John Katehis, 16, Arrested in Murder of Reporter George Weber

Brookyln police have arrested a Queens teenager in the murder of WABC newscaster George Weber. The New York Post reports that John Katehis, 16, has confessed to killing Weber.

Police say they believe Weber and Katehis met through Craiglist.com and agreed to meet at the newscaster’s apartment. The Post reports the pair met for a sexual encounter in which Weber would pay the teen $60. Authorities have not confirmed those details.

Weber was found dead with over four dozen stab wounds on Sunday. Investigators believe he was killed Friday night. “We believe that [Katehis] met Weber over the Internet through Craigslist, and that they agreed to meet and that while he was inside Weber’s apartment, he stabbed him approximately 50  times,” said NYPD spokesman Paul J. Browne.

Katehis “subsequently made statements implicating himself in the stabbing death,” Browne added. The motive for the murder is unclear.

Weber, 47, was known to listeners as “the news guy” on the Curtis and Kuby morning show. He recently set up a popular local Weblog, georgeweberthenewsguy.

Click here for more People News

 About YourFindit

YourFindit Community is a business, music and social networking community. YourFINDit provides members with a wealth of applications that enable them to create an in depth profile within YourFindit. Profiles include an About Me, Background and Lifestyle, Videos, Photo sharing, News, Music, Blogs, unique URL and networking with other members inside the YourFINDit community. YourFindit provides ADit to each member providing them the opportunity to have an exclusive profile (no outside advertising) displaying only banner ads they upload to their pages. Members can run their own ads or give or sell their ad space to advertisers at prices the member sets.

To create your profile sign up and within minutes you too can have your People profile running your ads and building your network with new members daily.

YourFindit is owned and operated by TransWorldNews, Inc. a news and press release distribution service.

YourFindit profile where Your space is really Your Space