Staten Island, NY – A manhunt that was launched for a Staten Island man whose wife was found strangled today inside her home, has come to a halt after the man was located in Staten Island.
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Eva Rubin, 63, was found dead this afternoon inside her Crafton Avenue home in Willowbrook, police said.
Her husband, Arthur Rubin, 64, is in police custody, according to Mid Hudson News.
“Get to the house. I’m sorry for what I did,” Rubin told his son-in-law when he called him earlier in the day, the sources said.
His wife was found face-up on her bed with marks on her neck, the sources added.
Rubin is wanted for questioning about the circumstances surrounding his wife’s suspicious death, said the sources.
According to a VIN News source Mrs Rubin taught in a yeshiva on Staten Island. Neighbors said both are orthodox Jews, and members of a synagogue right around the corner, Young Israel of Staten Island.
Meanwhile the Mid Hudson News is also reporting That the couple has a summer residence in Sullivan County in the Town of Thompson, and police think he may have headed there. Sullivan Sheriff’s deputies did go to the Clearview Bungalow colony and checked out his unit, which appeared to have been visited earlier in the day.
First Hirsch, now Rueben. Gevalt!
I know this guy
nebech such a bed shulem bayis
I betcha he’s gonna jump.
Too much internet & murders we are watching and hearing it takes away any humility we used to have.
He can get out of trouble if he hires O.J.s lawyer.
Can we have his name for tehillim?
If they were able to track him to clearview, I don’t think he will jump at this point – he will try and hide
I think that everyone has to stop talking and making comments/jokes about this. This is not a “story”. This happened to real people, with children and extended family and have real feelings. Seriously, if you don’t have something kind to say, there is no reason whatsoever to say it. Think about the family. Actually, think about what Hashem would want you to do.
According to nyp – Arthur Rubin, 64, surrendered to authorities after reaching out to a friend who helped orchestrate the meeting with detectives, sources said.
He was taken to an undisclosed hospital to be treated for what investigators believe are self-inflicted puncture wounds to his chest, sources added.
Seems the guy did try killing himself but failed
No jokes please. A mother and grandmother was killed today. I knew Arthur for almost 45 years. We graduated Yeshivah together. He was a regular guy who got along with everyone. He moved to Staten Island a number of years ago and davened in the Young Israel. He was a photographer by profession. As far as we could tell he was a good husband, father, and grandfather. He always had a smile on his face and was a pleasant fellow.
What happened today, I have no idea. He was as normal as most of us. Obviously something snapped in him for him to do this horrendous crime. With time we may find the reason or we may never know why he did it. I cry for my friend Arthur Rubin and for his family. May hashem give the family strength to cope with this terrible tragedy and may hashem also give my friend the strength to live with what he did.
lots of stress before Pesach
Sometimes (and I’m not saying this is the case here), a wife puts up with horrible emotional and/or physical abuse for years. She pretends, because of embarrassment, that she’s O.K. Others see through it, but not always. She covers for him and covers for him and covers for him. All to save face. Look around. You’d be surprised at how many marriages like this exist. How do I know? I was in one of them. Why did I get out? A Rav at shul noticed how controlling my husband could be, and very perceptively saw through my “smiles.” His wife took me by the hand and led me to a good therapist. Baruch Hashem, I made a tough decision and never looked back. May Eva’s death be a wake-up call to all those living with emotional pain. Even if you see it as normal, listen to the tiny voice inside you saying, “something’s wrong.” HaMakom Yenachem Es HaMishpacha.
Thank you for that last post. My parents are best friends with the Rubins. Something as you stated snapped. If the world wants to speak Laashon Hara and make things up, then I add to the gossip and say that this was a ‘mental breakdown’. May hashem give them the strength to unite together…
he was the photographer at my bar mitzvah…. I guess I am not going to get the photos now. 🙁
What happened?
I read these posts and again it confirms what we have become.
Delusional and ‘concerned’ for the perp instead of the victim.
The often stated term…nebech sbmebech…He is an accused killer for heavens sake….The only nebech is his poor wife who probably suffered from this lout for who knows how long.
The poor woman was murdered..the perp, should he be found guilty may as well kill himself for all I care.
When you are kind to the cruel you end up being cruel to the kind.
Parents of students at the local yeshiva where she worked said she will be missed. “She was a dedicated teacher, she loved her students, she expected greatness from them
There was NO prior or current abuse in this home. She had a great support system if needed. There was no cover up. Please don’t assume that there was. It was simply a stressfull mental break down. We don’t know why things happen. Please dont judge and assume anything otherwise. They are both wonderful Nishamot. How do frum people sit and a mock such a travesty.
