Long Island

Content Preview

Newsday/Optimum Online® subscribers click here for full access
Not a Newsday or Optimum Online® subscriber? Click here

Tankleff says he was in 'deep shock' after killings

There is a wide-eyed quality about Martin Tankleff in every step that he takes as a free man after 17 years in prison. He prefers walking over taking cabs and marvels at how his iPod Nano can hold more than a thousand songs. But try as he might, he cannot escape the events of Sept. 7, 1988.

"I was in a crosswalk a few weeks ago in the city. Some guy says, 'Can I ask you a question?' I says,...

newsday.com is now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online® subscribers. To continue reading, please log in or register now.

  • Already
    registered on
    newsday.com?
    log in
  • Already a subscriber
    to Newsday or
    Optimum Online®?
    get access
  • Not a Newsday
    or Optimum Online®
    subscriber?
    click here

Photos and videos