A LOVONG MOM STABBED DOZENS OF TIMES AND STUFFED IN A DUFFLE BAG

Inside the seemingly perfect life of butchered Queens mom Orsolya Gaal 

 

By Jack Morphet and Emily Crane

 

New York Post  

April 18, 2022

 

According to police sources, the killer appeared to have known Gaal

 

On the outside, slain mom Orsolya Gaal and her husband Howard Klein were the perfect couple — with two teenage boys, a stately home in Queens and a strong of sense of family.

Gaal, a striking 51-year-old blonde, regularly flooded her Facebook page with adoring photos of the family of four and a slew of loving old wedding snaps of her and her husband, too.

The family posed together in a selfie on New Year’s Eve — as Gaal declared, “Hoping 2022 will be a great one.”

 Queens mother Orsolya Gaal’s body was found stabbed dozens of times and stuffed in a duffel bag near her Forest Hills home

Orsolya Gaal with her husband Howard Klein and their two sons

 

Their 13-year-old son had posted a YouTube video last month ahead of his bar mitzvah in a tribute to his late grandmother, Debby Klein, who died of breast cancer at 76 when he was only 18 months old.

And their remarkably talented 17-year-old boy was featured in social-media videos playing the piano.  

The well-traveled family also vacationed over the years in Paris and Tokyo. More recently, Gaal escaped to various Long Island beaches regularly with her boys amid COVID-19 lockdowns.

 

Gaal with her children at a beach

Gaal and her family traveled together frequently

 

Neighbors described the mom as a friendly and wonderful person

 

Neighbors told The Post that Gaal was devoted to her two children and family.

“She was a lovely lady. Always very attentive to her family, her kids, just an amazing person,” said local Theodora Grafas, who lives behind them.

“I met her parents and sister when they visited,” Grafas said. “I believe they were from Hungary. [Gaal] was kind to people. Super friendly and took care of her kids and family.”

But Gaal’s seemingly perfect life was brutally cut short after she was found stabbed dozens of times and stuffed in a duffle bag Saturday — less than a half-mile from the family’s huge Forest Hills home. 

 

Gaal’s husband and eldest son were away touring colleges at the time of the murder

Gaal’s younger son was taken into police custody and later released

Klein reportedly recieved a text saying “Your whole family is next” after his wife’s murder

 

The family are believed to have lived in the Forest Hills home for about a decade, according to online records and neighbors.

Gaal’s husband, who is a partner and founder of RK Equity — an advisory investment firm focused on lithium-ion battery and technology metals — had told The Post he was out of town when the slaying unfolded. Klein was reportedly with the couple’s eldest son touring colleges at the time.

Their youngest boy was seen being taken away in handcuffs from the home shortly after his mom’s body was discovered. He was questioned at the local precinct and then later released, police sources said. 

Neighbors’ shock and horror over Gaal’s death came as it was revealed her husband had received an ominous text message in the wake of his wife’s slaying, saying: “Your whole family is next,” according to WPIX. 

Cops haven’t made any arrests in Gaal’s slaying yet, and no suspects have been identified, either. 

But police sources have said it appears the killer knew his victim, given there were no signs of a break-in at the home and the ferocity of the attack.