Overview
- Police say George Dourdounas was found with a fatal neck wound in the lobby of his 33rd Street apartment building around 1:40 p.m. on March 3.
- Officers arrested next-door neighbor Dimitrios Manessis, 48, who is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
- Manessis was awaiting a court appearance in Queens Criminal Court on Wednesday as detectives continued to review what led to the attack.
- Neighbors and sources describe a years-long feud and harassment of Dourdounas by the suspect, though investigators have not identified a definitive motive.
- A family member says Manessis has paranoid schizophrenia and was receiving treatment, as officials note the probe into any role of mental illness is ongoing.