Celebrity Justice
Club Murder: Rahman, On Roof, With Lead Pipe

NYPD says Syed Rahman, an employee at Spotlight Live, has confessed to killing Ingrid Rivera during Lil' Kim's birthday party.

According to police, the 24-year-old Rahman admitted to hitting Rivera on the back of the head with a lead pipe around 2:45 AM Monday morning.

Here's what cops say went down.

Police say Rivera, a huge Lil' Kim fan, paid to attend the event -- and even brought the rap diva a bouquet of flowers. According to cops, she and a friend chatted up Rahman while drinking at the bar. At one point in the evening, Rivera was kicked out of the club for accidentally walking into the men's room. At the same time, according to Rivera's friend, Rahman coaxed the friend up onto the roof by claiming Rivera was there -- that's when the friend alleges Rahman came on to her. When she blew him off, she says Rahman found Rivera outside and "told her he could get her back in."

Cops say Rahman took Rivera through the employee entrance, up to the roof in a service elevator and that's when he hit her over the head with a lead pipe inside a utility shed. She was killed instantly.

Rahman worked at the club for four years and has no criminal record.

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76. mouse trap, you are everything that is WRONG with this society. He MURDERED the girl. I can atleast respect him for having the integrity to confess to his horrible crime. Tell that poor girl's parents he should've kept his mouth shut....idiot.

Posted at 9:01AM on Aug 8th 2008 by jjo

77. I'm sorry, but this does not reflect the ENTIRE black community, but way to be narrow-minded, and feed into the stereotypes of this country Shirlo. This is a tragic incident and I pray for that young lady's family, but I know plenty of white, asian, mexican people who have no manners, and have messed up morals. Allowing the children to have children, and then letting your children dress and act like the Paris, Nicole, Mischa, Britney's and Amy Winehouse's of our generation. It starts with the family for all ethnicities. I'm a young (23) black woman, and I grew up in the same world with a two parent house-hold (my parents are still married and I live in the suburbs, I attend one of the top high schools in Tx and Graduated from TCU) and we are middle class, but they taught me what to do and what not to do, and my brothers and sisters do the same with their children. NO one race is perfect, but to make an ignorant statement like that, shows that we still have a ways to go before people stop using horrible situations like this as a platform for inequality in our country. Pray for this family and teach your kids and family to be examples and be the best person you can be, leave the judgement for the Almighty.
It seems to me, the people with no manners come in all shades, b/c what you posted was pretty rude, and makes me realize why our world is in such turmoil.

Posted at 12:48PM on Aug 8th 2008 by michelle

78. Welcome to our CRAPTASTIC world today, where idiots run rampant... Its only getting worse people and the more morons that are breeding and that is going to end our world for sure, we cannot have a world full of stupid worthless fuqs and that is all i see now and hear about..... that poor girl didnt deserve that even thou she is a lil kim fan, ICK.. Ihope that bastage gets raped over and over in prison for the rest of his miserable life.

Posted at 10:01AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Famous

79. God Bless this young woman and her family...let this be a lesson to all women. DO NOT go ANYWHERE with ANYONE YOU DO NOT KNOW and be leary of the ones you know too. BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS! TRUST NO ONE, just like you tell your children not to talk to strangers, apply that to yourself DO NOT TALK TO MEN YOU DO NOT KNOW. You don't know what they are thinking of doing. If she had refused to go with him like her friend did, she would not have had to fight for her life. God Bless her. Let's teach our daughters against being gullable, nieve, and too friendly.

Posted at 10:25AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Take Heed

80. I have to agree with Kent. I can't believe some of these comments. My GOD! some people really do need God in their lives. How can you commit such a horrible crime of taking another persons life and stay quiet about it???!!!! If you can do that you must be the devil's child for sure... You EVIL MOTHA%*^&#$
I'm just happy he admitted to the murder. He might be forgiven one day.

Posted at 11:09AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Lisa

81. Uhhmmm....who is Karen? Why can't I see her comment? Maybe I shouldn't...it sounds pretty harsh.

Posted at 10:48AM on Aug 8th 2008 by ~Cora

82. This is very sad.Ladies please try not to have too much to drink when you are out.Don,t depend on friends to have your back when they are probably doing the same thing.There has been a couple of girls who have been murdered in New York City after drinking and being left alone by their friends.Most notorious Imette St.Guillen.Young ladies who just wanted and had the right to enjoy a night out.There are many predators looking to take advantage of you when you are at your weakest point.
Depend on yourself.
Don,t drink too much
Don,t leave your drink unguarded

Posted at 10:52AM on Aug 8th 2008 by just a mother

83. When you go to these dirt bag places,
one should stay sober. It's sad, but
she was looking for action and she got it.

Posted at 10:57AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Common Sense

84. This is a horrible tragedy. She just went out to have some fun. Who the hell kills someone at a birthday party?! People are crazy these days

Posted at 10:55AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Neeny

85. I don't get why people like to categorize people as "white". The only people who are traditionally though of as "white" are most Europeans, excluding Greeks, Italians, Turks, etc. In reality they are all caucasions with varying skin tones. People from India, Arabs, all of Europe, North and South American Indian, Mexican, and the vast majority of Hispanics, are all caucasian. Then you have your Orientals from the Orient, and Negros from most of Africa. The murdered girl, judging by her name and appearance, is obviously Latina or Mexican, therefore she is white. It's just the simple folks.
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@ mousetrap- first of all, words like "Oriental" and "Negro" are no longer acceptable to describe Asian and Black people. Second of all,I don't know where you get your information from, but most Hispanics (really Latinos) are NOT Caucasian. Most Latinos are of mixed ancestry- African, European and Native ancestry to be exact. How about if you tell the Afro-Latinos in South America or the Caribbean that they aren't Latino because they are black and see how far that gets you.

By the way, this post was written by a Afro-Dominican female.

Posted at 11:14AM on Aug 8th 2008 by Nicole

86. #2 post, That'll be your mama one day and everyone will get a good laugh!!!!!!! Dumb ass!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:30AM on Aug 8th 2008 by LAW GIRL

87. wow really nice people, what in the hell is going on ? why so much anger ? you go to a party an you end up hurt or dead,
what is wronge with our young people ? so much hate, very sad.

Posted at 11:32AM on Aug 8th 2008 by pattie

88. So sad to hear this young girl was murdered for no reason. How old was this girl anyway? She looks too young to have been in a club. I hope that the animal that did this to her gets death.

Posted at 12:16PM on Aug 8th 2008 by Sugar Cookie

89. To all the morons that are writing stupid $h!t about this young lady, STFU!!! Didn't your mother teach you any manners. If you dont have anything nice to say, then dont say anything at all!!!! The poor girl lost her life over nothing. And you idiots are getting kicks and giggles off of the girls death. She was loved and always will be loved. R.I.P.

Posted at 12:22PM on Aug 8th 2008 by Jade

90. To Nicole - ALL latinos are CAUCASIAN, where in the hell did you get your sociology education from?
Since I am half latina and half french, am I half white &? Exactly, doesn't make sense.
You should never speak for anyone unless you know the facts my dear. You are gravely wrong in this one.
This just shows how ignorant some really are.


Posted at 12:30PM on Aug 8th 2008 by Princess Ali Baba

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