Elmhurst man gets 50 years to life for brutal murders of mother and brother
QUEENS, NY — A Queens man who turned his family’s home into a crime scene of unimaginable violence will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced for murdering his mother and brother in East Elmhurst.
Roscoe Danielson, 42, of 104th Street, was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of killing his 31-year-old brother, Kyle Danielson, and his mother, 58-year-old Cheryl Myrick, in July 2023. Prosecutors said Danielson stabbed his mother 38 times and his brother 50 times before shooting him in the torso. He then concealed Kyle’s body in a garbage bag, dragged it from the home, and left it on a nearby curb.
The grim discovery came on July 5 when police responded to reports of a foul odor coming from a trash bag outside 32-41 104th Street. Inside, officers found Kyle Danielson’s decomposing remains wrapped in plastic and blankets. Hours later, a search of the family home revealed Myrick’s body in an upstairs bedroom. Both victims had been killed the day before, on July 4.
Danielson was arrested that evening after being seen pushing a stroller with his young son and carrying a black bag containing a 9mm handgun and a knife. Following his conviction in September, Queens Supreme Court Justice Kenneth C. Holder imposed the maximum sentence permitted by law.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz called the case one of the most disturbing her office had ever prosecuted, describing the murders as “grisly and senseless.” Katz said she hoped the sentence offered “a measure of solace” to the victims’ grieving family.
The case was handled by Senior Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Zawistowski of the Homicide Bureau, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorneys John Kosinski, Karen Ross, and Jonathan Selkowe, and Executive Assistant District Attorney Shawn Clark.
Key Points
- Roscoe Danielson, 42, of East Elmhurst, was sentenced to 50 years to life for killing his mother and brother.
- Prosecutors said he stabbed both victims multiple times and hid his brother’s body in a garbage bag.
- The victims, Cheryl Myrick and Kyle Danielson, were found dead on July 5 after police received a call about a foul odor.