Woman likely strangled inside NYC apartment, cops question husband
A 67-year-old gastroenterologist’s wife appeared to have been strangled to death inside her Upper East Side apartment — and police are questioning her husband in connection to the crime, according to cops and police sources.
Janet Baran was discovered inside the home on East 87th Street near Park Avenue just after 10 p.m. Wednesday with abrasions on her neck, cops said.
She was pronounced dead on scene.
Her injuries were “consistent with strangulation,” according to police sources. It appeared that she was dead inside the home for more than a day.
Her injuries were “consistent with strangulation,” according to police sources. It appeared that she was dead inside the home for more than a day.
Her 71-year-old gastroenterologist husband, William Winkler — who called 911, insisting that he hadn’t seen his wife in a couple days — was arrested on scene for violating his wife’s order of protection, police said.
Investigators are probing whether he was involved in his wife’s death.
The couple had a history of domestic violence, police sources said.
A neighbor who knew the woman told the Post the doctor was struggling with his own health.
“I’ve lived here five years and they’ve been here that whole time,” she said. “He was sick, she was taking care of him. You’d see him around with a walker but I think he was getting worse. He lost weight, he didn’t look good. He wasn’t doing well.”