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Judge Orders Detention for 75-Year-Old Accused in Washington Heights Double Killing

Prosecutors say he phoned 911 to confess after a bar dispute.

Overview

  • William Wallace Jr. was ordered jailed without release after prosecutors charged him with two counts of first-degree murder.
  • Prosecutors said Wallace and longtime partner Phyllis Goolsby left a bar around 9:45 p.m., and about an hour later he called 911 stating he had shot two people.
  • Responding officers reported that Wallace told them he had killed the women and that the gun was upstairs, where police recovered a handgun and shell casings.
  • Authorities identified the victims as sisters Phyllis Goolsby, 68, found upstairs with two chest wounds, and Tuanna J. Thomas, 71, found in a first-floor bedroom with three wounds to her back.
  • Prosecutors said Wallace made recorded statements about losing his patience and left voicemails admitting the killings; he returns to court March 25.