Professor Patricia Ward Identified As New York Woman Allegedly Beheaded By Son

THE HUFFINGTON POST: The Long Island woman beheaded in a gruesome murder Tuesday night was a respected and beloved professor at Farmingdale State College, school officials have confirmed.

Patricia Ward taught language arts at the school for 28 years, spokesman Patrick Calabria said in a statement.

"We are in shock," Calabria told the New York Post. "The staff in her department is teary-eyed. We are providing counseling to the staff who need it. It’s a very sad day. A lot of people are taking it very hard." » | Andres Jauregui | Wednesday, October 29, 2014

US Beheading: Headless Body Discovered outside NY Apartment Building

FOX NEWS: Professor beheaded in what witnesses first thought was Halloween prank » | Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Man Beheads Woman & Jumps in front of Train

NEW YORK POST: A man beheaded a woman at her Long Island apartment Tuesday night and dragged her out into the street where he kicked her severed head about 20 feet before jumping in front of a train, cops and witnesses said.

The woman, who appeared to be in her 60s, was discovered dead outside an apartment building in Farmingdale at around 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nassau County police said. » | Kenneth Garger | Wednesday, October 29, 2014