2nd suspect in Levittown musician's murder identified
Tatyana Henderson, 18, of Bensalem is in Bucks County Prison on unrelated theft charges. She tried to lure Danny DeGennaro out of his house so her accomplices could rob him, according to court records.
2nd suspect in Levittown musician's murder identified
The woman who tried to lure musician Danny DeGennaro out of his Bristol Township house so her accomplices could rob him is in Bucks County Prison on unrelated theft charges, authorities confirmed Thursday.
Tatyana Henderson, 18, of Bensalem, stole $271.87 last month from a Falls Township store with Danasia Bakr, the Falls Township teenager who was charged Tuesday with DeGennaro’s murder, according to authorities and court records.
Since Henderson is in prison on $250,000 bail for the alleged theft, “there’s no pressure” to charge her yet with the murder, county District Attorney Heckler said.
“We would have preferred to have Ms. Bakr’s cooperation and draw up all the complaints at once,” Heckler said. Henderson “is in custody on bail she can’t make, and her public defender knows we’re waiting for her to cooperate.“
Police know the identities of three men, including two gunmen, who also were involved in the botched robbery of the popular guitar player and songwriter, “but we need to be able to prove it in court,” Heckler said.
The search for them “is progressing,” he said.
On Dec. 28, Henderson and Bakr swapped 44 texts and cell phone calls in the hour leading up to the 10 p.m. shooting of DeGennaro in a botched robbery in his Crabtree Drive home, according to court records.
Henderson also called a phone number posted on a 2007 Volkswagen Jetta for sale in DeGennaro’s back yard to lure him outside and rob him, according to authorities and court records. The car and the cell phone number belonged to a neighbor, who declined to provide a test drive because he was in bed.
After the murder, the neighbor, Nick Wilson, told police about the call, and they used cell phone records to identify Henderson, Bakr, and their three co-conspirators, according to Bakr’s affidavit of probable cause.
Heckler confirmed that Henderson waited outside DeGennaro’s house while two gunmen went inside to rob him. Bakr also waited outside, in her 2002 dark green Lincoln, and heard two shots, according to the affidavit. When the men got into her car, one of them said “he had to do it,” according to the affidavit.
DeGennaro died from a single shotgun wound to the chest at close range. A shot from a 9mm handgun missed the musician, who played with rock and R&B stars such as Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead and Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band.
Heckler declined to provide details of Henderson’s role while the case is under investigation. She will face the same first-degree murder, burglary, robbery and conspiracy charges that Bakr was arraigned on Tuesday, he said.
Bakr is being held without bail in the county prison and faces trial as an adult. Her lawyer for the arraignment was replaced Wednesday by Michael Parlow of Bensalem. He declined to comment on the case until he talks to Bakr, her family and prosecutors.
Henderson is being represented by a public defender, Heckler said. She is being held on $250,000 bail in the alleged theft of cash from the Sears Hardware store in the Pennsbury Shopping Center on West Trenton Avenue.
According to court documents in that case:
Bakr, 17, started working in the store near her home in the Alexandria Apartments complex in late January and almost immediately began giving money to Henderson.
On Feb. 4, Bakr gave Henderson $100 from the register. On Feb. 5 and 7, Henderson made inexpensive purchases and received extra cash back. Later each day, Henderson gave cash to Bakr.
On Feb. 8, a store official confronted Bakr, who admitted the thefts to him and later to police. She had met Henderson when they lived in the same apartment complex and attended Pennsbury High School.
The court documents refer to Henderson’s alleged accomplice as “DB,” because she is a juvenile, but authorities confirmed “DB” is Bakr.
Henderson was arrested on March 6 and arraigned before District Justice Jan Vislosky. Bakr also was arrested and arraigned last week, but those records were not available because she is a juvenile.
Danny and Jack Degennaro were friends of mine. I loved these guys like my own brothers. Danny was very special to us all who knew him. A talent beyond most music men could only dream. I could only hope thru my modest help as a "bounty hunter" that I did help capture these fugitives at large with my tips, input, and investigations into this case. There is still three suspects at large which we all need in cooperation to catching and arresting these fugitives. The district attorney's offfice is doing a great job and any more info at this time would be greatly appreciated ... "Frankie C" ... "World Champion Karate Man from Levittown" Love u Danny .....— BountyHunter- I cannot believe Philly.com are letting these nasty racist comments thru. Where is the person who is suppose to be reviewing, at lunch????
