NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New York man pleaded guilty to murdering and dismembering his ex-girlfriend and putting her severed head in a suitcase with a flower after she ended their relationship, later telling investigators he had “played like a fool,” according to authorities. Damon Foy, 50, of Kerhonkson, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder in the 2024 death of Alberta Dale, 44, of Pennsylvania, according to the Ulster County district attorney. Office. Between March 31 and April 1, 2024, Foy killed and dismembered Dale and was in the process of disposing of his body when authorities intervened, according to the district attorney’s office. The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office began investigating on April 1, 2024, after Dale’s relatives in Pennsylvania contacted authorities because they were concerned for his well-being, the district attorney’s office said. Officers first conducted a welfare check before launching a missing person investigation. SISTER OF MISSING DC MOM SPEAKS OUT AFTER HER EX’S ARREST EXPOSES ‘HORRIBLE’ ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP Damon Foy, 50, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2024 death of 44-year-old Alberta Dale. (Ulster County Sheriff’s Office) Deputies first went to Foy’s apartment on April 1. 2024, and found Dale’s car, according to the New York Post. The next day, officers questioned Foy again after a member of the public found Dale’s phone on the side of the road and handed it over to authorities, leading investigators to suspect possible foul play. “She’s there,” Foy whispered to investigators when they arrived at his home during the missing person investigation. “I killed her,” he added, according to court documents cited by the New York Post. Investigators obtained a search warrant for Foy’s home and found a suitcase in a closet containing the victim’s remains. Foy was then arrested and charged in connection with Dale’s death. After shining a flashlight on the suitcase, investigators “immediately noticed what appeared to be dried blood,” according to the documents. “Officers opened the defendant’s suitcase and found Alberta Dale’s partially dismembered remains, including her severed head,” the court documents said, according to the New York Post. “The remaining parts of his dismembered body were not located during the execution of the search warrant,” the documents add. Interviewed, Foy told investigators that he “loved her,” according to the documents. Alberta Dale had recently ended her relationship with Damon Foy before she was murdered. (Alberta Dale/Facebook) “The only thing he kept doing after that time throughout the relationship was just play me, play me like a fool, play me like a fool, and he just took advantage of the whole damn system,” she said. “That’s it. They told me to leave my own fucking house. They told me to leave my own fucking house, not a bill in his name, and they told me to leave my own fucking house. Get out. Then everything started to become clear. “Me,” he added. When asked about the flower in the suitcase, Foy only said he was thinking about “what still happened last night to take s— over it.” Foy had a history of domestic violence against Dale, according to court documents cited by the New York Post. A previous domestic incident involved a gun, and investigators had also observed an ax on Foy’s property when searching for Dale. Dale had previously warned authorities that “if she disappeared it was because [Foy] killed her,” according to court documents. Under a plea agreement, Foy is expected to receive 23 years to life behind bars, with a minimum term two years shorter than the maximum of 25 years to life, according to the Daily Freeman. investigation by person (Ulster County Sheriff’s Office) Chief Deputy District Attorney Liz Culmone-Mills told the outlet that the deal was supported by Dale’s family. “The district attorney’s office would not make this recommendation if It wasn’t for Alberta Dale’s family,” Culmone-Mills told the outlet. Foy’s sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 16. Another person is at the center of domestic violence; Damon Foy has shown us that,” District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji said in a statement. “We must recognize in our laws the rights of victims of domestic violence to be physically, psychologically and emotionally safe from their tormentors and from dangers specifically directed at them, and require procedures that actually protect victims in real life, not just on paper.”
