Karina Vetrano Memorial Reward Fund

$293,695 of $400k goal

Raised by 4,671 people in 11 months
This GoFundMe page is being established in the name of Karina Vetrano. A beautiful. vivacious 30-year-old woman who was brutally murdered on the night of August 2nd when she went out for her nightly jog only blocks from her home in Howard Beach.

We are a committee of 5 people who represent the Howard Beach community, and we are joined by Karina’s parents, Cathy and Phil, in establishing this page. The money that we seek to raise here is to supplement the $20,000 reward currently offered by the NYPD. While we greatly appreciate the help of the police, Howard Beach is a community not known for sitting back while other people work on our behalf. Karina has become the “daughter” of the entire community and we are committed to seeing justice served in her memory.

We need your help in bringing this vicious animal to face the most sever punishment allowable by law.

Every dollar from you will help to bring her family and our community one step closer to the only thing that can help now and that is an arrest and conviction.

These funds are the only thing that we feel we can do to encourage anyone with information to come forward with something that will led to an arrest. We hope and pray that you will read this and recognize that an event like this is universal. It could happen to your daughter, your sister, your mother.

At a time like this we know that our fellow human beings will be happy to join in this quest to bring the only sense of peace possible to a family ripped apart by this horrendous act.

Please help us bring Karina’s killer to justice.
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Update 158
Posted by Phil Vetrano
9 days ago
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Everyone, what has transpired since last Friday is nothing less than a miracle, Devine intervention. The passing of the familial DNA , the Molloy event. The media coverage was extraordinarily. What I'm asking everyone out there to do is post,share put on u tube every picture, news broadcast,interview that was done that mentioned Karina. She is truly an angel and was one here on earth. We need to show the world that this animal looser worthless piece of filth killed an angel.
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Update 157
Posted by Phil Vetrano
11 days ago
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Karina's bench
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Update 156
Posted by Phil Vetrano
11 days ago
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Some pictures from Karina's night. It's going to an annual event all that can please go to www.molloyhs.org/Karina to help with her scholarship
The cuban6, all great girls
Www.molloy.org/Karina
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Update 155
Posted by Phil Vetrano
11 days ago
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Hello world. We did it ! Despite the threat of rain and the actual terrantial downpours throughout the night. We had a tremendous showing at Molloy Friday night and into Saturday afternoon. I can't even begin to tell u how grateful I am , more like amazed. People were there all night long in rain that old have floated houses away, walking and running continually without stop. The Molloy community outdid themselves. It's going to take a few days to sink in to really appreciate what took place. Those of u that were there I thank you from the bottom of my heart and you are now Family. We raised over $60,000 for Karina scholarship in that 1 day. Every news crew covered the event , some the entire time. I personally thank Shannon from New York 1 , channel 4s Rana novini did a very professional job
And I thank her. This and the passing of familial DNA within the same week, I can't wait to see what Karina does next, she's unstoppable. Who knows maybe peace on earth, she's that powerful and only getting stronger.
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Raised by 4,671 people in 11 months
Created August 9, 2016
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TB
$100
The Baldys
1 day ago
YJ
$11
Yasmine J
4 days ago

Thk you Could you maybe contact John Walsh? He has a huge national platform, and similar interests with you, having lost a child from violence as well. If you connect with him, I think he might help with the media coverage and more xo

JG
$100
Jordan Grable
4 days ago
DB
$50
Dino Broccolino
5 days ago
AG
$250
Alex and Andy Golden
6 days ago
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NB
$250
Nestor Benavides
6 days ago
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KK
$11
Kathi C Kemitch
7 days ago

God bless you, Phil and Cathy and all of the family and friends of Karina Vetrano.

JD
$20
John Dunscomb
9 days ago

God Bless Karina

JS
$50
Joseph Sciuto
10 days ago
YJ
$11
Yasmine J
11 days ago
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Dear Mr. Vetrano, this is my favorite post of all of yours! I see a page turning here and I love what you, your family, and friends are doing thru the power of Karina's spirit. Thank you. We are indebted to you all and to Karina already for what has been accomplished here. I have no doubt there is more to come, yes. With love, Yasmine

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