully neglected for many years and describing them as a sign of crumbling infrastructure.
Police say the person responsible was her own son. Investigators charged 26-year-old Chester Green with second-degree murder in connection with her death, in a case that authorities said stemmed from the disturbance reported at the home.
According to police, Chester Green was taken into custody at the scene and then taken to a hospital for observation. He was arraigned at his bedside and is being remanded to the Westchester County Jail as the case moves forward.
For neighbors, the killing was difficult to absorb in a community where such violence is rare. Residents described the news as disturbing and unsettling, saying that things like this do not usually happen in the area, as investigators continued their work at the scene.