The biggest mistake all of you internet cowards can ever make in your life is to judge an entire race of people by the actions of a few! You people really need to get a life! A criminal is a criminal whether your'e shooting up a school cafeteria, molesting altar boys or shooting up the hood, so don't act like your sh__ don't stink. Your girls have gone wild since the 80's and don't act like you haven't \seen them in their little nasty videos. Please stop taking the cowards way out and spewing your nasty racist hatred behing a computer! YO MOMMA!!!!— cakelady - it is more than just a few. not acknowledging that is wrong. so this musician gets killed. are you more concerned with the racism or the horror that befell this musician who was slaughtered by teenagers?
- @ high insanity: Are you seriously STILL on here trying to justify the unjustifiable, i.e., your racism? You are nothing if not persistent, but really, I think it's getting to be time for your mommy to give you your milk and send you to bed. — wb2nd
- you are such a bigot you forgot that an innocent man was killed. start caring about something important like life and death not unkind words. you are just salty because i'm putting for dirty laundry out there and you know i'm right. it is way more than a few. what are you doing to do to help white people from getting attacked by your neighbors.
- it is obvious that you care very little that this person was murdered. what did i say that was racist- yes i will not risk being set up and so i will not trust you. just like the challengers in your society that s. steele talks about that judge people as a racist until they prove otherwise, never giving people the benefit of the doubt upon first meeting.
Comment removed.- Well, let's see...if it's as bad for you as you make it sound, why don't you just "go away"? (Because, guess what, baby? Blacks are here to stay.) Hey, you're 67 years old; trust me, if you go away now, I don't think you'll miss much. And the world most assuredly won't miss you. — wb2nd
- No wonder respectable professional black men only date white women.— gordon7
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- Oh, my precious, precious sweet, how wrong you are. You see, I am indeed a gay man, and unlike you (and so many others--and by the way, black men don't own the patent on down low), I am MAN enough to be open about it because I don't need the approval of other people for my happiness or self-validation. And as for HIV, I am HIV-negative, thank you very much (and I've been active for more than 20 years). What?! A black man who's both OPENLY gay AND HIV-negative? Who is both masculine AND more woman (or lady, for that matter) than you can every hope to have? And college-educated, too? And NO criminal history or record? Oh, the horror! I know that you're disappointed, my delicate flower of petty hatred and ignorance, but hey, we can't have everything that we want, right? You want daddy to cuddle you while you cry yourslef to sleep? — wb2nd
can't wait until all you idiots find out the two guys are white.- Ha, look at these people acting like they have moral high ground when questioning violence. What a joke. Anyway, this chick looks like Antoine Walker, the former Celtic player. That is her real crime.— WantToKnow
- i guess it's because our teenagers aren't in the news everyday for some new perverted brand of violence that's worse than the day before. why are black men ostriches when people are acting crazy around children? you need to speak up on the bus and work at maintaining some order. blame reagan for closing the looney bins.
- I wish the Inquirer would stop posting comments on stories like these. The narrative speaks for itself and the subjects in them. Poor home training; poor breeding. I guess these two young women didn't pickup anything at Pennsbury High except each others and the three losers the cops are still seeking.— Anne Arkey
- lethal injection for her and her friends - no appeals, immediate sentencing— zen
- black majority cities have similar crime statistics for blacks as do cities where majority of population is white. For example, white majority San Diego has a slightly lower crime rate for blacks than does Atlanta, a city which has black majority in population and city government.[46]— Louie8181
- Did you wish to, ummm, make a point? Or something? — wb2nd
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- Who let these animals out of the city anyway?! Look what happens!!— guysbigbutt
- What a terrible loss committed by scum. I hope they get what's coming to them.— ccohen1232
- These stupid racist blogs are disgusting. Most African-Americans are decent and hardworking. They are actually the main targets of these predators. It's just a shame that a subgroup of their community is made up of remorseless psychopaths who have no conscience and do not value human life. Just as disgusting as the racists are the bleeding hearts who ignore the suffering of the victims and pity the criminals. They have made crime profitable by their opposition to punishment and enabled the violent behavior by always blaming everything on society.— Drumgoole
- how does a subgroup of a community grow SO large? it is fashionable in the philadelphia black community to be a thug.
