Murder at the Brooklyn YWCA: 1 Woman Dead, Another Arrested

Photo via Lisa Cordner/Facebook

BOERUM HILL, BROOKLYN — In what Brooklyn YWCA management is calling the first-ever act of violence between residents at its century-old living facility for low-income women, 48-year-old Liza Millet, also known as Lisa Cordner, was allegedly stabbed to death by 55-year-old Dorothy Curry over Memorial Day weekend.

Millet was found covered in stab wounds inside the 11-story apartment building at 30 3rd Avenue — at the northeast edge of Boerum Hill, near Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Prospect Heights and Park Slope — just before 7 a.m. Saturday morning, according to the NYPD.

Not long after, the NYPD had arrested Curry, another of the building's residents, and charged her with murder.

“It’s not like her. I knew this lady,” a YWCA resident told the New York Daily News of the murder suspect.

The Daily News reported that the murderer had been stalking the halls of the YWCA that morning with a kitchen knife, and had knocked on various other doors before Millet opened hers.

"Early this morning one of the residents of the YWCA Brooklyn was fatally stabbed by another long-time resident," the Brooklyn YWCA said in a statement released Friday. "Neither resident had a history of violence or complaints and both were in good standing within our community."

"Our 24-hour on site security responded to the incident immediately and no other residents were harmed," the YWCA said. "In the face of today’s tragedy, the YWCA Brooklyn staff are offering increased support and counseling services to our 285 residents."

Millet was remembered by friends and family online as a "beautiful angel" from Trinidad who worked as a nurse and a security guard, and served as kind of a community mom.

One of her longtime friends, Debra Longmire, told the New York Times: “She was a beautiful person. She liked to talk crazy and make you laugh, but she was also very concerned if you had a problem and would give you advice.”

The YWCA "provides permanent, affordable, independent housing for low-income women" in Brooklyn, according to its website.

Millet reportedly leaves behind three children — one in New York, and two in Trinidad.