A 36-year-old Manhattan woman faces multiple counts of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and other charges in what officials describe as a deadly scheme to drug unsuspecting men and rob them, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday.
Tabitha Bundrick allegedly used fentanyl-laced drugs to rob four men, killing three of them, according to court documents. Court papers say the incidents happened between April 2023 and February 2024.
They allege Bundrick intentionally drugged the men then robbed them while they were unconscious, stealing personal belongings including phones, money, watches, clothes and sneakers.
Court papers outline a chilling timeline.
In the first case, Bundrick allegedly approached two men in Washington Heights under the guise of selling them soap. She then offered sex for money and took them back to a West 159th Street apartment she broke into, prosecutors allege. Then Bundrick allegedly offered the men “cocaine” but gave them fentanyl-laced drugs.
The next morning, one of the men woke up to find his 42-year-old friend dead beside him. That man had no memory of what happened and reported that his phone and other personal items were gone. Bundrick allegedly used that stolen cellphone to make calls, prosecutors say.
Barely more than a month later, on Sept. 27, 2023, Bundrick allegedly met a 39-year-old and went back to his apartment on West 158th Street, where prosecutors say she gave him the same cocktail she allegedly gave the other men. Three days later, the victim’s brother found him dead. Many personal belongings were missing.
Prosecutors allege Bundrick used his phone to make calls, too.
Five months later, in February 2024, prosecutors allege Bundrick followed a 34-year-old man on the street toward his Upper Manhattan apartment building. They chatted outside before going upstairs. There, Bundrick allegedly gave that man the drugs, too. She was later seen going in and out of his building, taking several large bags out of the apartment, including his backpack, prosecutors allege.
Court papers say she got in a cab and took the items back to her apartment. Fernandez’s credit card also was used over the next few days.
Bundrick was arrested in early March when prosecutors say a search warrant executed at her home yielded four pairs of the victims’ sneakers. It wasn’t immediately clear if she entered a plea at Wednesday’s arraignment, nor was information on a possible attorney for her immediately available.
“This callous behavior allegedly led to the deaths of three people,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. “As alleged, each incident was calculated: Tabitha Bundrick knowingly provided fentanyl-laced drugs to incapacitate her victims so she could steal their personal belongings. As a result of our long-term investigation, she is now facing significant charges.”
NBC New York Staff
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