Rosedale native Cory Martin and crime scene investigators at Canarsie Park after a dog walker discovered the dismembered remains of a woman.
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A Southeast Queens man was convicted on Monday of murdering and dismembering a woman—in a grisly act thought to be inspired by the TV Show “Dexter”—as part of a fraudulent scheme to collect $200,000 in life insurance benefits.
Cory Martin, 36, of Rosedale, was found guilty on all counts in Brooklyn federal court by a jury following a two-week trial in the killing of Brandy Odom in 2018. When sentenced on July 23, Martin faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.
Martin, according to court testimony, lived in a Rosedale home with his girlfriend, Adelle Anderson, and the then 26-year-old victim Odom. The women both participated in sex work for Martin, who operated as their pimp.
In March and December of 2017, Martin and Anderson fraudulently obtained two life insurance policies in Odom’s name. They made premium payments to the life insurance companies by Western Union money orders and by using a debit card in Odom’s name. They then plotted her death.
At trial, Anderson testified that prior to Odom’s murder, she and Martin watched “The First 48,” a true-crime TV show about police tactics and they discussed “what not to do, and what things to do to avoid getting caught by the police.” Anderson also testified that Martin also watched “Dexter,” a TV show about a serial killer who dismembered his victims, because he was “looking for ways to commit the crime when he got rid of Brandy.”
In early April 2018, Martin strangled Odom in her bedroom. Martin and Anderson then purchased cleaning supplies and a vacuum at the Green Acres Mall on Long Island to clean up the murder scene.
On April 6, 2018, Martin searched Home Depot’s website for a “Dewalt 12-Amp Corded Reciprocating Saw,” described as featuring a “powerful 12 Amp motor designed for heavy-duty…
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