I’m sure thatI I speak for many of us who knew Eva and her family. She was a good person and was ready to help out all the time. May Hashem in his infinite mercy help the family cope with this unbelievable tragedy. Hamokom yinachem oschem….
its is amazing how many fools hiding behind fake names take a tragedy and make a
a joke out of it a woman id dead we dont know why yet but we all know someone that told us something or make jokes about a serious thing there are children and grand children that need to bury Eva. have some respect for nice lady that never harmed a fly and taught our daughters in yeshiva
Maybe he was on medication that caused a mental instability? Prozac and Zoloft have legal cases against them (I think most lost) for causing psychological imbalances and murderous thoughts whether to oneself or others.
Also, the stress of Pesach this time of year with the wife complaining and nagging may have got to him. Im sure he regrets his hasty actions and he was not in his right mind when he did this. Fugue is the term used for a temp insanity which this is. Even if he hated his wife, would a normal person from our community kill?? Not if he’s in his right mind.
Nebech, nebech.
I am stunned reading these postings. Murder was something you did not encounter among Jews and certainly not among religious Jews. We need a thorough self-examination and maybe the gedolim should say a wise word, if they have an answer
If you can’t take living with your spouse anymore, you divorce them — you don’t kill them!
(Reply to #28 ): Yesterday, as a woman writing about my own experience with emotional abuse during a difficult marriage, it occurred to me that many men suffer in silence, too. You, #28 , pointed out that the victim can be male OR female. Most victims, like myself and your friend, usually do a great job at concealing their pain. They pretend that the marriage is healthy. When the husband/wife explodes, they always think, “It’s MY fault. If only I hadn’t done (fill in the blank), he/she wouldn’t have exploded in anger.” The reality is that an emotionally HEALTHY person would NEVER put up with somebody yelling at/ shaming/ demeaning/ controlling them. Or giving them the ongoing silent treatment. NEVER. No matter what the reason. It’s never O.K. And a person with healthy self esteem would never fall for the “honeymoon phase” which typically follows the explosion. My ex-husband was great at apologizing and promising to never scream/abuse me again.
But eventually the cycle repeated. Baruch Hashem with the right shlichim I got out. My helpers were people who were beyond pretending that this doesn’t happen in our community. It happens a lot. So I am proof that you CAN get your life back. I look forward to Pesach, the holiday of freedom, in a way I never thought possible. May the life of Eva Rubin, a”h, inspire us to protect and treasure our own lives, and may this encouraging teacher who only sought the best for her students and others, teach us, even upon her tragic petirah, to be models of healthy emotional behavior for our families and children.
Nobody will ever REALLY know what happened here for certain.
Was she abused? Maybe.
Was he abused? Maybe.
Was he under incredible stress?
Did she reveal a horrible secret?
None of us knows.
However, we all react in the ways that we relate to. For the victim of abuse above, her first instinct is to look at whether he abused his wife. For #28 , the opposite thought.
At times like this, we should all be looking inward at our own relationships, and our own behavior and how it affects those around us. We should also be looking at our friends and neighbors and asking ourselves if there are signs of impending tragedy or abuse of any kind. An abuse victim is the loneliest and most desperate person in the world, and YOU may be their only hope.
As for this case, we need to wait until the facts come out. We know nothing now (and we may never know the whole story), so speculating is worthless.
There seems to be more to this story:
It took almost 75 minutes for authorities to find out that the Staten Island mother of two found dead yesterday had in fact been murdered, sources told The Post today.
Arthur Rubin, 64, who will be charged with homicide in the strangulation death of his wife, Eva, 63, called Rabbi Yaakov Lehrfield from his synagogue, Young Israel of Staten Island, to tell him about the woman’s untimely death, sources said.
Lehrfield, in turn, called the private Hatzolah ambulance service, which responded and pronounced the woman dead at 12:14 p.m. inside her Crafton Avenue home in Willowbrook, the sources said.
Why didn’t Hatzalah call the police?
I just read that there was a 75 minutes between when Hatzalah pronounced the woman dead and when the police showed up. What were these hatzala members thinking. I dont know what the policies are for hatzala but if a woman was DEAD and appeared strangled – they should be REQUIRED to call the police immediatly. terrible mistake by these hatzala members.
Now, lets not jump to terrible conclusions about Hatzalah. Let’s hear their side of the story.
Nebech, nebech their 2 names are even in last weeks YI bulletin.
Everyone who didn’t know them, just SHUT UP! Arthur loved his wife and she loved him. He deserves the benefit of the doubt. He may be covering for someone. We just don’t know. I’ll be willing to bet that when the truth comes out, he will be shown to be innocent. I don’t think he did it. I am devastated for the family. If there was a mental illness with perhaps another family member, and he incriminated himself to protect that person, he will be shown to be the devoted husband that he was. Who are all of you to judge what happened? It infuriates me.
(Reply to #44 ): Of course, PMOinFL, you didn’t mean to suggest that being under incredible stress or finding out that your spouse revealed a horrible secret about you is reason enough to lose control and murder someone? I’m sure that’s not what you’re suggesting. But then why did you bring that up?