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Lowery Calls Stein Racist Pothead; Turned Pants Inside-Out
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Jen Carlson
Published Feb 6, 2010
Modified Feb 6, 2010
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On the day of the murder, Lowery leaves Stein's apartment with her pants turned inside-out.
Natavia Lowery is sticking to her original story that her former boss Linda Stein was a feisty pot-smoking racist. She claimed Stein fought with everyone, from her daughters to building workers—but of course never fought with Lowery, they "had a fine relationship." This all comes from early questioning by homicide cops, which came out during a trial testimony yesterday by Detective Angelique Lofredo.
According to Lofredo, during the initial questioning Lowery told her: "Linda got irate and started screaming and cursing at them and they had to call the super to calm Linda down. She would call them spics, rats, Puerto Ricans." She would allegedly tell her boss, "Linda, why don't you take your pill." She also claims Stein received home deliveries of marijuana from a man and a woman wearing suits.
Prosecutors say Lowery has gone through lengthy efforts to pin the murder on others, according to the NY Post. But, again, why have prosecutors not pointed out that Lowery's pants were turned inside-out after she left Stein's apartment on the day of the murder (as seen in the surveillance video)?
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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