- Please let me give the needle to these killers. I'll provide my own formula - they won't suffer that long, about 10 minutes tops.— bad joe s
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- Is Eric Holder going to intercede on their behalf?— Disco Dave
- These two were stupid as hell. This POS didn't even realize that money going into a cash register is counted...and when she peels off extra cash, the drawer is short. Also....these morons still don't realize that the use of a cell phone is like leaving a map of everything the do and everywhere you go. While they are criminal at heart...and devoid of most human charestics....they are so simpleminded that catching them is child's play for the police. Social programs, free this and that, opportunities paid for by taxpayers were no doubt part of how she was raised......and what good did it do? Have you ever heard of anyone like this giving gratitude to other working Americans for sustaining them? FOr housing them? No. Instead, they become criminal parasites. This is why a life of
government dependency is a huge social mistake. We've seen this for 75 years, and it only gets worse. Yet our current president thinks that giving them even more (thru "redistribution of wealth") is the answer to the inequities of life. This vermin is lost, and so many like her have become destructive to our citizens who are totally fed up, and aren't going to take it any longer. A good decent man is dead...and I would say she and the others in her little "posse" don't even possess the capacity for remorse. They will recite some little apology their court (taxpayer appointed lawyer) writes for them.....but it's all a sham and a fraud.— Samwise Gangee - She looks very sorry in her mugshot doesn't she? What a total piece of trash. GET A JOB LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE! I hope she's charged as an adult and given life. Great way to ruin your life! Absolute piece of trash...— westchesterhky
- the daily news has provided a forum for cowards ,rednecks ,and racists to hide behind their screens and express hatred against an entire group of people based on the acts of a few criminals. there are good and bad in all racial backgrounds,but clearly black people remain under attack and are hated and maligned for the acts of a few criminals.— jerryjones
- jerryjones- honestly
yes blacks are under attack. how often have i sat on a bus and watch people acting crazy or obnoxious and no one says anything? i think whites do a little better job of policing their own. this stuff is real scary. i see this mentality in more than just a few. it is a scary world to live in when you feel like people have no brakes about killing you because you're just some dumb white boy. the problem is widespread. yes it is. sterilization is crazy racist, but some one the other comments are just gallows humor. laughing through the fear until the day when the unfortunate white person runs into the neighbor or relative of yours that everyone knows is crazy, yall gave up on and you sat around and did nothing knowing full well your neighborhoods neglect would eventually result in an innocent person dead, but who cares right, racism is more important. - "Based on the acts of a few criminals"? Most people would agree that 10% of the bruthas in jail is more than a few. — couldabeenakenzo
- African americans- please tell me how anyone can trust you after reading that article? i am not racist but i do have a strong instinct to survive. How is anyone supposed to take a chance of doing business with you when this stuff is happening?
- if my comments seem racist, know that i work with these kids everyday and know exactly how much they are in love with themselves and with criminal behavior. it is thug out 24/7.
- Yawwwn. Man, just shut up and prepare your alabaster daughter for the ritual ooga-booga sacrifice. — wb2nd
- Boy? LOL! I hope you didn't stroke out by digging as deep as you had to for that one. No problem, though, because as soon as I become a member of the family via your mother/sister (or mother-sister, as the case may be), you can call me "bro" (or, for more authenticity, "bruh"). No, you know what? "Daddy" works better, but be sure to speak loudly so that I can hear you from my position behind you. — wb2nd
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So this is where the chromosone missing, racist vermin hang out huh? Funny how you never hear any of this garbage when some cowardly trash like you decides to shoot up a school or your neighborhood soccer coach is raping a ten year-old boy. I'd call it a double standard but I doubt most of you are even capable or intelligent enough to comprehend the meaning.— JLH - people who commit the crimes you stated are not normal whites. they are mentally unbalanced. the people who killed this musician are your boys. i know what i'm talking about. i work in north philly everyday. why don't you quit playing games? these comments are not racist. is a whipped dog wrong when it bites back? you hate white people so much you go online to justify why your friends kill people in cold blood. like its justifiable. unfortunately you are so good at feeling sorry for yourself you will never see how lost you are.
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- LOL! It HAS to be painful knowing that the internet is pretty much the last refuge where you can fume and spout all manner of evil and ignorance about blacks. And you have to do it anonymously, at that. LOL! — wb2nd
- It's a special level of fail to use your own cell phone to discuss an armed robbery via text messages. Clearly, these two never watched a Law and Order or CSI show.
- Note to self: If anyone calls in middle of night wanting to test drive a car I have for sale, have son set up in window with sniper rifle.— towman
- You can argue that they were incompetent if you want but this was a criminal enterprise that planned its crimes. They should face the maximum penalties.— towman
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- LBP< I have horses and dogs, Please don't put them in the same class as these wonderful animals. They are more like slime balls not fit to breathe air.— nutterbutter
- Such a face! Tatyana and Danasia. Who'd guessed these two criminal masterminds would ever get caught? Wait until Moe, Larry and Curly get pinched as well.— delcorules
- Outstanding parenting once again. Funny but I never heard Jessie and Al talk about this problem. Always someone else's fault.— dontavoidtheobvious
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