Police: Blood, feces-stained letter sent to mother of Karina Vetrano murder suspect

WABC

Karina Vetrano, 30, of Queens, left her home for a jog around 5 p.m. Tuesday. Her body later was found by her father in a Howard Beach park near her home. (via Instagram)

HOWARD BEACH, Queens (WABC) -- A gruesome letter was sent to the mother of the Brooklyn man suspected of killing Karina Vetrano.

Police say Veta Lewis received a letter stained with blood and feces demanding an apology. Her son, Chanel, was arrested and charged in February with the rape and murder of 30-year-old Vetrano.
[Ads /]
Vetrano was killed after going for a jog in Howard Beach in August.

RELATED: What we know about Karina Vetrano's suspected killer
[Ads /]
The NYPD has opened an investigation into the letter.